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:
Ep. 38: How to Tenant-Proof Your Rentals to Reduce Repairs
Tenants are hell on your rental properties. Repairs and maintenance costs typically amount to 10-15% of the gross rents landlord receive, averaged over time. To keep that figure as low as possible, you want to "tenant-proof" your rental properties as much as possible....
Can Money Buy Happiness? Exploring 11 Ways to Lasting Joy
Average people love to say “money can’t buy happiness.” They’re not only wrong, they’re deluding themselves — and probably not very happy. Many of the same blowhards lob around cliches like “money is the root of all evil.” Guess what? Lack of money is the true root of...
Ep. 37: Pet Policies: Earning More While Renting Your Property to Pet
Too many landlords impose blanket "No Pets" policies without considering the potential upsides. Deni and Brian break down exactly how to earn more money on your rental units by accepting — and charging for — pets. From faster turnovers to longer tenancies to pet rent...
Ep. 36: 7 Real Estate Investing Tools to Boost Your Returns
The latest tech tools in real estate investing offer you a competitive advantage over all the other investors out there. They help you score off-market deals, automate your marketing and direct mail campaigns, and automate your rental management. Deni and Brian break...
Ep. 35: How to Know When to Sell Out as a Landlord
Rental properties are long-term investments. So how do landlords know when to throw in the towel and cash out? Deni and Brian break down several strategies for deciding when to call it quits as a landlord and sell your rental properties.Video Broadcast VersionAudio...
Ep. 34: Landlord Tax Deductions: An Overview for Investors
Rental properties come with a slew of valuable tax benefits. But only to the extent that you understand what they are and how to use them! Deni and Brian break down the most commonly used rental property tax deductions, to help you reduce your tax burden and improve...
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