Best time of year to find an individual office space
I am a [cuddle therapist](https://cuddleworks.net) looking to expand my business by getting a second office location in Central Jersey. I am looking for an office around 100-150 square feet for no more than $600 a month. There seems to be a severe shortage of small offices, and there are many larger spaces in the thousands of square feet. The few office spaces I have found are well over my budget because they are generally executive suites where you are not only paying for the room but also a receptionist, a boardroom, and furniture which I wouldn't use, and those places generally want an accountant and attorney's and are not open to working with my type of business. So my question is, is there a time of year that tends to have more lease turnovers or vacancies? Could the impending recession possibly create more vacancies?
[{"id": "icrrb3n", "text": "The best time of year to seek out new office space is....when you need some.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "icsim6e", "text": "https://cnj.craigslist.org/search/off?min_price=100&amp;max_price=600&amp;availabilityMode=0\n\nI don\u2019t live there but it seems like there are options. Try therapy office shares, maybe AirBnB rentals, etc. \n\nAlso your post comes across like self promotion.", "replies": [{"id": "icwonvv", "text": "Most of the offices on craigslist are co-working space is. For Cuddle therapy I need to be able to furnish it myself because you can\u2019t cuddle in a typical office set up. However I think I found a space.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}, {"id": "icwoqum", "text": "And you are say that like self-promotion is a bad thing. Have you ever tried being a struggling business owner who doesn\u2019t get enough clients? I have to put myself out there or everywhere I can.", "replies": [{"id": "icyajfc", "text": "Not saying self promotion is a bad thing, just that I\u2019m assuming some subs are more sensitive to it than others. \n\nI have been a small business owner struggling to get clients, make payroll, etc. I\u2019m down to brainstorm or offer some suggestions on client growth if you want, just obv not in CRE.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ict1p6e", "text": "Drive around the city and find location/building you like and look for property management  contact info. Thats how i found my smaller executive suit", "replies": [{"id": "icwovjc", "text": "It\u2019s hard to take those numbers down when I\u2019m driving. That\u2019s the frustrating part and I have really bad anxiety because people are super rude and judge mental about the type of work I do so I hate making those phone calls just to get shot down and feel sad and rejected. I wish they would just list it online not just be lazy and put a sign out front", "replies": [{"id": "id1zikv", "text": "You need to come to terms with the business you are in.   You are in an odd business.  You can't control how other people react to hearing about your odd business.  You can control how you respond to their reactions.  Nobody can make you feel sad or rejected unless you let them.\n\nWhat you want is a needle in a haystack.  Calling the owner's of haystacks lazy because they aren't making it easy for you to find your needle is the epitome of the pot calling the kettle black.", "replies": [{"id": "id20jva", "text": "I never said I felt sad or rejected or that anyone was lazy I\u2019m not sure where you\u2019re getting that. I actually did get creative and called a few therapists offices to see if they had any empty rooms they would be willing to sublease and I actually found someone who called me back and I\u2019m going to look at it today. I was literally just asking if there\u2019s a better time of year to look for office space because with the housing market it\u2019s known that everyone moves in the spring and summer and there\u2019s less competition in the winter and I didn\u2019t know if there was a cycle like that for office spaces.\n\n I get frustrated when I get rejected because I know It\u2019s because their assumptions about me are incorrect and if they actually took the time to understand what I was doing they would most likely accept me. I always communicate clearly and confidently and I\u2019m forthright about the nature of my business. Unfortunately even when you\u2019re super nice and explain everything some people are just so close minded they just shut down when they hear the world \u201cCuddle@ and they just don\u2019t want to deal with something that\u2019s outside of their scope of what they already understand.", "replies": [{"id": "id21563", "text": "\"so I hate making those phone calls just to get shot down and feel sad and rejected\"\n\n\"I wish they would just list it online not just be lazy\"\n\nAre you joking, that's exactly what you said.", "replies": [{"id": "id21npr", "text": "I honestly forgot about that response and was just referring to the original post that I made. Yeah it is annoying to have to take those numbers down when I\u2019m driving it\u2019s like I need a second person with me to take photos or I have to stop at every single sign and then I have to wait until business hours to sit down and call all those places and hope that they have the right kind of space for me and that they will be willing to work with the type of business I do. It\u2019s a lot of effort and time and some days I just can\u2019t deal with the frustration. It just baffles me that in the year 2022 people are still using signs on the street and don\u2019t have online listings.", "replies": [], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "icyxg4j", "text": "It's a little more than you're looking for, but I have space available at about 800 Sq ft @ 750/MO. in New Brunswick. DM me if you'd like to chat about it.", "replies": [{"id": "id20nuv", "text": "My budget is $600 But that is a really good deal for 800 ft.\u00b2", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]