Louisville - University of Louisville student
8 Replies
Steve Armstrong
Investor from Prospect, Kentucky
posted over 1 year ago
What is the best way to market rental property to University of Louisville students? I am already using the Louisville Cardinal newspaper. Are there tried and true methods of marketing on campus?
Tyler Bodi
Rental Property Investor from Louisville, KY
replied over 1 year ago
@Steve Armstrong if it is a house I would say the easiest is to put a sign in the front yard.
Raphael Collazo
Real Estate Agent from Louisville, KY
replied over 1 year ago
With everything being so digital nowadays, I would say your best bet is to advertise your rental online. Sites like Zillow, apartments.com, Craigslist and Trulia would be great starting points. Just make sure to highlight the proximity of your property to campus and that should help spark some interest. Hope this helps.
All the best,
Dawson Swindler
from Louisville
replied over 1 year ago
@Steve Armstrong As a current student at the University of Louisville, a lot of the individuals I know have used Zillow and other sites to look for places to rent around the campus. I agree with Raphael and would say using an online site or sign in the front yard would be your best bet to finding a tenant.
Good luck,
Dawson Swindler
Omar Bunch
from Hardin County, KY
replied over 1 year ago
@Steve Armstrong, I also suggest incorporating an old school practice by reaching out to student housing. They may have a site that they can post your rentals. The worst-case scenario, they can simply pass the info on to those looking for off campus housing.
Kevin Hart
Flipper/Rehabber from Louisville, KY
replied over 1 year ago
@Steve Armstrong Brandon turner's book on managing rental property has a good section about marketing to certain groups without breaking discrimination laws. to find more college students, using phrases like "close to campus" "short walk to entertainment", "on campus bus route", etc. should help make your listing stick out to college students
Erik Hitzelberger
Investor from Louisville, Kentucky
replied over 1 year ago
@Steve Armstrong We fill most of ours off of Zillow. As @Kevin Hart mentioned, don't advertise it as a student rental. Instead put "Close to UoL" or something similar in the title.
David Heath
Investor from Floyds Knobs, Indiana
replied over 1 year ago
@Steve Armstrong try putting an ad on Facebook Marketplace. I used it for my last rental and received 10 times more interest than from Zillow.