What are the best places to advertise residential rentals these days?

[Ian Dyer]

Where is your best place to find good tenants?  

We use Facebook Marketplace, Zillow, Apartments.com, Craigslist, the MLS (multiple listing service-requires a real estate license).

For Section 8, we also use AffordableHousing.com, which used to be GoSection8.com. We re-list every 3 weeks with the county housing authority, HACSB, but that yields no results.

We get best results from Facebook Marketplace & Zillow. We get very little from the MLS and Apartments.com. We do get a few from Craigslist.

We don't pay the $30/month on Zillow. We just use the free Zillow. We paid the $30/mo on a bunch of rentals and it made zero difference.

We haven't tried OfferUp for rentals. We use it a lot for personal buying/selling. I see a few rentals on there. Does anyone use it?

This is for rentals in Southern California. We also have large signage and tall "OPEN" flags in front of the communities.

Are there any other sites or methods that you're finding useful?

And, for Section 8, are there any other useful sites?

[John Morgan]

Zillow