If you are marketing your own property for rent then a listing that covers essential information is necessary to attract the right interest and tenant. You can certainly always look at our
to model them for your own use, but we thought it might be helpful to explore 5 key areas in our listings that help us attract great tenants for the properties we manage in Long Beach and the surrounding cities.
Tip #1: Photos and Video
Whether it is an available Long Beach rental listing or a property for sale, people want to truly get an understanding of what a property is like before visiting the property. To maximize your time in showing properties and to help attract the right tenants we encourage detailed photos of a property and consider doing a video.
In the above shared example of a listing, for a property just under 1,800 sq ft, we took 29 photos and a video to give prospective tenants a view of the property. The photos were taken with a DSLR camera with a flash attachment to ensure each photo properly represents the property. When taking photos of a property it is important to consider how someone will be living in the property. Take time to grab photos that will allow someone to get the true scale of a room and views of the yard. The more complete a “picture” you take of the property will help you to attract tenants who can truly see themselves renting your property for the future.
Tip #2: Available Showing Times
In order to rent a property one must show a property. Making a property available, when you are managing it on your own, is one of the more challenging aspects. We recommend having an ample amount of showing times available to ensure your property can be shown to the best possible tenants when they have time. As you can see on the listing we shared there are 7 available showing times within a 48 hour period...not including the ability to schedule another time should none of those work out.
With people working from home or even traveling for their work it is important to have a range of availability to make sure your property is seen by the best possible tenants.
Tip #3: The Property Address
Photos are key to help a prospective tenant understand what is within the property, but the address is essential to provide clarity to the neighborhood. Providing the address allows your next possible tenant to drive the neighborhood to see the surroundings and even calculate their commute time. While some people may “hide” the address in order to get phone calls we encourage displaying the address as it helps communicate the great location where your property is located.
Tip #4: Monthly Rent and Key Property Information
Whether you are buying a property or looking for a property for rent, a budget is a key consideration. To help your property rent quickly to the right tenant we encourage you to have a property listing where the monthly rental amount is clearly displayed. Clearly displaying the rental amount will help tenants to see if it is within their budget long before they ever schedule a time to view the property.
Along with the monthly rental amount we suggest making the key property information easily viewable. This means the most common information that is requested (bedrooms, bathrooms, and square footage). When you combine common information and the monthly rental amount you give yourself the best opportunity to speak with tenants who are truly interested in renting your property.
Tip #5: Property Description and Policies
Basic information on a rental property won’t necessarily do it justice. Does your property have a great backyard area? Do you have unique details like built-ins or crown molding? A property description can help add a true sense of “home” to your rental that helps it stand out among the competition.
Along with the property description take the time to list your policies. The most common policy is that of pets (i.e. dogs allowed, cats, limitations, etc.). Linking to the detail of your policies helps you to clearly communicate what tenant is the best fit for the property.
There are many different aspects to creating a rental that clearly communicates the property values, follows the regulatory practices, and attracts your next tenant. When you want to find out more about how we market your property for the best possible tenant we invite you to call us today (562) 888-0247 and we can share our experience. If you want to have a quick check to see how much your property could fetch in rent we invite you to fill out our
Free Rental Analysis
where we perform a comprehensive comparison to share your rental stacks up to the competition.
