How to get it rented!

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I have an apartment that I need to get rented and I need it rented fast!--When it comes time to fill vacancies sometimes you can hit a brick wall.  Cleaning up, taking pictures, writing the perfect listing title are all fairly straight forward; but when it comes to posting these pretty words and pictures online you want to make sure it's EVERYWHERE!

What's your strategy fellow BP'ers?  Craigslist posts?  postlets.com? Just pay a realtor?  I manage my own investments ~30 units.  Spending a little money doesn't scare me if it produces results but I do love a good free resource.  I'm really looking for any suggestions that will limit the amount of time I have to spend filling in blanks and maximize the amount of qualified responses I have to work with.

Owen Dashner · Answer

I use Craigslist, Postlets, and recently I have started posting in Facebook on local group pages.  The Facebook groups can be found by doing keyword searches for your local areas (Omaha Homes/Apartments for Rent, etc.).  I have actually had a ton of responses using this recently, and it has the added bonus of being able to determine things about the potential tenants by viewing their profiles (are they pet owners, do they post about being jobless/evicted/going to jail, etc.).

Account Closed · Answer

@Owen D.  great idea about the facebook groups. ive heard of those

suppose i will have to finally start using social media ( other then BP ofcourse)

...... i think im still on myspace lol

Lance A White · Answer

I buy all my rentals with management factored in so I don't have to spend my time running ads, screening tenants, and doing maintenance.

Nicole A. · Answer

I also use Craigslist and Postlets (which posts to several websites, including Craigslist).If you accept Section 8 renters, www.gosection8.com is decent, but not sure if it's free for full potential use.I like to have some sort of move-in special if I'm really looking to drum up extra attention.

Hasan Hamdan · Answer

Craigslist works great, don't just post but you can search what you're advertising and some people will say "looking for apartment for rent" and you can contact them. Post them to social media (if you're public about your rentals and comfortable with that type of marketing).

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