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        <Summary>How to find a tenant for your Phoenix income property.</Summary>
        <Description>&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;You can sometimes get a house rented by only sticking in the ground a
&amp;quot;for rent&amp;quot; sign but just as with selling a home its worth going the
extra effort to expose your home to as many prospective tenants as
possible.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Below are several things you can do to increase the
possibility of renting a house, doing it sooner and possibly for more.&amp;nbsp;
Here is a simple quick overview of what to consider when leasing your
property.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br id="tr9e1" style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" /&gt;&lt;br id="fl8:0" style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;1.&amp;nbsp; Start by having a clean and prepared property.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br id="gui40" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;There
is nothing worse to turn off good tenants then a property which is not
clean and I mean really clean, clean enough that you would be happy
living there.&amp;nbsp; Even if you are prepping a property its probably worth
it to finish it and clean it up before you show it.&amp;nbsp; As imaginative as
people are its just hard to imagine a dirty property clean.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Just
spend the money and time, you'll often get better tenants and better
rents.&amp;nbsp; Plus it will be much easier to take photos for additional
exposure.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" /&gt;&lt;br id="t8ts0" style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;2.&amp;nbsp; Have a &amp;quot;For Rent&amp;quot; sign&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" /&gt;&lt;br style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;This is almost
free advertising.&amp;nbsp; It exposes a property to people seeking rentals in a
particular neighborhoods who may be driving around and to others in the
area who may know someone who would like to rent there.&amp;nbsp; Take it a step
further and have a dedicated property website.&amp;nbsp; You can get them for
for a minimal cost online.&amp;nbsp; A good example may be &lt;a title="Glendale rental property" target="_blank" href="http://www.22032n74th.com"&gt;www.22032n74th.com&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;
This was a bit more expensive but you can get a more scaled down version for
much less.&amp;nbsp; Then have a rider made for about $30.00 which will hang on
the sign.&amp;nbsp; The same site you created can be used for additional
exposure online.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" /&gt;&lt;br id="zw2g0" style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;3. Expose online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br id="zw2g1" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Not
yourself but the property.&amp;nbsp; The dedicated website you created can be
used as a catalyst for additional exposure.&amp;nbsp; Its an easy and quick way
to have lot of photos, a floor plan, and full details.&amp;nbsp; The website
address can be placed in places like &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span suggestions="Grisliest,Crackliest,Grizzliest" class="misspell" id="szkh106" style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Craigslist.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;
Photos rent properties.&amp;nbsp; The more the better.&amp;nbsp; I have up to 80 photos,
but usually 10-20 is fine, as long as it shows the house well.&amp;nbsp;
Remember that many of your prospective tenants may be out of state and
they will be searching online before they come here.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" /&gt;&lt;br id="mq3g0" style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;4. Consider paid placement and other types of advertising.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br id="knc90" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;You
can seek additional exposure though paid placement in some online
rental sites, in the newspapers or local editions.&amp;nbsp; your return for
such advertising will vary depending on the exposure and the property
being rented.&amp;nbsp; It may or may not be worth it.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br id="q05m0" style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Sometimes a church or other organizations and local businesses may be in need of rentals.&amp;nbsp; the more people know the better.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" /&gt;&lt;br id="knc91" style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;5. Consider placing your property for rent with an agent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br id="j7lq0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;If
you hire a Realtor to rent your property most of all those things will
be done for you plus much more exposure then you may put together.&amp;nbsp;
Plus many Realtors have economies of scale for advertising.&amp;nbsp; This means
that they can expose your home in more paces for less money.&amp;nbsp; Also
consider your time to arrange meeting and show properties.&amp;nbsp; This can be
taken car of for you.&amp;nbsp; Just a with selling, pick an agent that is
active and can show you what will be done.&amp;nbsp; There are fees involved but
considering time and the hassle its usually worth if to hire an agent
for leasing out a home or condo, but not an apartment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" /&gt;&lt;br id="idiv0" style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;6. Write an enticing ad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br id="zhar0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Write carefully and be succinct.&amp;nbsp; Make it easy for prospective tenants to reach you and get they information they need.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br id="y:kr0" style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" /&gt;&lt;br id="y:kr1" style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Having
a clean well prepared property and not skimping on advertising will
help you rent it out quicker and for more.&amp;nbsp; Be open to negotiation.&amp;nbsp; It
may be worth it to lease a property for a little less and have a better
tenant and leased our sooner.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</Description>
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