Filling a vacancy in Cleveland, OH

[Tim W.]

I have a 1 bed/1 bath unit in Brooklyn, OH that’s been renovated recently. It’s been marketed for rent for almost a month now at $565/mo. My recenty renovated 1 bed/ 1 bath units in Lakewood, OH rent out far quicker, ~2 weeks at $585-600/month. Has any other property managers/landlords experienced a drastic difference between those 2 locations? If so, what has your experience been with vacant Brooklyn units? I’m getting slightly frustrated because I’m used to the vacant units being filled so much quicker. Thanks, Tim

[Ryan Evans]

I've only ever heard bad things about property managers out in there, and that's from landlords, not just tenants. It's hard to find a good one plain and simple. I've heard an interesting tip on a podcast once where the owner had out of state properties and property management in place, but whenever there was a vacancy he personally promoted the crap out of it on zillow, redfin, craigslist, facebook, etc., regardless of what the PM did. Then he set up a ton of appointments and forced the PM into going to show it. 

They'll never care about a property like an owner, so maybe give them a little more pressure with a similar strategy. Sure, that's technically their job, but that doesn't mean they're doing it well.