Renting off Zillow/Trulia/Hotpads no profile showings

[Marian Smith]

I posted a rental and got a lot of responses but almost none had filled out a profile. So I responded to all with a short email saying the property was available and asked that they tell me a little about themselves like employment, timeframe and why they are moving and we could set up a showing. No response from any, about 15 over a few days. What gives? I have had a couple of showings with some who filled out the profile and wrote a note and had one more that cancelled because “both tire and spare were flat.” Do you assume all have read the post and qualify? And just agree to show them? Thanks for any insight.

[Bob B.]

That's typical.  Lots of tire kickers.  I don't respond to prospects that don't follow simple instructions.