Rental questions - Realtor not advertising rental appropriately

[Ruth Buckley]

Hi BP landlords, 

Two quick q's I was hoping folks could help with:

1. We put our townhouse on the market for Sep 1st rental last week with a realtor. He told me it would go out to '500 websites'. The townhouse is pretty new and in great shape so I was surprised not to get any viewing requests this week. When I went online I could not find it advertised on any of the big websites (Zillow, Trulia, Hotpads, etc.). I could only find it on one website. I have signed a contract with the realtor, am I still obligated to stay with him despite this? Should I request a deduction on the broker fee based on the lost time marketing (approx 1 week)?

2. We just signed the P&S on a multifamily. The lower unit already has a lease rental until Nov 30th of this year. We discovered that one of the people living in the unit is not on the lease, should we request that they are added before we close? Also there was no statement of condition signed when the lease was originally signed. Should we request one before close?

Thanks for any pointers!

Ruth