All Forum Posts by: David Salgado

Hello

We apologize in advance, newbies here. We have listed our first home for rent on Zillow and turned on the option to accept applications. Well…we just received our second application and are uncertain with the overall process. What are the proper steps to follow after receiving an application? Would we verify any of the information they provided? Can we ask for information they did not provide (such as references, employment history, etc) ? Also if they reported additional occupants, can we request that they apply as well?

Thanks in advance for the help.

Quote from @Rick Pozos:

How long has it been on the market? Maybe include a link so that others here can see the listing. Where else are you listing the property besides Zillow?

Hi Rick,

Thank you for your response. It’s been on the market for a few weeks now. We have listed on Zillow, Facebook and 13 other sites via Avail. After receiving some feedback, we did a few changes to the listing. Hoping we get more exposure. Thanks again 😊

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/8727-Kallison-Arbor-San-A...

Hello everyone,

We have listed our first home for rent and I’m needing some feedback. It is located in far west San Antonio and I'm hoping ya’ll may be able to help with input as this is our first rental property.

It's a 3 bedroom 2 bath home. We listed it the first week of November with a $500 deposit as we opted for Rental Protection (lease insurance for landlords) via Zillow Insurance Services. However, after an overwhelming amount of prospective tenants and no actual applications being submitted, we decided to raise the security deposit to equal one month’s rent. We have not received any interest since. Any ideas on what we could do to get serious leads?