Vacancy Advertising & Tenant Screening
Want higher ROI on your rentals? Fill your vacant rental unit with the best possible renters, ASAP.
Have a vacant rental unit on your hands?
Vacancies are expensive, and they’re time-consuming to fill. Lucky you! But unless you want to be right back in this position in six months, an eviction later, get it right the first time.
Advertise on multiple rental listing websites. Give every person who expresses interest a rental application (ours is free, emailable and e-signable – hint hint).
Then run tenant screening reports on all applicants. Get a full credit report, nationwide criminal background check, and nationwide eviction report. Have the applicant pay the fee for these (our screening reports can be charged directly to the applicant).
Then it’s calls, calls calls. Supervisors. HR departments. Personal references. Current landlords. Prior landlords. If that sounds like a lot of work, it’s nothing compared to unpaid rent, serving eviction notices, filing in rent court, appearing in front of a judge, meeting the sheriff at the property, and then spending thousands of dollars to get the property back in rental shape.
Here are a few fundamental articles to get you started, and from there, you can explore our other articles in the Advertising & Tenant Screening category to make sure you get the perfect long-term tenant, every vacancy!
“Required Reading” – Start Here First!
Still hungry after eating those up? Well, we won’t let you down. There’s plenty of rental advertising and resident screening articles to sink your teeth into!
Full Library of Advertising & Tenant Screening Articles:
The Stock Market Indicator That’s Flashing Red (And What Real Estate Investors Know That You Don’t)
The Short Version: The Shiller CAPE ratio just hit 40... the same level it reached right before the dot-com crash wiped out trillions in market value A 145-year academic study found stocks and real estate return almost identical gains, but real estate does it with...
Why Kiyosaki’s 2026 Crash Prediction Makes Real Estate The Obvious Move
The Short Version: Robert Kiyosaki isn't warning about a 2026 crash to scare you... he's explaining exactly what he's buying instead (and it's not gold or cash) The S&P 500 Shiller CAPE ratio just hit levels last seen during the dot-com bubble, but there's one...
The Single-Family Rental Boom Nobody Saw Coming (53.5% Spike in Build-to-Rent)
The Short Version: 110,000+ single-family rentals under construction (53.5% spike) — led by Texas (21.8K units), Arizona and Florida (~14K each) Build-to-rent is NOT Wall Street buying existing homes — it's new construction designed for institutional rental ownership...
Real Estate Spreads Just Normalized vs. Corporate Credit (Here’s Why That Matters)
The Short Version: Real estate spreads vs. corporate credit are back to 20-year historical norms after 20-25% repricing from 2021 peak 2021 pricing was the anomaly (free money, 3% rates, ZIRP), not 2026 pricing — current valuations are normal Institutional investors...
The Myth of “Waiting for Interest Rates to Drop”
The Short Version: Mortgage rates hit 6.37% (highest in 6 months) but waiting for rates to drop has cost investors 3+ years of cash flow, appreciation, and tax benefits since 2022 Rate timing is the wrong variable. Entry pricing matters more; properties repriced...
Why “Smart Money” Is Buying Real Estate in 2026
The Short Version: Real estate spreads vs. corporate credit are back to 20-year historical norms after 20-25% repricing from 2021 peak 2021 pricing was the anomaly (free money, 3% rates, ZIRP), not 2026 pricing meaning current valuations are normal Institutional...
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