All Forum Posts by: Neda Navidnia

I have 7 units I own and rent in the Houston area with rents ranging from $500 to $1200/mo.  I even have one just south of this listing in Katy off of Clay road.  In addition to all the excellent suggestions already provided, you should consider advertisting in the Greensheet.  It normally costs me $15 for an ad covering one distribution area for a week.  These days the Greensheet provides both a hardcopy newspaper style circular and an online ad.  I get queries from both.  From my experience I get more traffic from the Greensheet then any other source, though I cover my bets with Postlets and a sign in the yard.

When I ran ads in Houston the response was decent but definitely not great. Do you have a video walk thru? So ads read...See VIDEO! Also, just a thought but you could add FREE TV! 40 INCH FLAT SCREEN. These are around $250 on sale. Thx

It looks like there is a lot of inventory of SFH for rent in your area. Unless you are getting a ton of potential deadbeats, I would keep qualification requirements out of the MLS listing.

4 BRs is a selling point for this home.  If one of them is small, suggest use as a den/office.  There are only 6 pictures, most of the competition has at least 12 some as many as 30.  At the very least I would add a picture of the Master Bedroom and the bathrooms.  Also I would like to see a view from the back of the house.  The garage should probably be mentioned in the description.  The square footage is good, so it might help to list room dimensions.

I think the house looks better vs. competition with the $50 reduction.  If it was in the mid 1200s, it probably would get even more interest.

BEAUTIFUL 2 STORY HOME... NEW AND SPACIOUS HOME WITH CERAMIC TILE FLOORS IN ALL LIVING AREAS, KITCHEN, AND BATHROOMS. MAKE YOUR APPOINTMENT TODAY AND COME SEE THESE BEAUTIFUL HOUSE.

Thats it? If that is the listing I would have clicked next in about 10 seconds. see below for something better but not great.

Beautiful 2 story home in highly desired (abc) school district. Walking distance to (bus stop, park, ??) Is tile flooring what is "in" in that area? New tile floring through house, beautiful manicured back yard with off street parking and 1 car garage. Come see this beautiful house today!

If what Chris Vail put up is the property for Ned Nav then that is a bad presentation.

Lot's of improvement can be made.

The house itself I do not know if it's just me but looks cheap and ugly. The pictures of the inside are very sterile looking with no life to them. One picture the kitchen light is off in the distance making the room look very dark. Another the chandelier light is off.

I think as investors a mistake made many times is we are technical on the numbers when posting ads. That is great for analysis but regular home owner buyers and renters do NOT think that way.

When you present a property you have to EMOTIONALLY SELL the potential tenant or buyer. There is nothing in the description about views, schools, quiet street, culd-de-sac, sunset views, etc.

You have to paint a picture with words and then have great pictures to round out the story.

@Thomas Williamson I have heard that it is hard to rent out houses in Atlanta, not only in winter. I am trying to get into the market but got warned that it's hard to find tenants in general even for nice houses. Is it true based on your experience?

Thanks,

Emma

Have you asked the neighbors for referrals? If they have friends that are looking for housing, I'm sure they'd like to have them in the neighborhood. Good luck!

@Neda Navidnia 

I know how you feel, I have a condo in Atlanta that shows well and people have come by to look at it but no one is ready to commit. Its going on a month for me as well, and my PM said that is not a surprise considering the time of the year and its in a mid income to low area and its customary for people to wait till after the holiday and maybe tax returns to afford rent + security dep.

I wish she was wrong but I'm have the same luck with a house I renovated and put on the market almost two months ago that still has not moved.

Good Luck 

@Ned Nav I see. But I agree with @Jay Hinrichs also. If you lower the rent, there is a possibility that your property will attract buyers easily. Try to  make low offers. As a new agent you have the same advantage as a first-time buyer when it comes to negotiating a discount. If lowering the rent does not still work, try to look into your marketing strategies. Do you have a website? If yes, then, improve its on line presence to reach out wide target clients.