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Updated about 5 years ago, 10/26/2019
Renting office challenge, exhausted possibilities. Need advice
Hi. I have a professional office building in Monticello NY and I'm having difficulty renting offices. There's a real estate office that occupies part of the space and lawyers- so it's definitely attractive. It's in the center of town close to post office, courts, stores, etc .
Here's what I have done.:
1. I posted ads on craigslist,
2. sent personal mailings to professionals (over a 100) that I was able to find online,
3. I have the listing with the RE broker that's on prem.
4. The lawyers offered to distribute the info at the monthly bar association meetings.
5. I spoke to people in the community about advertising in the local newspaper and they unanimously said newspapers readership of local papers has fallen.
I haven't had any showings in 6 months and the broker tells me that the asking rent is competitive.
I plan to reach out to chamber of commerce tomorrow. What can I do to get the offices rented?