The commercial real estate leasing process is quite special. You can work with tenants or landlords, but either way you will need some local area information and the tools to help you through any property inspection and negotiation.
In this audio, I share my thoughts on the tools that are most effective when it comes to engaging with landlords and tenants as they strive to arrange a lease on market conditions. (NB if you need ideas to help you with leasing, you can get them here in Snapshot – its free)
Given that you know the property market and the trends in leasing, you can develop a ‘toolbox’ like this to create better real estate negotiations.
Commercial real estate leasing is quite special in a number of ways. There are pressures to work through with tenants and landlords. In this audio program by John Highman, you can learn how to optimise the leasing process for better results. (NB – you can get plenty of leasing ideas in Commercial Snapshot right here – its free).
John talks about the property leasing market today and what needs to be done to convert better enquiries from tenants. There are some other ideas in the audio program about listing, marketing, and negotiating.
When you work in commercial real estate leasing, you will need a good degree of local market awareness to help you with the leasing and rental strategies of any property negotiation.
As you work for different landlords with different property types locally, the market rents, and the occupancy costs vary from property to property. In this audio program, John Highman shares some ideas to help you improve your leasing market awareness and negotiation outcomes.
Of course you can work for either landlords and tenants in today’s property market. They can both be valuable clients to work for from different ends of the leasing equation. It doesn’t really matter whether you work for landlords or tenants, but it does matter as to how you optimize the rental position of your client as part of the leasing process.
As you strive to achieve better results in the leasing market today, consider the special factors of lease occupancy where you can add value to your client. Most particularly those factors should include the following:
– level of market rental
– lease duration
– lease documentation
– optimal use of leased space
– sensible balance of occupancy costs to area occupied
– vacancy minimization
– the budgeting of occupancy costs given current market rentals
In this audio program, John Highman shares some specific income growth strategies that you can use in commercial and retail property leasing today.
There are many different rent strategies that you can implement in commercial real estate brokerage. The facts of the rental matter hinge on just how long the property owner wants to own the property.
You can have rent strategies for the short term or the long term. You can boost property value in a market rental lift.
You can encourage a tenant to lease a property using fair and staged rents, or you can ask for the highest levels of income from the leased space and run the risk of a vacancy occurring.
Don’t forget that you also have net rents, gross rents, and incentives to work within any lease negotiation. The income or rent that you start with can be enhanced over time, so look at the bigger picture when negotiating with tenants.
Don’t focus so much on the start rent, but the income over time. Look at the rent reviews and how they can support stable occupancy for the longer term.
In this audio program, John Highman talks about the rent and leasing strategies that are so important in today’s property market. You can listen to the audio and download it here:
In commercial real estate brokerage leasing, you need plenty of tenants to fill the vacancies that you will work with and will identify. At least half of your database should be filled with business based tenants and their leasing requirements.
Given that your brokerage zone will be a section or a segment of the city, in a logical and direct way connect with all the tenants in the zone. Understand what the tenants are thinking and doing when it comes to property occupancy and change.
Commercial Real Estate Leasing System
The Relevance of Leasing Database and Location
As a special note, the size and the relevance of your leasing database as it applies to the location and the property types will be a major point of leverage in winning new business.
When it comes to attracting landlords and property owners to your services, you will need some form of differential.
To achieve that ‘difference’, consider the following questions:
How big is your database currently and how relevant is it to the location? The businesses on the list should be locally based and or regionally connected. Split that database list into major corporations and smaller businesses.
Where are the good quality buildings in your town or city? Review the tenancy mix in each case. Understand exactly who is occupying the major properties locally and for what reason. When you know the top tenants, the better buildings, and the top corporations for the area, you can hone your prospecting efforts accordingly. You can drill down into the businesses that have the capability to grow and relocate as company profits allow. You will also understand the buildings that are best suited for some companies and corporations from a branding profile and operational perspective.
Have you been keeping your database list and its contents up-to-date? The data in the database will be important in several different ways. At the top of that assessment will be the accuracy and timeliness of the information you have gathered. Spend time each day connecting with the people on the list to see how business pressures and changes are impacting their occupancy decisions.
Have you been connecting with new people in a regular and ongoing way? You will always need fresh contacts and connections to grow your real estate business and the leasing opportunities available. You will need high-quality clients and particularly the local companies and corporations to work with from a leasing perspective.
So, there are some good things that you can look into and improve as part of providing professional leasing services to the local businesses and corporations.
Talk to plenty of people on a regular daily basis and refresh your database list with new information and upcoming property requirements.
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