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6 Tactics To Help You Rent Your Office

Most business owners fear the day they will have to look for office space.

Whether your business is growing or you are starting a new venture you will always face the same problem: finding the perfect location.

It will take you time effort dedication and money to go through hundreds of classified ads and internet referral websites. Of course you could let a commercial real estate broker do the job for you but like any consulting services it will cost you a lot.

The challenge is easier than you think

By asking yourself the following 6 questions you will be able to identify your needs and optimize your research. This small reflection will save you time and money. And maybe most importantly your search will be stress less.

1 Where is my target audience located?

We often confuse where we want to be and where we need to be. A health professional recently contacted me asking for prices of serviced offices in Midtown New York City NY. He was about to launch a corporate massage therapy business and needed some office space. Instead of talking numbers I simply asked him where his clients where coming from. His answer was “Manhattan and Broadway“.

He suddenly realized the magnitude of his mistake. He wanted to save money before building his clientele. Yet it was more important to be close to his customers.

2 Will an accessible location benefit my business?

Not only should you consider this question from a customer angle but also with your employee in mind. There is nothing more frustrating than driving around the block until you can find a parking spot or walking half a mile because your office is too far from public transportation. For example an international language school needs to be central and handy to travel to.

Keep that in mind and you will see smiling people instead of irritated ones!

3 How should the space be configured to create an efficient work environment?

This comes back to how you want your team to operate. Do they need privacy and therefore a fully partitioned space for example investment banks or law firms? Or do they have to work with one another most of the day and consequently would fit best in an open layout i.e. graphic design firms?

Few landlords are flexible on customizing their space. Give preference to the ones who can accommodate your requirements. i.e. serviced offices or business centres

4 What corporate image do I want to show my clients/customers?

For most businesses image is everything. It took years of hard labour to take it to the top and your image should be taken in consideration when choosing your office space. You should consider both the exterior of the building and the interior of the suite.

I remember going for a job interview and being shocked by the poor condition of the carpet in the reception. Is this the image you want your business to project?

On the other hand a friend of mine recently invested a large amount of money with a Vancouver private bank. Despite being relatively new in the business they appear to be trustworthy and stable thanks to a luxurious office located in a stunning building Downtown.

In other words look for owners who are willing to renovate their space prior to leasing it. This will show that they are serious about their business as they recognize that you are improving their office and increasing its value.

5 What type of tenancy aligns best with my company’s objectives?

Do you have a short term or a longer term business plan? Are you in a market where the vacancy rate is below 5 and you need to secure a space for 3 to 5 years? Can your future landlord provide you with alternatives while your business is evolving?

Planning ahead is your best option in such a tight commercial market. Securing long term leases will give you stability. Negotiating lease portability will help you anticipate the growth of your business.

6 Will I be using amenities such as a boardroom or reception services?

There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch

Who has never heard this sentence from Robert A. Heinlein? Nothing is free in the corporate world and these services are no exception. They will either be included in your monthly rent or charged separately. So think twice before choosing an office for its extra features!

Will you really use a boardroom and how often? If you only use it once a month then it does not make a difference whether it is billed on top of your rent or not. However if you need it more frequently then prefer a contract where the executive services are included in your monthly charges.

About the writer:nbsp;nbsp;Mark Lucas writes for Swift Offices. To learn more about serviced offices or browse more than 1500 locations please visit Swift Offices.c Copyright Swift Offices. All Rights Reserved Worldwide.

Things For Buyers To Consider When Determining The Appropriate Property Value And Offer Price

Determining the value of home can be sometimes a difficult task for a buyer. Just as there are many factors that can impact a home’s value the details and potential success of your offer also rely on several pieces of information. If you are thinking about buying a home you may want to consider the following tips to gain a better understanding of property values. By utilizing these recommendations and discussing the findings with your agent you might be able to not only find the best house for your money but also a home that surpasses all of your expectations.

1. Investigate Locally

When searching for a new home many prospective homebuyers start by checking local listings. After the search is narrowed down to a few neighborhoods of interest walking or driving through these areas can give you a better idea of overall neighborhood quality. As you narrow your search it might help to attend a few open houses in the local market to gain an understanding of pricing trends and witness how much interest is being paid to the homes already for sale.

In the early stages of shopping for a home it can also be helpful to have your agent perform a Comparative Market Analysis. This report will show you the past sales prices of homes in the area and allow you to contrast those statistics with the current homes for sale.

2. Get behind the numbers

After you have compared the list prices of the homes you are interested in with other homes that have sold in the area there are a few assessments of value you may want to consider. The most telling estimate of a home’s value will be a professional inspection.

Another statistic that will provide you an estimated value of a home is the assessed tax value. However as the assessed tax value sometimes doesn’t take into account the amenities of a home upgrades to the property or the nuances of the housing market this value can vary from a professional estimate. Work with your agent to compare the details of your appraisal and the assessed tax value taking into account all of the home’s amenities and any issues of particular importance to your family including such factors as the quality of the neighborhood local schools and even how the home matches up to your longterm goals.

