Why Using a Commercial Agent/Broker Before Signing a Lease Is a Good Idea  

Category: Practice Management

By: Regina Mixon Bates

Whether you think you can save money doing it on your own or you didn't know you should have considered using a commercial broker to work with you on your lease, the commercial real estate market is much less standardized than the residential real estate market and just being able to find what spaces are currently available is difficult in the commercial market.  There are also many nuances involved, such as zoning restrictions that an experienced broker can help you navigate.

When you also consider the fact that the landlord is normally the one who pays the broker's commission, there is really no reason not to work with a broker when leasing commercial real estate.

When choosing a commercial real estate broker, you want to work with a tenant broker, a.k.a. someone on your side.  In contrast to leasing agents who represent the landl...