Zillow to start charging on Feb. 3 - alternatives?

[JD Martin]

Hi all - Happy New year!

Today I got a notice from Zillow that beginning February 3rd, each rental listing will cost $10 per week. Since Zillow also owns Trulia and Hotpads, I'm not sure how that will translate to those apps but I suspect it will in some fashion.

So my question: what are you all using for alternatives? I don't mind paying for a good service, but I went back through the last few listings and saw that Trulia generated the most leads by far, followed by Zillow and then Hotpads. I'm already somewhat unsatisfied with Zillow for a few reasons, so I don't mind leaving them but I'm unsure where to go. I quit the Craigslist route a few years ago as the applicant quality was really suspect. We still have yard signs but some houses don't lend themselves to drive-by advertising as the roads are secondary. 

So what do you all use for lead generation? Is it free or do you pay?

[Dennis M.]

I only use Facebook . I see no reason to use any other platform . The beauty of Facebook is the ability to screen the tenants beforehand . You can learn about everything just by their profiles before you even contact them . No other platform offers such a valuable tool .