How can I market my room to rent a room quicker

[David Minaya]

Hello everyone,

I recently purchased a condo in Oceanside, CA and I am looking to rent out one of the rooms. I posted the room on Roomies and Craigslist about a week ago and have only received two interested tenants. Could anyone provide any tips or advice on how to market the room better so that it rents faster? Also provide any good websites besides rentometer to find a good price point for rent by the room?

[Jon Schwartz]

@David Minaya, I definitely recommend Facebook Marketplace.

To find rent comps, you’re best off looking at Craigslist and seeing what other bedrooms in your area are renting for. Rentometer, Zillow, Zumper, etc. estimate rents for apartments, not individual bedrooms. If you’re basing your asking price on what Rentometer says a one-bedroom apartment rents for in your area, you’re asking for too much! That might explain the lack of interest.

Good luck!