Sample newspaper ad for rental

[Ken Williams]

After reading and seeing a lot of newspaper ads for rentals available, I have come to the conclusion that some of the wording in these ads must work a lot better at getting initial responses than others.

What are some of your tricks and verbage to stand out from the crowd?

Let's see a sample 3 bed/ 2 bath home listing for available rental..

I am trying to learn what to use and watch out for when using newspaper ads.

Thanks for any advice

[Kel S]

Some factors that I would consider when putting in a newspaper ad are:

* Number of bedrooms/baths.
* Amenities (Central Air/Full basement, Fenced, etc.,)
* School district (a biggy in my area)
* No pets (or pets ok), Sect 8 ok or not.
* Rent and deposit amount.

Those would be the basics.

As far as why people don't read the ad and ask a million questions, I actually think they do read it but by asking you questions (have done this myself) it's a way to open communication. As a landlord, I personal would welcome this because the more they ask gives me a better initial phone first impression of them. That's just me though.