All Seattle real estate agents should be holding our heads down in shame today as we let a company out of Jackson, Mississippi Michigan open a the world’s first real estate cafe.
It seems so obvious in retrospect! I imagine just about every agent in Seattle has had at least one meeting with a client in a coffee shop (heck, many of us run our entire operations out of coffee shops!), but none of us ever took the initiative to open up a cafe devoted to the real estate arts!
By the way, if there are any Starbuck executives reading my blog, I just thought I’d let you know I’d be willing to discuss ways of teaming on a real estate cafe venture! You guys have been focusing too much on music lately… There’s definitely more money in real estate!
Story via Inman News.
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UPDATE: One of my readers has been kind enough to let me know that this is not the world’s first real estate cafe, as as a matter of fact, Bill Wendel out of Cambridge, MA has been hosting a real estate cafe since 1995. None the less, my offer to Starbucks executives still holds!
So, here’s an idea for a column:
How come commercial properties for lease are not listed anywhere? I’m really used to looking for personal properties on line, both through Windermere and other listing services, as well as rental properties through a zillion sites.
But I have not found a site that lists office properties for lease in the downtown-north end area. Am I just not puttig in the correct search words in Google?
Is there some reason real estate agents are leery of quoting figures in public? (I sometimes suspect that everyone else is getting a better deal than I am, which is why they won’t be public about the price)
I just don’t get it.
There are lots and lots of properties for lease, I see oodles of them on Eastlast, Aurora, Queen Anne, down by the Bus Station, but it’s like pulling elephant tusks to get costs, square footage, and amenities without having to go through three days of phone tag and/or receptionists, by which time, I’ve forgotten where it is, what it looks like, or anything about it. I’m not at my phone during the day, so they have to leave a message, and then when I return the call, they aren’t there. Just to find out basic stuff like how big is it, or how much it costs.
No wonder there’s so many vacancies. Sheesh!
So, here’s an idea for a column:
How come commercial properties for lease are not listed anywhere? I’m really used to looking for personal properties on line, both through Windermere and other listing services, as well as rental properties through a zillion sites.
But I have not found a site that lists office properties for lease in the downtown-north end area. Am I just not puttig in the correct search words in Google?
Is there some reason real estate agents are leery of quoting figures in public? (I sometimes suspect that everyone else is getting a better deal than I am, which is why they won’t be public about the price)
I just don’t get it.
There are lots and lots of properties for lease, I see oodles of them on Eastlast, Aurora, Queen Anne, down by the Bus Station, but it’s like pulling elephant tusks to get costs, square footage, and amenities without having to go through three days of phone tag and/or receptionists, by which time, I’ve forgotten where it is, what it looks like, or anything about it. I’m not at my phone during the day, so they have to leave a message, and then when I return the call, they aren’t there. Just to find out basic stuff like how big is it, or how much it costs.
No wonder there’s so many vacancies. Sheesh!
Margaret,
That’s a great idea! Many agents focus so much of their time on improving home search, while the commercial side is lacking even some basic functionality.
I’ve never done any research on the commercial side, but I’ll look into that. If I find something interesting, I’ll definitely let you know.
Until I have something better to report, I’d recommend starting with the list of commercial brokers and commercial property sites that the Seattle Property News lists in the left column of their site.
Margaret,
That’s a great idea! Many agents focus so much of their time on improving home search, while the commercial side is lacking even some basic functionality.
I’ve never done any research on the commercial side, but I’ll look into that. If I find something interesting, I’ll definitely let you know.
Until I have something better to report, I’d recommend starting with the list of commercial brokers and commercial property sites that the Seattle Property News lists in the left column of their site.