best month to have rental open for rent

[Quentin Moller]

What is your opinion on the best month to have a rental come available?  Is it easiest to have a rental least finish in the spring say April/May, to make it the easiest to find new tenants or the fall or what's everyone's opinion?  I'm more asking for a single family type rental, not a college town type student rental.

[Chris Bruni]

My opinion... just avoid the winter months if you can.  All of my leases end between April 1 and October 1.  I try to not have too many in any one month just in case there is some turnover.  I also try to have variety in sizes available just in case one tenant wants to move up or down in size.  Have had some success in retaining good tenants that way.