How does are website look for a Property Management Company?

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I will post are website url on bottom of page. But how we have it set up, how does it look with the steps with everything? We have been doing awhile and has worked but lately has seemed that to charge people $35 to look at property have been a turn off and they dont wanna pay to just look. But in book on rental properties they do it and other companies do and has helped us mostly because so many people would schedule to see the property and never show up. Just seems lately has been the deal breaker with so many people. But i think its also the time of year where we are at. So we post on all real estate websites and then most of time forward to are site to apply and what not. Any Tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

www.werenthousesfayettecounty.com

Nancy DeSocio · Answer

Hi Joshua,

I think the flaw in this system is that tenants have to pay just to see the property.  So if they don't like it, they just threw away money.  I self-manage so don't know how the property management companies do it, but I don't collect the application fee until after they have seen the property and passed my pre-screening questions.  To me, the fee should be listed after the "After viewing the property" section, but I'm curious how others would approach this.

And because I'm super nitpicky about how things look, I would also note that the steps should be reviewed for grammatical errors, as it comes across less professional when it's not correct (i.e. "first months rent" should be "first month's rent").  Again, that part might not be important to you, but those details matter to me.

That said, having everything outlined clearly for the applicants is a great step to eliminate any confusion, so I like what you've done with that.  Good luck!