Is my rental cursed?!

[Colm McCormack]

I have a 4/2/1 rental in a desirable area that’s about 1,700 SF and I can't get it rented! I had a motivated seller call me on my bill board, negotiated the short sale, bought it and had it fixed up so it’s clean & pretty. I have had it on the rental market for 3 months and get 8 showings per week! To date, I have only had 1 application, which I rejected. The house is on Rentals.com, Craigslist (three different times!!), in the ReMax manager’s advertising system, has a yard sign and even neighborhood directional signs. I lowered the rental amount so I am now the lowest priced rental in this area for its size. I have even allowed for some (small) pets. Anyway, do you have any thoughts on getting it filled? Feel free to ask me any questions to get a better idea of the situation.