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:
Financial Independence with Rentals in 3 Years: How Becky Did It
Three years ago, Becky Nova had no interest in even owning a home, much less becoming a real estate investor. Today she owns ten units and teaches women how to invest in real estate and build passive income from rental properties. “I’m a traveler, the free spirit type...
Ep. 12: Land Investing: Why We’re Diversifying Into Land in 2020
It's been a strange year for investing. And nowhere stranger than real estate, in which some markets have seen property prices shoot up by 10% or more. Then you have the eviction ban, high unemployment rates, and high rent default rates all playing a role as well. So...
Ep. 11: Does an Eviction Crisis Loom on the Horizon? The Current Data
Concerned about an eviction crisis looming in late 2020 or early 2021? There's certainly been enough press about it. One might go so far as to use the term "panic porn." But what are the actual numbers? How many American tenants are actually behind on rent? How do...
Ep. 10: 7 Signs You’re Financially Stable – And 3 You’re Not
On a scale from 1-10, how financially stable are you? Financial stability is not the same as financial literacy or savviness. Deni and Brian walk through a ten-point list of questions and indicators of financial stability, helping you identify your financial strengths...
Ep. 9: The 3 Things that Cost Landlords Money & Time (and How to Minimize Them)
Most months, landlords can simply cash their rent check. (Or better yet, just watch the rent get direct deposited in their bank account.) Then suddenly they have a $5,000 repair, or tenants who stop paying the rent, or a vacant unit they have to fill. The rental unit...
Ep. 8: The 3 Step Strategy to Persuade a Skeptical Spouse to Invest in Real Estate
Do you want to invest in real estate, but your spouse remains skeptical? If you and your spouse don't share the same financial vision and goals, you're in trouble. One spouse tugs the rope in one direction, the other yanks in the opposite direction, and your bottom...
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