How to Lease Up Your Apartment Home

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If your a landlord or apartment management company, one of your top priorities is keeping the community you are overseeing full. After all, the owners are most concerned with the return on their investment. But sometimes when a competitor opens up down the street or the economy turns south, there are a few things you can do to drive more traffic to your apartment community. And with more traffic usually comes more leases. Read on to find out what tips you can use to lease up your community fast.

Use Apartment Guide

There are many websites that exist today where you can rent space online. There are many larger companies like Apartment Guide and Apartment Finder where you can post photos, floor-plans, and pricing. You will have to pay a fee, but you will be able to get your community out if front of a larger audience. 

And these companies will provide you will a phone number so you can see exactly how many people are contacting you on a monthly basis. And if you can sign up on a month by month basis, you can use the service when you need it.

Use an Apartment Locator

Many apartment locators will be happy to send you clientele. They just want to be paid a commission in return for bringing you business.  And of course you will only pay them a referral fee if you send them business.  There are many apartment locators in your city. You can contact them directly and give them your property information.

Many apartment locators will subscribe to companies who will offer a full list of apartment communities that pay commissions. They will publish your community as well. This is a great way to get your property if front of apartment locators and renters.

Craigslist

There are many free services like Craigslist where you can post listings for free. You can post photos and descriptions.