need to rent my great condo in Rahway (Fairfield: good credit, showing)

[Stationcondo]

need a good rental agent to find a tenant; who would you suggest ?

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by Stationcondo

need a good rental agent to find a tenant; who would you suggest ?

Me of course

Only kidding

Where is the condo located ?

[PropertyOwner]

I am currently advertising my property at Rentalhunt.com. If you want to see what the ad looks like it's here: Fairfield rental homes for rent

It looks like I will get it rented this weekend and I got five emails about it today alone all from Rentalhunt. My friend had recommended this website and so far i'm happy with it. Prices seemed lower than all the other ones to so that helps.

My local paper charged me $96 for a tiny ad and I paid $35 for the rentalhunt ad and that's because I had it featured otherwise it was $30 and I've recieved a ton more calls and emails from the rentalhunt ad. I got a few calls from the newspaper ad the first day, but most wanted Section 8 and another had an eviction. After the first day, no more calls from the paper.

Good Luck!

[CuCullin]

Really? Theres only 77! listings on that site in total. There isn't a single listing in Rahway, either. I'm kind of surprised anyone has seen your property from that site, to be candid.

[PropertyOwner]

Did you see the number of page views at the bottom of my ad? 615 as of now and that's only a couple weeks on the site. Maybe since there aren't thousands of listings more people see my ad? Not really sure, but a friend recommended it, and I have 6 people that i'm showing it to this weekend and i'm very happy with the response rate. I originally tried to sign up with Rentmarketer but something was wrong with the site and it declined two perfectly good credit cards. Rentalhunt.com had no problem with the same credit card.

I'll definately use them again and recommend them to friends.

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by CuCullin

Really? Theres only 77! listings on that site in total. There isn't a single listing in Rahway, either. I'm kind of surprised anyone has seen your property from that site, to be candid.

I think me and you read this the sameway, But This poster is not the OP
and is recommending this site to advertise on.
I would use a realtor (because i am one of them) and let the realtor pay for any advertisement they do, And you can have it where the renter pays the realtor fee so it does not cost you anything, The realtor would also do the credit and background check ( We use The national tenant network)

[CuCullin]

Originally Posted by BrianG

The realtor would also do the credit and background check ( We use The national tenant network)

That, specifically, is why I would use a realtor when I want to rent. After this first home purchase I'm going through now, my intention is to buy, along with my brother (the banker in the family), a 2-family. Having a realtor doing the credit and background check is a huge plus in my book.

[joe moving]

Craigslist? How much does the background/credit check cost? Or I suppose if you get a realtor, the realtor fee will scare away a lot of bad renters.

[PropertyOwner]

Originally Posted by BrianG

I think me and you read this the sameway, But This poster is not the OP
and is recommending this site to advertise on.
I would use a realtor (because i am one of them) and let the realtor pay for any advertisement they do, And you can have it where the renter pays the realtor fee so it does not cost you anything, The realtor would also do the credit and background check ( We use The national tenant network)

I'm not sure what you mean by i'm not the OP? Don't know what an OP is.
Ironic how you claim i'm advertising and then you advertise for using a realtor (because you are one).

I own many rentals and can tell anyone thinking of using a Realtor why it's a bad idea. Of course, Realtors like the poster above will flip out because they lose money, but who has the incentive to lie? I lose or gain nothing by telling you not to use a Realtor.

Notice the ability to pull credit is used as a major selling point by the Realtor. You can take your credit applications to any local credit bureau and they will run the credit for you. I do it locally all the time with no problem. Eviction records are even easier to obtain, just do a search on google and you can have it in minutes.

A Realtor makes his money when the property is rented. Trust me when I tell you that they will have lowered standards to get a property rented than you the owner would have. They will claim they are very carefull but I have seen this first hand. I have never had to evict a tenant screening them myself.
If something goes wrong with the unit? A Realtor is not going to waste time trying to find the cheapest solution. They send someone out and you pay the bill. They don't make more money by saving you money.

Then to top it off, they take 10% of the rent. And what have they really done for you that you couldn't have done better?

The only time you should ever have a Realtor manage your properties is if they are so far away that you can't deal with them yourself. Even then, you could still manage them if you're willing to take the time. A trip to find tenants for you property is a tax right off and a mini vaction for you. And you'll still save money over paying 10% to a PM.

Lastly, why would the Realtor above thinking i'm advertising when I mentioned two different websites? And if anyone thinks the listing above isn't really mine, send me an email through the "Contact Landlord" link at the bottom of my ad and I will be happy to respond.

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by joe moving

Craigslist? How much does the background/credit check cost? Or I suppose if you get a realtor, the realtor fee will scare away a lot of bad renters.

The background / credit check can be anywhere from 25 to 50 dollars
depending on what your realtor requests , Most realtors require the applicant to pay this fee . I pay the fee myself and can go right online to the website
they give me a thumbs up or down with the recommendation within a few minutes, I think it is worth the cost to protect the owner i am representing

You can go to the website

ntnonline.com and see what they have to offer