May Real Estate Newsletter

May 18, 2010

Well, the tax credit has expired and on we are with real estate in 2010.

Searching for Rentals
**I have had a lot of calls recently from folks looking for a property to rent. Some of you have been the ones that have referred them to me. Thank you! I really appreciate you thinking of me and giving my information to your friends and family. While I am only able to help to an extent, I'm happy to help point people in the right direction. I am not able to locate properties from one source like I can in the MLS for listed properties for sale, and I also am not able show them like I can with for sale properties. I also don't typically match tenants with properties and landlords, but what I am able to do is help out of state people navigate areas a little bit better and point people to the most useful websites to search for rentals on. If I do know of rentals available I will happily point people in your direction. If you own homes for rent and have vacancies come up in the future, please email me and let me know. If I know anyone looking for a rental I'd be happy to connect them with you.

-Below are a few websites that are good resources.

Craiglist.org is probably the best bet for looking for a rental. Most landlords and professional property managers post their rentals on craigslist. It's one of the places that is the most central for finding as many properties for rent as possible. However, in my opinion it doesn't have the best search capabilities, which sometimes makes it difficult to navigate if you have specific criteria or a specific area within town.

Rentals.com is also a great place to look and is maybe a bit easier with the search criteria than Craigslist is.

Finally, if you are looking to rent an apartment as opposed to a home, Apartments.com is a really convenient site for that search.

I have also been asked a lot over the past year or so if I have any good recommendations for property management companies. We are looking for a couple of trustworthy property management companies to have on our short list, so if you own or used to own a rental property and have had a good experience with a company here, or if you are a tenant who has had a good experience with a company here, or if you just know of someone that is a trustworthy company and who does a great job for their clients, please shoot me an email and let me know - I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks!

ListingBook!
**Listingbook is a program that helps us work together in finding a property that fits your needs. If you haven't done so yet and would like to sign up for a (free) Listing Book Account click on this link and fill out the "Search Like an Agent" form on the right hand side (phone number isn't required). If I have sent you an invitation, all you have to do is confirm the invitation. If I sent you an invitation and you disregarded it because you didn't know what it was, let me know and I can send you a new one. Here's a brochure that explains it further.