Where would you advertise office space?

Question

We have 10 small offices that can easily be combined, 500 to 5500 sqft.

Where would you advertise that?

(Never offered office space before.)

Thanks,

Stephan

Jeff Kehl · Answer

@Stephan K. I have some office space like that and live in a small town so it is by far easiest for me to use a local commercial broker. There are 3-4 in town that do most of the business so they are easy to find. I see you're in clearwater so likely a bigger area but the same principle applies.

Look at anything comparable listed on Loopnet, the mls or local brokerages and you will probably find a few brokers control most of the market. You don't necessarily have to list it with them but definitely get to know them and let them know what you have and pay them well if they bring you a tenant.

Also, another thing you can try is to back into it from the prospective tenants perspective. What kind of tenants do you see there? Lawyers? Medical? Insurance? They all have professional groups you can talk to and see if they are expanding in the area and target them directly.

Bob Langworthy · Answer

@Stephan K., the answer to this is very market specific. In addition to the various online options listed above, you may find that there is a local daily or weekly publication that is the place where people look for office space.

In addition, you may want to work with a local commercial broker. I have used a broker and craigslist to fill office space.

Hope this helps,

Ronald Rohde · Answer

Signage on the property. You don't have much of a marketing budget with that size.

Michael Ohara · Answer

When I've looked for office space I've looked on Craigslist and Loopnet mostly.  Maybe Facebook ads would work?