3. Think about the market

When trying to determine the value of a home for sale it might also help to consider the status of the overall housing market. First take into account national trends and determine whether it is a “buyer’s market” or a “seller’s market.” Next compare the local housing market to the national trends considering both the neighborhood of the home for sale and a broader geographical region incorporating the surrounding city or other nearby communities. It is quite possible that a particular area may not be affected by national market trends creating for instance a small seller’s market within a broad buyer’s market or vice versa.

4. Pay attention to the details

Besides looking at local and national housing trends there are a few more issues that can affect the value of a home and the details of your offer. First you and your agent should find out how long the home has been on the market. It is believed by many that if a home has been for sale more than 30 days sellers are often more motivated to sell and are more receptive to lowerpriced offers.

In addition to the time spent on the market you and your agent should also try to find out if there are any additional factors that could motivate the seller for a quick sale. For instance if the seller has already purchased another home or is relocating to another state you may receive a better response to your offer sheet.

After taking all these factors into account you and your agent should be able to determine both the market value of the home and the right amount to bid if making an offer. Furthermore the more you take the information you’ve gathered into account the better you will be able to prevent potentially overbidding which of course costs the buyer more money or underbidding an error that could discourage a seller from further negotiations.

Lastly try to remember that the process of ascribing value to a home is not an exact science. Each time a house is sold on the open market the sales price will represent careful negotiations between the buyer and seller with all of the factors here taken into account by each party. Therefore above all else the right home should not only represent a good value when analyzing appraisals and various market factors it should also be the best value for you and your family.

About the writer:  Kathryn R. Landry is a business writer for TIC Advisors Inc . A company that can give you the most complete information on a 1031 exchange or TIC properties nationwide.

Pei – Great Waterfront Real Estate Values

PEI also known as Prince Edward Island is an island province of Canada lying 13 km off the eastern coast. It is connected to the mainland by the Confederation Bridge as well as ferry and air links. PEI is the ocean playground of Canada and the permanent population of approximately 140000 swells to around one million in the summer months as tourists holidaymakers and summer residents arrive to take advantage of this quiet pastural island reminiscent of the rolling hills of England. PEI has been popularized over the years by the tales of author Lucy Maude Montgomery and the life and adventures of her heroin the redhaired orphan Anne of Green Gables.

However the adventures of Anne and Gilbert took place in a much more rural and undeveloped PEI than what visitors to the island find today. PEI is perhaps a second Martha’s Vineyard in the making. The island has a strong and developing cultural identity that is eclipsing Anne and we are seeing a developing arts sector both in terms of artisan crafts and performance art. The island has a developing infrastructure as well both public and private and with the construction of new public resources such as hospitals and private such as shopping malls bigbox shopping and power centres PEI is becoming a modern and desirable place to live.

PEI offers excellent real estate investment opportunities. Probably the most interesting investments on the island are to be found in the area of waterfront property. PEI has a very jagged coastline and there are many bays inlets and rivers. As a consequence PEI is well endowed with lands that border water. Proportionately PEI may have one of the highest land to waterfront ratios in the country. As PEI is really only in the beginnings of finding its place in the world real estate market the land prices are in relationship to most other places in the world really quite a bargain.

There are still many undeveloped waterfront properties to be had especially to the eastern and western ends of the island where development really hasn’t begun in earnest. However in the middle sectors of the island where development is more advanced there are still deals to be had both in well developed subdivions like GranvilleontheWater where roads culverts and other infrastructure are laid on as well as other developments where the purchaser will be responsible for pushing through roads and bringing in utilities. These subdivisions which usually accomodate lots over an acre and sometimes in the 35 acre range are ideal places to build large summer homes and in some cases year round living is possible.

However purchasing land and building is but one option. There are many homes and cottages that can be bought at very reasonable prices. It is popular for many Canadian and American citydwellers to purchase a summer home or cottage and use it for their own holidays as well as renting it to other holidaymakers. Summer rentals help recoup a large part of the mortgage costs while building equity in a property that in real estate markets of the future with less and less similar property available will experience a marked increase in value. There is the option of putting your recreational property in the hands of a property manager and many will provide internet services to market your rental property as well as cleaning and maintenance the checkin and checkout of guests collection of payments etc. In this way owners are freed from the rig ours of running the property themselves.

Your search for the perfect real estate investment should begin on the internet with a search such as “PEI real estate” or “PEI waterfront”. You will find many local realtors with property offerings. You can also use realtor.com. Contact any realtor listing a property of interest initially by email. You may contact a number of realtors and then depending on who you “click” with whoever seems to best answer your questions in a timely matter arrange to visit the island to view a shortlist of properties personally. The process of purchasing real estate on PEI is much the same as anywhere else in Canada with the exception that when purchasing waterfront land there are some restrictions on the amount of coastline any one person can own as well as the need to apply to IRAC the Island Regularly and Appeals Commission which is charged with seeing that ownership restrictions are adhered to. This is usually a formality and most interested parties buy their desired property without incident. The true purpose of this step is to ensure that certain interests do not purchase a disproportionately high amount of land.

So start your internet search now and welcome to PEI!

About the writer:  Author is associated with the Royal Le Page Country Estate A PEI Real Estate company provides information about pei realtors buying a pei real estate selling a pei real estate pei waterfront real estate