Also, assuming you did not know that the unit was occupied, I would refuse to acknowledge them as a tenant (refer to them as a trespasser/squatter) unless/until there is evidence that they ever had a lease to begin with.  

Hey BP,I have a friend who is getting his RE License and plans on only referring clients and collecting referral fees since he has a big network. 

My realtor referred him to me, so i don’t want to totally discount him, but it still makes me nervous.

I would also ask for references that you can call.

Amelia- why don’t you just get your real estate license and list the property yourself instead of referring it out to an agent?

Posting on MLSApartments.com/Zillow/Trulia etc.Create TikToks for the units (sounds crazy but it's very effective to this age demographic)Create virtual tours, pics, floor plans for people to interactExclusive building website to highlight it's features and why it's a desirable place to liveContact University housing professionals on how they can refer students and staff members Network with local hospitals and larger companies to assist with spreading the word of availability of units Good luck!

My real estate partners are at Image Realty in NE Arkansas.

For reference, I currently walk about 3.5 miles to the nearest Aldi to get groceries :DI am okay spending a little bit more if that puts me in a better suited-for-me area but still want the rent to be reasonable.For anyone familiar with the area, do you have any recommended areas that I should look further into or stay away from given the little bit of info that was shared above?

That will help me refer someone in the general area for you.

@Krystal Ahn, I think what you're probably referring to is placing the property into an entity like and LLC where you are the member of the LLC for liability protection.