Better way to find tenants than Craigslist?

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I've been managing a trailer park for 3 years. Every tenant there has been found on Craigslist. Is thete another method I could use that wouldn't cost me anything? How do most landlords advertise?

James Wise · Answer

Facebook, Instagram, Zillow, Hotpads & Trulia are all free options. However a Trailer Park is probably more of a Craigslist crowd.

Gail K. · Answer

Postlets (now part of Zillow) will get your ad on Zillow, Trulia and HotPads.

Gail

Steve Bracero · Answer

@Patrick Philip

Hot pads and Craigslist have be successful for me

Roger S. · Answer

Facebook, that's the only place we advertise besides a sign in the yard.  We get covered up with responses, and you get to do a little screening of the interested parties by checking out their pages.

Sam Shueh · Answer

Hire realtors to put on mls. Often it is syndicated to more sites than you can imagine.

Jeff Filali · Answer

I do all the free ads first, but if I'm not moving a property within 7 days, I'll do a paid ad.  On paid FB ads when selling, I usually do $100 and run it for 7 days.  Always get a lot of interest and contacts.  I like that you can target specific area, "likely to move", income ranges, etc. so your ad only appears for those who may be interested and qualified.  You can do paid ad for rental tenants also.  Really for anything.

Matt K. · Answer

price of this, wonder if it'd be worth it for a single house.

Jeff Filali · Answer

I do CraigsList, Zillow, etc., but also get great results from posting on Facebook local For Rent/For Sale groups.  Its free also.  When selling I do the same but also if I don't get any calls within the first week, I like to post a paid Facebook ad targeting likely to move, and the income level that my property is best suited for.

Nathan Gesner · Answer

I agree with @Samuel Pawlitzki that there are many free sites. I personally recommend Zillow and your local facebook classifieds group. I don't use Craigslist because it's full of scams but everyone has their own experience.

No matter what platform you use, be sure to watermark your pictures to reduce the likelihood they will be stolen and used to create a scam posting.

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