How to find the market rate for my home??

[Gustavo Juarez]

Hello all, I would like to move my family to a new house and rent out our current home.  I don't see similar houses for rent in my area when I browse zillow, craigslist, etc. The houses I see are not very close and are in a better area so I do not want to assume I can charge the same.

How can I go about finding the market rate I can expect to charge for my home? Can I call a prop management company and just ask?

[Kai Kopsch]

Free tools are www.rentometer.com and Zillow rent estimate on your Zillow property page or just asked your, local Realtor, to pull comps from the MLS and his/her opinion?