I personally like to find areas that are versatile i.e. lake town in Summer and ski area in Winter.

Hi Victoria - First, the timing could be part of the issue—rentals often slow down before the holidays, especially in college towns like Fayetteville.

With low inventory around the country, check the absorption rate in your town.

Before myself and a few other builder developers jumped in.. it was hard to sell anything in those blocks of town..

I am sorry I have been misspelling your home town. :-)

Often times these approved vendors are more expensive than the individual you can contract with on your own because they know they are the only show in town.3.

I had people coming to view the house tomorrow: postponed them because of this -- several were interested in a mid-month start date (we're in a university town - lots of movement!). 

I was wondering if anyone here have a clause they use to bill the tenant the sewer utility as some form of additional rent.You should have in your lease that the tenant is responsible for all utilities (this would include sewer even if it has to stay in the owner's name)  Sewer bills come out once a year here (except some Town municipalities where they are billed monthly)  We add them to the tenant ledger and the tenant reimburses.If that isn't spelled out in the lease you'd need an addendum to include it or do at renewal. 

Usually, they live out of town and want to narrow their housing options before visiting.

We've been in Pensacola for about a year, so we're learning the other parts of town that are better for long term rentals.