use quality contractors and be clear and exact about expectations and outcomes.

You have to just network in real life and in forums and figure out who is real, but on your end, you have to build a reputation for delivering quality opportunities which is hard to do at 19.

Use their crew with total control of the work flow and the speed at which it gets done.   

Hello All,I just got the 2nd unit of my first house hack duplex ready for tenants and am using a realtor to lease the unit.I am using a realtor to fill the unit as I have limited time and also wanted to learn from somebody else doing it.There has been interest in the unit but only a couple of people have filled out the application.We dropped/discounted the rent to be inline with whatever other similar apartments are available in my immediate area.And I believe that my unit is the best one available due to its location and the quality of the rehab/upgrades.The realtor has listed the unit on all of the usual sites and has held an open house.It looks like there are not a lot of people looking to rent apartments in my immediate area at the moment.Question:Does anybody have any advice as to what else we could do to get the unit filled with a quality tenant?

Quality over quantity is my bias opinion.

It can take longer for a sec 8 tenant to move in as you are working at the speed of a government program and an inspection has to happen. 

The latter I feel like I would be paying them to catch them up to speed on things I already know and for them to educate themselves on the bill and current situations in the ever changing landscape.

Higher quality of tenants.

Third, the lender, which is hard money, has asked me to comment on a police report with incidents (all traffic related and mostly speeding), going back about fifteen years. 

These cities tends to command quality tenants and they have great schools.Feel free to message me for more information on the Houston market or any other question.