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Using a Realtor to rent properties
When you hire a Realtor to find tenants for a property, does the rental advertisement get posted in places (such as the local MLS) where it would not otherwise appear? I normally put rental ads on Zillow, but it has never been clear to me whether this places them on an MLS, or just on Zillow (along with a couple of other sites that it partners with for rental ads).
If hiring the Realtor means getting my ad on the MLS, it seems like it could be worth it, because 1) few other rentals are advertised there; and 2) I suspect that the quality of potential tenants will be higher.
I know most people here will say never to work with a Realtor to find tenants. I normally don't, but in one particular case I am thinking about it because I want to find really high-quality tenants -- and I suspect that folks who work with a Realtor to find a rental will be more responsible than ones who just use craiglist, etc.