Where Should Your Long Beach Rental Property Be Listed?

When looking into the investment property business, homeowners often realize the potential for additional income by renting or leasing their homes. Understanding the ideal platform for listing your property is incredibly important. After all, the best way to get people’s eyes on your Long Beach rental is to list where tenants are looking.

You can use many tools to list your Long Beach rental property. Below are a range of tools and key tips to consider for the best results.

Online Rental Platforms

Like many businesses, rental advertising has primarily moved online. Using the most popular online rental platforms would be ideal for listing a Long Beach rental. Websites such as Zillow, Apartments.com, and Rent.com provide a broad range and can attract many potential tenants looking for a rental in Long Beach.

Zillow is one of the most visited sites tenants use to find rentals. For landlords and investors, Zillow has many tools and an abundance of data and services but needs the ability to categorize properties in specific neighborhoods.

While it may seem conflicting to use Apartments.com due to charging users to apply on the mobile app, it helps to refine the quality of tenants looking for rentals.

Rent.com, much like Zillow, is free for prospecting tenants to use. By listing on both sites, you can cast a wider net and put your Long Beach rental property in front of more eyes.

People have access to the internet in the palm of their hands nowadays. When someone is looking for a rental, their first instinct will be to check their phones for rentals and be updated in real-time. You can take advantage of this by making sure you list your rental on all the popular websites.

Once listed, you’ll need to make your listing stand out. Professional photography can help capture details and angles that could be missed if you simply take a photo with your phone. While your phone is fine in a pinch, professional photography will often be of higher quality and be used for many years. A photo done with a phone may need to be updated as frequently as the phone itself.

Use Social Media 

Social media is used for more than just sharing pictures and status updates. While on their own, they may not be the best at listing your Long Beach rental, they can be used as an effective tool to list your rental. Listing one of the many different rental sights can only express a limited amount of details for your rental. As a listing tool, Facebook or Instagram can show more than just the rental itself. These sights can provide additional advertisement, and you can go into detail about neighbors, property management, and yourself as the owner. It can also open a more personalized avenue of communication where you can learn about the potential tenant.



Know Your Audience

Unfortunately, the days of tenants going through the classifieds looking for a rental are long gone. The majority of potential tenants are under 35 and will most likely go online to find a solution to their rental needs. While there isn’t anything against printed ads for rentals, it probably won't be seen. On the contrary, “for rent” signs are still practical. Many times tenants will find it difficult to initiate their search for a new place to live. By having a sign in front of your rental, you can still pique the curiosity of a potential tenant who may be indecisive.

There are many tools out there to help you find the right tenant. If you need help listing your Long Beach Rental or looking for a reliable property management company to handle vacancies, we invite you to call us today at (562) 888-0247 or fill out our Owner Application online.