They say to understand someone’s journey you should walk a mile in their shoes or maybe in today’s era that means zipping around on that same person’s lime scooter. While that might not exactly be possible, we do believe that when you are a rental property owner here in Long Beach (and nearby cities) that putting yourself in the position of your next tenant will help you to land the best possible people for your property. T
To help you land a great tenant consider the following tips from the perspective of the renter:
Tip #1 - Initial Photos on a Rental Listing
The first photos someone see’s of your property online are the ones that will motivate them to drive by the property and to fill out an application. Take time (or even higher a professional) to take engaging photos of the front of your home and the key areas of the property (i.e. kitchen, living room, etc.) to help them see that this is a place they want to call home for years to come.
Tip# 2 - Competitive Monthly Rental Amount
When you are listing your property for rent you want it to stand out for the right reasons not for people to wonder “uh...why is it so high?”. Take time to do a rental analysis to determine what would make your property competitive in the neighborhood. At the end of the day you want plenty of applications to select from to help you get the best renter, you don’t want to price yourself out of the market.
Tip #3 - Curb Appeal
When those initial photos draw them to visit your property you want the curb appeal to motivate them to get out of the car and check out your rental. Take the extra time to spruce up the landscaping or even repaint the front door to give a “wow moment” when prospective tenants first arrive at your property.
Tip#4 - The Opening Door Moment
Even though you aren’t selling the property, you want a potential renter to envision the property as “their home”. The more they can picture themselves living in the property the higher probability you have of keeping them for a longer term than one year. We believe in creating a great experience for our renters so that it makes it tough for them to want to move which helps keep our property owners happy with consistent cash flow from their investment.
Tip #5 - The Application Process
Whether it is a Long Beach home rental, a nearby Lakewood home rental or other property here in our market the application process needs to be easy. Prospective tenants understand that it can be competitive to get the best rentals but they have jobs and lives too which means they don’t have time to waste. When you market your property for rent it is important to quickly show prospective renters that while the application process is essential you have made it as easy as possible. This means leveraging online tools from the application process to credit checks preferably where it can all be done on a mobile phone. The easier the application process the higher probability you will have multiple great tenants to select from.
Finding the right tenant can often mean finding the right property management company. If you’d like to find out how we consistently find great tenants for our clients Long Beach rentals we invite you to call us today at (562) 888-0247 as we’d be happy to help. When you want 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.
