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I'm having trouble finding a tenant for my rental

Pedro Padierna
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Dear BP community,

 I recently bought and rehabbed my first rental, we left it in great shape and its ready to rent. The property is in a nice neighborhood and a good school district. But unfortunately, we are struggling to get a tenant; it has been in the market for 29 days (already more than the average for the area), and since then, every single day we have done a showing, but no one has applied yet.

I have one theory: The next-door neighbor decided to start a hobby of reconstructing old trucks, and one partially destroyed truck is sitting in their driveway next to the entrance of the property (there is no HOA to regulate the area). So when people visit the property, they might get turnoff by this sight.

Do you have any ideas of what can I do to help get a tenant? 

If you are curious, here is a link to the property, and picture of the truck in the driveway.

Thank you in advance for your thoughts.

Best,

Pedro P.

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Hi I am a newbie to all this but would to offer my two cents.  When I clicked on the link you provided and looked at the property info, I noticed that the Zestimate rent for this property is $1295.  If I were looking for a rental and don't know anything about real estate, comparing that to your rental price will give me pause - you are too expensive.  Secondly, I entered your address into Rentometer and it did come up with $1376, which I think is how you came up with your price, but if you look at the comps below, most of the properties upon which Rentometer based their median recommendation are a lot bigger than yours.  The property closest in size and location to yours at Purlane and Blanco 1056 sq ft .98 miles away is only renting for $1150.  It also has 3b2b.

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