{"id":10286,"date":"2023-08-30T15:53:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T22:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog2.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/?p=10286"},"modified":"2024-01-29T15:54:21","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T22:54:21","slug":"business-ideas-empty-office-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/business-ideas-empty-office-space\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Business Ideas for Empty Office Space: Making Money Off Unused Commercial Space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The era of huge offices with lots of extra space for employees is over. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a trend that was already in place – a transition from everyone being in the office to many companies offering remote or hybrid work schedule<\/a> options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These days, lots of people work from home, but many business owners still have leases on their old office spaces. If you can’t sell your office space, you might still be able to make some money until your commercial lease is up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s take a closer look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Do I Make Money with Empty Office Space?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Empty office space doesn’t make you any money.<\/strong> Even worse, you likely have to make regular lease payments toward the office space until the end of your lease’s term, when you can finally get out of the agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the meantime, it’s a good idea to look into ways of using the office space<\/strong>. That way, your unused office can provide some value to your company (or just you personally). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Truth be told, there are dozens of different ways you can leverage empty office space to make some extra cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rent it Out as Storage Space<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For example, you can rent out your unused commercial space, like offices, warehouses, and more, as storage space. Peer-to-peer storage marketplaces like Neighbor<\/a> allow leaseholders to rent out unused space quickly and easily, all without having to take out expensive ads or spend a lot of time finding someone to rent your space from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think you’ll have trouble finding a renter? Think again. Many people would be happy to use your unused office space as a storage depot for their stuff<\/a>, especially in metropolitan areas where garage space<\/a> can be a bit scarce. Consider renting out your office as storage space before other ideas, as it’s one of the fastest ways to make some cash without too much effort on your part. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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List your unused space<\/h3>\r\n

People are earning $1,000s per year from their garages and outdoor space.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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Approve your renters<\/h3>\r\n

You're in control. Approve who rents and the hours of access.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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Get paid monthly<\/h3>\r\n

Sit back and collect automatic payments each month.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/section>\r\n