How to find the best brokerage to handle the sale of my property?
I'd like to sell my office building which my family has owned for 30+ years but I have no idea how to find the best company to handle the listing. This is not something I do every day so I don't know the best approach. I tried googling  "Top Commercial Brokerages" and things of that nature but nothing I've found seems useful. How can I narrow down companies and figure out who may be the best for the job? I don't want a company who will just throw a picture up on Loopnet and call it a day.
[{"id": "fiathjb", "text": "Try calling the offices closest to you of top firms like Marcus &amp; Millichap, CBRE, JLL, Etc. \n\nThen have them all do property presentations for you and you pick the best one. \n\nAlso if you need any recommendations depending on where your office building is located I would be happy to help. \n\n- I\u2019m a Commercial Broker in Texas at Marcus and Millichap", "replies": [{"id": "fiaylnp", "text": "Thanks. Everyone is saying similar things. I didn't know I could get pitches from companies.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fiatkrj", "text": "Should be able to look up who has sold similar office buildings in similar areas. Make a few callas and then they\u2019ll give you a pitch", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fiato21", "text": "Depending on the market your families building is in I may be able to look up for you who is active. Using costar data.\n\nYou can call through the big firms for who works office sales. I\u2019d get 2-3 proposals before making a decision", "replies": [{"id": "fiazcll", "text": "Thanks. Sounds like everyone is telling me to get proposals from a few places but if you have recommendations on the best companies to call that would be very helpful. The property is in Hoboken, NJ.", "replies": [{"id": "fico9ac", "text": "Find yourself a off-Market firm.  Those big companies will just pass it along some people then throw it on Loopnet. \nAs for off-Market, most properties are given to their selective clients, and rapidly push for a closing. You don't want to find the best companies to sell your property, you want to find the best closer. \n\nI'm in NYC, PM me.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}, {"id": "fil4swg", "text": "I\u2019m on the west coast and don\u2019t have a company to recommend, the broker is more important. Remember, the company you hire has never closed a deal, it\u2019s broker \u2018insert name\u2019 that gets deals done. Hire a specialist that can show a track record of recent transactions.  Best of luck!", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ficjz99", "text": "I work in NYC. PM me for advice.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]