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If you're getting ready to begin a search for a commercial office space or building to lease, you can't afford to go it alone. Having a tenant rep broker at your side throughout the process offers a number of distinctive benefits. Here are some of the top reasons why you should enlist the help of one.

When you're looking to relocate your offices or are expanding to a whole new market, you want to end up with the best space for your needs and be able to secure that unit for a fair price. Having a tenant rep broker on your side is crucial to accomplishing those goals.

When you sit down to choose a commercial real estate broker to serve as your tenant representative, finding the right one can be a challenge. Typically, the right broker brings two things to the table -- a personality that meshes with yours and a comprehensive skill set. While you can gauge whether or not a broker is a good fit for you through a conversation over lunch, asking the right questions is key to assessing skills. Here are six good ones and some guidance on what to seek.

In order to protect themselves, many corporate tenants use the services of a tenant representative.  A quality tenant representative, or tenant rep, will walk the user through the process and lend his or her expertise in each stage of the transaction – from planning to unpacking.  But finding a good tenant representative can often be a daunting task.  As great a surplus of brokers in the markets, there is difficulty in actually finding one that will consistently put your best interests first.  Here a few things to keep an eye out for when looking to add a broker to your corporate real estate team: