How important is Zillow for rentals

[Andrew Faukner]

We just upgraded a SFR with $2,000 worth of new appliances. My property manager has listed the newly listed property with photos of the 1970's appliances. It is listed on Zillow, and getting about 75 hits a day. I complained about the photos with the old appliances, and the property manager replied, "Zillow isn't all that important when people are looking for rentals". He says that there are other sites that are more important. What do you think? How important is Zillow for tenants looking to find a rental?

[Sam Shueh]

Demand to remove these images. 75 clicks is a lot. One is all it takes to get rented. In our area, tenants will only want new style kitchen, brand new appliances.