BiggerPockets

Filling Your Vacant Rental Units

Sunday, June 19

I rent out mainly SFH’s so these are the methods I have used for many years to help fill my vacancies: 1) Establish a youtube account. Take a video of the ready to rent house and upload it on youtube. 2) Take a lot of well-lit digital pictures. 3) Let all your neighbors know it is vacant and give them your card. 4) Sign in yard and window. 5) Info box with fliers in it. 6) Window shades open. 7) Flier and floorplan sketch taped to window with room measurements. 8) Fliers have to have all qualifying information on them. 9) Business website with professional URl. Free wordpress template used, no programming needed. 10) Flier information on website, lots of digital pictures, and link to youtube video. 11) Craigslist ad with links to your website and youtube video. 12) In all ads put all qualifying information. This will prequalify your applicants and the non-qualifiers will not be wasting your time. 13) Make sure the flier box has at least 10 fresh fliers in it. They will get nasty due to humidity and sun. 14) Post fliers on public bulletin boards, Laundromats, car washes, restaurants, etc. Fliers have tear of phone numbers. I use odd color(lime green, pink). These strategies have worked for me. Maybe they will help you too. Good luck.

Comments

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   Shanequa J. Reply
   11 months ago

   These are great ideas. I plan on using them next time.

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   Greg B. Reply
   11 months ago

   Thanks Shanequa. Let me know how they work for you.

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   Pat Pesta Reply
   11 months ago

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   Pat Pesta Reply
   11 months ago

   Gas Stations are another great place - also ask everyone you know and don't knopw - word spreads fast

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   Greg B. Reply
   11 months ago

   Good idea Pat.

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   Greg B. Reply
   11 months ago

   Sorry for the format of this post guys. I tried a copy and paste and it didn't work like I wanted it to.

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   Carlos F. Reply
   9 months ago

   Was a little difficult to read, but worth the read.