Find Homes For Rent On RentShout
RentShout has launched our own rental search directory. This rental directory showcases our members’ rental listings along with rental listings pulled from other online sources. The rental directory allows renters to easily narrow down their search by property type, location and other criteria such as price , beds and baths. The region specific areas of the directory will showcase a Google map and local area information. Check it out and let us know what you think.
Are Online Apartment Marketing Services Useful?
There is a growing trend of apartment marketing services online for people wanting to find renters for their apartments. Let’s face it, finding a suitable apartment is much more convenient by searching on the internet. So for people who have apartments they want to rent out, they need to use online apartment marketing services. But the question is, are these apartment marketing services effective?
Let’s put yourself in the shoes of a renter. Your current rental contract is due to expire in a few weeks and you have to move out. Unless you’re computer illiterate, the first thing you do is search online for available apartments that are in the area you want to rent in.
You can either look for apartments by using the search engines or visit a rental directory which you’re familiar with. Many renters do this when they are looking for places to rent. Since the internet is such a popular place to search for apartment rentals, if you’re not advertising online for your apartment, you’re not marketing properly.
There are many apartment marketing websites where you can list your apartment in their database, and use their service to get your message out to interested renters. An example of one of these websites is RentShout at http://www.rentshout.com
If you have an apartment that you want to rent out, RentShout should definitely be one of your first choices to get the word out.
Their services include:
- submitting your apartment details to rental directories
- syndicate the details of your apartment on popular search directories including Google and Yahoo
- create videos with apartment images you provide them with, and distribute them to video sharing sites such as YouTube
- publish your apartment details through their social network including Facebook and Twitter
Looking at the list of services, you can see that RentShout has covered almost all the possible websites where you can market your apartment. The important thing here is targeted traffic.
This rental advertising company has started to become one of the main websites for apartment owners to fill their vacant apartment units quickly. They are continuously adding new rental directories to their network to provide the best exposure for their clients. Without a shadow of a doubt, apartment marketing websites are effective in helping owners find renters quickly.
Rental Advertising Tip – Pictures Matter
Have a great apartment community or single-family rental that needs a great tenant? Be sure to include pictures within your online ad to seal the deal. A recent nationwide study revealed that property photos were “extremely important” to renters searching online.
At RentShout, we allow you to upload up to 24 photos to every listing, and recommend at least five. While the 5-photo minimum qualifies your listing to receive an advertised rental video, it also allows you to show renters different aspects of the property that may help them make their decision.
We’ve seen the proof of this with the rental advertisements at RentShout, as ads with more pictures receive a higher amount of qualified leads. Some studies have shown an increase in leads of up to 80%!
Image Credit: Kavanjin Croatia Apartments
Increased Rental Advertising
RentShout Increases Client Online Visibility to Homes.com and Sublet
Here at RentShout we understand how important it is to have your rental listings appear on as many rental internet listing services as possible. With over 90% of online renters searching multiple websites for a place to live, having your rentals on multiple directories increases your chance of capturing those renter leads and closing that lease quicker.
We have recently expanded our network reach to deliver increased online visibility to our clients rental listings by adding two additional websites, Homes.com and Sublet, to our growing catalog of syndication partners. These additions are on the heels of recently added websites, Apartment Hunterz and Cazoodle, making our reach to 60+ rental directories and video portals.
To Furnish or Not to Furnish, That is the Question
There comes a time in every landlord’s professional life when he or she must decide how to present their rental property to potential tenants. Apartment marketing, apartment advertising and apartment vacancy issues are all matters landlords must deal with on a regular basis.
But that is not all. As part of their apartment marketing strategies and business planning, landlords must also determine whether to rent out their apartments and/or homes as fully furnished, partially furnished or as empty and unfurnished unites. Each one of these options has its own set of pros and cons which landlords should weigh very carefully against each other, against the current rental market, against the functionality and purpose of the property itself and, lastly, against the targeted tenants.
Fully Furnished Rental Units
Understandably, furnished units charge higher rent and they have little to no competition. However, landlords must invest much more in maintenance and realized that the pool of tenants is fairly limited.
• Vacation rental marketing or vacation homes and vacation apartments are probably the most compelling reasons for landlords to fully furnish their units. If the property is intended for short term leasing (usually six months or less) to vacationing tenants, by all means, the units should be fully furnished and preferably decorated attractively. After all, people on vacation will not be carrying furniture along with them and they will want to be comfortable in a pleasant environment.
• Homes and/or apartments which are intended for business people (travelling salespersons and touring lecturers, artists, athletes, etc.) should be furnished elegantly and provide all the personal and business amenities available at hotels such as room service, high speed Internet access, office space and services, gym and spa, and so on.
These units are usually rented out for anywhere between several days to a couple of months and they are most often located in business districts and near airports.
• Historic and vintage apartment units and homes should most likely be furnished to match the unique exterior. Since such furniture would usually include costly antiques, the targeted tenants should be adults who could appreciate such fineries.
• Homes and/or apartments which valiant landlords are willing to rent to students near college campuses should be furnished with sturdy furniture that will, on the one hand, survive lots of abuse while, on the other hand, be cheap enough to replace when its needed. Décor much like college dorm rooms is appropriate for such units.
Partially Furnished Units
• Newlyweds and young people who have had the time to accumulate some furniture but not enough for an entire household would most likely appreciate partially furnished apartments which usually include kitchen appliances such as a stove, refrigerator dishwasher and maybe a piece or two in the living room and/or bedroom.
• Many singles of all ages and both genders have amassed a few pieces of furniture but would, in all probability, welcome whatever else landlords can offer. It is advisable for landlords to provide attractive furniture but as generic as possible so that it does not clash with that which is brought in by the tenants.
Empty, Unfurnished Units
When opting to rent their units as unfurnished, landlords must realize that the pool of tenants is virtually limitless but so is the competition.
• The great majority of tenants strive to make their rental units as homey as they possibly can and they, therefore, want to personalize them. This means that they would want to rent empty, unfurnished apartments and/or homes and bring in their own furniture and miscellaneous decorations.
