Zillow - days on the rental market

[Dan Marl]

Last November, I listed my house for rent.  But due to a 4-month months illness I had, I wasn't able to response or show the house. However, I got a lot of requests and inquires.   Finally I got better and started showing the house starting March.  By then, the requests and inquiries had dramatically fallen off.  

My current Zillow listing shows the house as 145 market.  Could this the problem?  Do renters see long days on the market as a red flag?  If I removed my Zillow ad and relisted, would that start the days back at zero?  

[Dan Marl]

What a great idea about explaining why it's listed for so long.  Thank you!