Tips for Renting Your Home

Before putting your house on the rental market you should properly prepare it.  Following are some basic things you can do to prepare your house rental. 

Inspect the house for anything damaged or missing and replace/fix the items.

A fresh coat of pain can do wonders.  Consider painting the interior rooms to give it a fresh, clean appearance.

A clean house portrays a well kept house.  Make sure and perform a thorough cleaning.

Consider some low cost renovations that will appeal to renters and also increase the value of your house.

After your house is ready to put on the rental the next step will be advertising it.  The rental market is very competitive right now, especially with all the foreclosures turning into rentals.  Following are some rental advertising methods you can use.

• Internet.Over 70% of renters search online for a rental property so you want to make sure your home rental is online. It’s important to get your house rental on as many rental directories as possible. RentShout.com is a service that can help you with this.

• “For Rent” signs.Don’t forget to place a rental sign in front of your house. This will increase your chance of grabbing a renter driving by or getting your neighbors to refer their friends.

• Box with rental flyers. Print up detailed rental flyers that showcase your house and place them in a box attached to the sign.

• Bulletin boards.Post flyers on bulletin boards at colleges and other public places to draw in more people.

• Classified ads.Submit a rental ad in the classified sections of your local newspaper.  This can be more expensive than internet marketing but can pull in additional applicants.

      

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