Listing a rental in November, December, January...?

[Robert Johnson]

C class property, 2 bed 2 bath ($650 mo) in Ohio. It's taken me a couple of months to get the apartment up to speed and now I'm running into holidays and dead of winter to find a tenant. Any advice or suggestions? I'm a bit tentative about the quality of the applicants id be getting this time of year? Thanks!!!!!

[Kathleen Leary]

I had a very similar property go vacant the end of September (a couple of years ago). It did take until January to get it rented, but it was to a tenant who has turned out to be THE BEST EVER. (I hope he stays forever!)

I would just say screen, screen, screen; don't take the first warm body with a checkbook just to get it rented. You may regret it later on.