Posts about Starting out

The lights go up. The judges lean in. Your rental listing steps onto the runway, but it's giving early 2000s Craigslist—blurry photos, ominous descriptions, all caps.

There's nothing quite like being ghosted by a prospective tenant. One minute you're scheduling showings and going out of your way to the property. Next, you're driving away from another no-show while Simon and Garfunkel's The Sounds of Silence plays in the background.

If you’re still spending hours coordinating property showings, chasing down keys, or dealing with last-minute cancellations, it’s time to rethink your leasing process. Self-access solutions like SentriGuard, CodeBox, and igloohome Smart Locks eliminate these headaches, giving prospective tenants secure, 24/7 access to view properties—without requiring your constant involvement.

It’s been reported that as little as 10% of potential tenants that are actually qualified for a property they’re interested in will show up to their viewing appointment and will submit a complete and accurate application. The odds are stacked against property managers right from the start. This means that thorough tenant screening is critical to finding quality tenants.

If you’re going to fill your rental vacancies fast — and with quality tenants — you have to invest in online marketing and advertising. But with so many possible tactics to advertise your property, how do you determine which methods are worth the investment?

Renting out a residential property can be a pain for most property managers. Whether you’re leasing a new property to tenants for the first time or turning over a unit to a new tenant, there’s a long list of property management tasks to take care of before you start collecting rental income.

Finding new tenants during rental turnover is the most challenging and time-consuming part of a property manager’s job. With the average vacancy lasting thirty to forty days, it’s a major disruption to cash flow and annual income, plus the work involved to find and screen potential tenants is a significant effort.