Finding a space to fit into a goal strategy when moving from one area to another or commencing a new business is a critical step, though it could place you on your hair end if you lack the skills necessary to successfully evaluate a commercial renting space. In real estate, you would rarely have things arranged to go your way- finding that space just how you want it and paying the budgeted amount for it is somewhat taxing. Besides, lessors and landlords would also want to be favored. Hence it becomes imperative for you to raise the bar- learn the basic tricks as to how you can examine a space like a pro to decide whether it can blend into your plan or not. For a successful evaluation consider the following variables.
Determine how much you will be paying monthly
When evaluating a potential space, the best place to start is to determine how much goes for the monthly rent. This is uses a basic calculation of multiplying the cost per fit by the total number of fits you are offered. Subsequently, the total sum is divided by 12 to determine the real monthly rent.
Let say you are offered a space of 2000 square fits for which each fit cost twenty-four dollars. To ascertain your monthly rent, you will multiply twenty-four dollars by 2000 and divide the result by 12 which is equal to 2000. This is a an instance of a rent package without other expenses. Internet bills, taxes, escalation factor and other expenses may top up the total monthly rent. As much as every commercial lesser is out for business, you can still find some that you will get along with to negotiate for a cutdown in the monthly bill.
Space Factor
Evaluation of space is also critical as it helps you determine how much space you need out of the total space a lesser has offered to you. To determine how much of the total space is useful to you, determine its lost factor which is used to refer to areas that you won’t make use of. To measure the lost factors, subtract its square fits from the total space square fits and you will be left with your usable space which you will be bargaining for if you are wise.
Get to know who pays for what
One other thing that you should be interested in when evaluating an office space is who gets to pay for what… who takes care of uncle sam and other related bills. It is important to know whether you are paying for just your monthly or there are added expenses or bills. Get to know if it’s your responsibility to settle for cleaning, maintenance and breakout spaces.
Location Evaluation
Evaluating the area to where you are relocating your business or planning to set up your new business is pretty essential. Of course, you would want to get your business close to potential customers. For that you need to find a good demographic densely populated enough with the kind of people you are targeting. To evaluate a location and determine whether if it fits in or not, conduct an analysis of the population of the area. Some other things that are also of interest here are competitors in the area, the political and economic situation, employment rate, proximity to resources, good road network, proximity to potential labour force.
