Zillow Rental Manager (advertising and rent payment management)

[Robert Stamper]

Hi, 

Has anyone used Zillow Rental Manager to manage rent payments and applications?   We just listed a property on Zillow.   From what I can tell, the first listing is free and subsequent listings are $9.99 per week.   That might seem expensive, but if I were looking for a rental, that is where I would start.   That seems like a reasonable fee to me for a rental listing that hopefully lasts no more than a couple of weeks.   Others may disagree.   

What about accepting applications through Zillow.  We use Cozy and they charge the renter $40.00 which makes some potential worry that they are throwing money out the window when they apply to many apartments/homes for rent.  Zillow appears to charge the renter $30.00 once then they can apply to unlimited rentals for the next $30 days.  That seems better from the tenant perspective.   Has anyone used this service?

What about managing rental payments on Zillow?   I'm considering Buildium.  That costs $47/month and is probably worth it.   It appears that the Zillow service is free to the landlord and they make their money on non ach transactions with the tenant (credit/debit cards).  

What does everyone use for advertising rentals?  What does everyone use for managing tenant payments?

Thanks!

Robby