Many landlords still don’t advertise online
I had a great conversation with a landlord from Mississippi who had several rental properties she wanted to advertise. She needed some help getting her ads posted because she lived in a very rural area and did not have high speed Internet access. The women informed me that in the past she would always advertise her rentals in her local newspapers, but they were no longer getting her enough leads.
That is no surprise. There are various reports that project the penetration of US households with high speed Internet access at 50-60% and growing. However, this tells me that there are still a lot of landlords who are missing out on the power of advertising their vacancies online. It also says that landlords and property managers who do advertise online will be getting an even bigger boost in the years to come as more and more renters get broadband access and start searching online.
I am happy I was able to help this landlord transition her advertising to the Internet. Now she will gain access to a much broader audience of renters and can reactivate her ads next year with just a few clicks.
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It is amazing how many people have gotten rid of their dial up in the past two years.
Hi I’m looking for a house so me and my boyfriend can move in together i live six hours away from him and not really sure when and how to start looking for a house. Since I’m so far away I was looking at places online but not really coming up with anything any advise or help or anything lol would be really awesome…… much appreciated thanks
Hi Rebecca,
Try Rentalsonline.com, Rentals.com, and Rentalhomesplus.com. When doing a search on Google or Yahoo, put the name of the city and “home rentals” or “apartments” or “homes for rent” and see what other sites may have listings in your area.
Good luck with your search.