Property Manager not Advertising on Zillow

[Brett Mather]

I'm owner of 2 townhouses which I recently relocated far away from (I used to manage them myself). I now have a property manager who has been advertising one of them for a few months now, but he's had lots of trouble getting it to list properly on Zillow. He claims that he can't control the listing on Zillow. It seems Zillow is a really good place to advertise rentals (it's where I looked most of the time when searching for a place to live) so I'd really like it advertised there. If he was finding a tenant quickly I wouldn't be so concerned, but is it reasonable to expect him to have the rental listed on Zillow as well as other sites?

[Michael Robbins]

If the property has not rented after a few months then the primary reason would not be Zillow. I am not sure how the market is there in CA but here in Vegas many of our rentals are filled by other agents bringing their clients. I am assuming your manager is listing the rental on the local MLS. I would check to verify the make-ready condition of the home (repairs, cleanliness, etc..) and the market rent vs your current asking rent.