How to Successfully Rent a Unit Without a Realtor

​Did you know that 37% of the United States rents their home or the equivalent of nearly 44 million households and over 111 million tenants? You can have your share of that demand if you so choose. But real estate agents usually want their cut too. Realtors will take a full month’s rent in commission between the renting agent and the owner’s agent (The property owner pays this, nothing comes out of the tenant’s pocket, depending on the state you own your rentals). In our case, one of our units had been vacant for 3 months before we got it rented again. To lose another month of income on top of that would have been devastating! I am here to tell you that you can avoid losing valuable rent, but you do have to put in the time to make it happen. There are a few tricks to getting this all done if take the correct steps. This post should guide you in the right direction. 

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