How To Help Your Rental Make A Good First Impression

When renting your home, first impressions are very important. Approach your home as a prospective tenant would. How does the yard look? Are there flowers to make their home attractive? When entering the home how does it smell? A little...bleach or Pine Sol can go a long way! It's essential to have the home clean before showing it. Most prospective tenants have a hard time seeing past the dirt no matter how many times you reassure them that the home will be clean before they rent it. Another important touch is to have all the lights on in the home. No one wants a dark and dreary home. Show your prospective tenants how bright and cheerful your home looks and they will be sure to want to make it their own

Rental owners, don't underestimate the importance of checking the references your applicants provide to you, especially their previous landlords (and make sure they do provide this info, including their phone number). The previous landlord(not current landlord) can be a wealth of knowledge and insight into your applicants living habits and the way they will eventually deal with you as their landlord. As a previous landlord they will not have the goal of getting the tenant to move out of their home if they happen to be a bad tenant, so they tend to be more open and honest with you. Take advantage of their openness and just listen.