@Jeff Smith We fill around 10 rentals a month here in our market in Connecticut for our clients and our own properties and below are some of the strategies we use to fill units:Advertise on Craigslist (make sure you are highlighting any local landmarks, areas of town, or schools that are near your rental people search CL for that stuff)Advertise through Zillow Rental Manager.

Selling it will bring them money, instead of having it be a drain, paying property taxes: highlight the negatives of holding it vs the positives of finally selling.Any other suggestions for tackling this?

But a significant difference from the $55K that appears to be highlighted in the article!

I highlight "points" and "conversation" because the two go hand in hand together.

pid=1593Houston Real Estate Highlights in January:• Single-family home sales fell 8.1 percent year-over-year, with 4,100 units sold, marking the third consecutive month of declining sales;• Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes lowered from 68 to 65 days;• Total property sales tumbled 8.4 percent, with 5,011 units sold;• Total dollar volume declined 4.4 percent to slightly more than $1.3 billion;• The single-family home median price edged up 1.4 percent to $222,000, reaching a January high;• The single-family home average price increased 2.4 percent to a January high of $277,483;• Single-family homes months of inventory was at a 3.7-months supply, up from 3.2 months last January and equal to the national inventory level;• Townhome/condominium sales fell for a fifth straight month – down 10.5 percent, with the average price down 2.3 percent to $188,268 and the median price down 2.8 percent to $154,250;• Lease properties saw their strongest performance since November 2017, as single-family home rentals climbed 16.5 percent with the average rent up 0.4 percent to $1,755;• Volume of townhome/condominium leases surged 16.4 percent with the average rent down 0.8 percent to $1,504.

Do you guys think it might serve me well to earn a certification by taking a course that is associated with CCIM to highlight that I am invested in the subject matter?

There are a bunch of posts on this website highlighting different things to look out for.

Connect by asking them "what was the highlight of your week?"

Thanks for sharing the highlights of this deal @Caleb Bryant! 

If the property has a tenant, preferably in a long term lease, perhaps you could highlight their stability and position in the economy.