Website suggestions to post ad for commercial sublet tenant?
I recently had to close my small business due to my husband getting a once-in-a-lifetime job offer in a new city. I have about 3 years left on my lease contract, and it’s a small office or retail space in a newly renovated part of town. (I locked in a great rent price prior to the district renovations, so it’s currently a desirable location with an unbeatable rent price.)

I’ve posted on Craigslist looking for a tenant to sublet the space, but I’m wondering if there are better places to post looking for tenants?

Thanks for any help. I’m in the Pacific Northwest, if that makes a difference.
[{"id": "emcphqa", "text": "Call up some brokerages that rep tenants.", "replies": [{"id": "emd56e2", "text": "I have considered this. Any more helpful info to share about going down this road? Specifically what to expect with cost?\n\nThe building owner is a broker and has suggested hiring him as a possible avenue, but it seems like a conflict of interest given that I am on the line for the lease payment regardless. I\u2019m a bit scared to even ask what he charges for this, as he makes loads more income than I ever will so my starting assumption is I can\u2019t afford this.", "replies": [{"id": "emd94cj", "text": "It shouldn\u2019t cost you anything, and I wouldn\u2019t go any further with anyone who doesn\u2019t guarantee that it won\u2019t.   Working with the owner could be beneficial, but could hurt you depending on exactly which cards you hold and how you play them - I probably would not.  I also wouldn\u2019t let him know how motivated you are to leave.  \n\nFirst, reread your lease, especially any language about assigning or subletting.  If indeed you have the property locked in at a rate that is below market, this could be a win-win, or even a win-win-win. The best (but not likely) scenario is that you are fully able to assign the lease without the landlord\u2019s involvement.  You get in touch with someone who reps tenants and does a lot of deals for the exact type of property you have.  You work together with them to have the landlord charge the new tenant more than your current rent, but still under market. The broker takes a fee that is either paid by their client or added to the rent (and still comes out under market). In exchange, you get completely released from any responsibility.  If you are allowed to assign w/landlord\u2019s consent, you still hold some good cards and can probably get it to work out well for all. If assignment is prohibited under the lease, you\u2019re in a position that kind of stinks - the landlord could drag his feet about replacing you (or be unreasonably picky about the replacement), and you could be on the hook for some expenses. \n\nI\u2019m assuming you personally guaranteed the lease. If you didn\u2019t and if you\u2019re shutting down the business entity that\u2019s another card that could be played to encourage LL to go with a replacement tenant quickly.", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "emcrx3c", "text": "You should be able to post a standard listings on loopnet for free.  You can't see it but anyone with costar can.  Make sure you know what your lease says about subleasing, there could be limitations or restrictions.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "emcv5ct", "text": "Post to loopnet &amp; 42floors. Loopnet gets it posted to costar, but you can also reach out to costar directly to make sure your listing is being displayed correctly.\n\nDefinitely review your sublease and assignment clause to make sure you comply with it. Have a real estate attorney review it if you can. \nSpeak with your landlord. If you have a really good undermarket price now, maybe they'll let you out if you pay a few months to terminate and relet the space at a higher at market rate. Worth the convo. \n\nThings to look out for are\n-landlord consent period. How much time the landlord has to respond a fully executed sublease or lease assignment. \n-Any fees the landlord will require to review said sublease/lease assignment. \n-If you are allowed to advertise the pricing online (some landlords won't let you post any price or anything lower than what they're asking in other spaces in the building)\n-any additional security you or the incoming subtenants might have to pay\n- how sublease profits are split between you and landlord if there is any\n- understand your current and future rent obligations (tax increases, rent escalations, etc) to make sure you can pass this along to the new subtenant", "replies": [{"id": "emd4wpw", "text": "Thanks very much for the advice. My landlord/building owner is in the loop. I have no idea why he won\u2019t let me out to get a higher price on the place, which he could do easily. He is a commercial broker himself. I can only get out for half the cost of the entire lease, so over 12K. I can\u2019t afford that.\n\nI\u2019m not allowed to make a profit on the sublet, but he has not said I can\u2019t post the price of the unit. That price is set for the duration of the lease, so won\u2019t increase until the agreement expires. There\u2019s nothing in writing saying I can\u2019t advertise the price, and he seems willing to work with me to allow another tenant in there in a sublet situation but with him doing a background check and application process. Good questions with the possible additional security; I will ask.", "replies": [{"id": "emdfkb7", "text": "What you need to understand is there aren\u2019t just tenants lining up to take spaces..supply(tenants) will almost always outweigh the demand(vacant spaces)\n\nThe more important issue is he will likely have downtime, have to allocate a TI allowance for a new tenant *and* offer some free rent. It\u2019s more complex, time consuming and costly than you think. Where if someone takes over your lease, there is typically no concessions offered except usually cheaper rent for new tenant with you subsidizing that. You should look for a tenant rep broker to help you out.", "replies": [{"id": "emdml50", "text": "Totally fair points. He has been wonderful to work with, and I know there\u2019s a lot to consider on his side of things. I signed the agreement after all.\n\nI will look into the tenant rep broker.", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]