And you have to honor what you advertise, you might actually lose money on that 1 in 100, but make up for it with the business you brought in the door the other 99 times. 

(And on a side note, this usually results in some level of deferred maintenance, since there is no time for "routine turnover maintenance").There are obviously differing schools of thought here, but as an experienced property manager, I actually dislike advertising units for rent before the current tenant vacates, for a few reasons:1.

You spent $1300 on due diligence, and that due diligence revealed that this isn't the deal it was advertised as.

Your choice.25% down, it'll take your choice of a rate bump or 2.125 discount points to get the rate you see advertised everywhere for owner occupants. 15% down, it'll take your choice of a rate bump or 4.125 discount points to get the rate you see advertised everywhere for owner occupants.See the link above for more details. 

Advertising via the web has been the most effective for me .

You are not advertising to multiple property owners.

Hi Gaston,I am going to assume you are asking for a way to get rental comps other than looking at advertised units or calling other complexes.

As previously mentioned, stay away from the companies with big advertisements and huge staffs.

How do you advertise your vacant units?

I just don’t trust anyone to screen and advertise and then show the units.