Marketing & Finding Tenants
Here’s a selection of useful guides that will help Landlords find tenants for themselves, meaning they won’t have to dig deep into their pockets to cover the extortionate fees that letting agents feel appropriate.
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Online Letting Agents
29 Dec 2011 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 14 Comments
What is an Online letting agent? They’re letting agents that don’t have shop-fronts, they operate purely online. The most reputable (and recommendable) online agents have a fully-dedicated support team which [...]
Landlord Guide On Referencing Tenants
09 Nov 2011 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 13 Comments
With so many landlords getting bent over and royally screwed over by tenants getting caught in the arrears trap, I’m still surprised by the amount of landlords that are so [...]
Why And How Landlords Should Find Tenants Without A Letting Agent
11 Aug 2011 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 10 Comments
Over the last few years I’ve written crazy amounts of blog posts about how landlords, even the most novice, can successfully find a tenant without using letting agents for the [...]
My Experience With ‘Letting A Property’ To Find Tenants
22 Jun 2011 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 3 Comments
Lettingaproperty.com Discount Code Lettingaproperty.com are currently offering propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk readers £10 off their most popular silver package. The normal price is £79 (VAT included), but you can get it for £69 [...]
I Finally Received An Enquiry From Tepilo
29 Mar 2011 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 6 Comments
Back in October 2010 I was in the midst of finding tenants for a vacant property of mine. Some of you may remember that I tried using Sarah Beeny’s property [...]
How Landlords Can Avoid Gumtree’s ‘Bump’ Fee And ’2 Free Rental Ads Per Year’ Limit
11 Mar 2011 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 15 Comments
Chaps, ladies, children… I think I finally know what it feels like to be happily married for several years, only for the marriage to result in an ugly divorce because [...]
8 Ways To Help Find Tenants Quickly
09 Feb 2011 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 6 Comments
Here are a few tactics landlords can use to speed up the process of finding tenants. Some of the tactics may not seem desirable, but they add a boost, which [...]
Tips For Landlords With Empty Properties Between Tenants
21 Oct 2010 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 13 Comments
Typically, when a tenant moves out, there’s a short period when the property remains empty before the new batch moves in. Every landlord should be trying to minimize that emptiness [...]
The Results Of Referencing Prospective Tenants On Facebook
18 Oct 2010 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 6 Comments
I previously wrote a blog post about how I Use Facebook To Reference Prospective Tenants. Basically, when someone applies to be my tenant I always look them up on Facebook, [...]
My Experience With Discountletting.co.uk To Find Tenants
13 Oct 2010 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 14 Comments
A few months ago I successfully used the Upad.co.uk platform to advertise a vacant rental property across the UK’s biggest property portals (e.g. Rightmove) in an attempt to find tenants [...]
I Didn’t Receive A Single Enquiry From Tepilo
04 Oct 2010 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 5 Comments
After hearing a lot of hype from all angles about Tepilo, I eagerly listed a vacant rental property on their website. Tepilo is a platform created by the wonderful Sarah [...]
An Example Of How Much Extra Letting Agents Charge
24 Sep 2010 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 12 Comments
Since yesterday, I’ve been leading a tenant finding campaign because a current tenant of mine is due to leave pretty soonish. I’ve already placed an advert on Gumtree, Tepilo (for [...]
Upad.co.uk Review To Find Tenants & 50% Discount Code
03 Sep 2010 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 11 Comments
Upad Discount Code Upad are currently offering propertyinvestmentproject.co.uk readers 50% off their first listing. The normal price is £99 (+ VAT), but you can get it for £45.50 (+ VAT). [...]
Landlord Guide On Protection Against Bad Tenants
27 Aug 2010 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 11 Comments
In this crazy world someone decided to make a profession out of being a “bad tenant”, and like all crazy ideas, it caught on. These “professional bad tenants” are ruthless [...]
I Use Facebook To Reference Prospective Tenants
13 Jul 2010 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 4 Comments
All landlords should be embracing the internet and taking advantage of all the free tools out there! EVERY landlord can prosper through the internet in one way or another; some [...]
Here’s A FREE Marketing Website Every Landlord Should Use To Find Tenants
05 Jul 2010 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 7 Comments
Chaps, good news, I’ve come across a cool new marketing service that is 100% FREE for landlords. But that’s not the best part; from the money we save, we can [...]
This Is How Important Images Are When Marketing A Rental Property
28 Jun 2010 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 10 Comments
It still amazes how many landlords/agents advertise properties on websites like Gumtree without using images. That shit should be criminal. There really is no excuse. Even if you don’t have [...]
Give Prospective Tenants The Benefit Of Doubt At Your Own Risk
02 Mar 2010 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 3 Comments
A landlord can never be sure how good or bad a tenant is going to be until they actually move in and take residency for a few months. But there [...]
Landlords And Tenants Shouldn’t Neglect The “Wanted” Section
09 Feb 2010 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 1 Comment
The traditional way for prospective tenants to find accommodation would be to walk into a letting agent, look in the local paper, scan through local advertising boards, or look through [...]
17 Ways Landlords Can Market Their BTL Property For Free
01 Oct 2009 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 8 Comments
1] Landlord Portals Here’s A List Of Free Websites Where Landlords Can Advertise Their BTL 2] Leaflets and Flyers Get creative on your PC and create a simple leaflet that [...]
Make Your Own ‘To Let’ Sign To Help Market Your Property
14 Sep 2009 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 6 Comments
I recently read an article on the Telegraph website about a vendor trying to unload his £30million mansion. For some reason the vendor chose to neglect the expertise of an [...]
Landlord Guide To Marketing A BTL Property From Start To Finish
04 Sep 2009 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 0 Comments
This flow chart shows the typical steps new landlords take to find tenants, and displays the routes/options available, highlighting the pros and & cons of each route. Bear in mind, [...]
Provide Tenants With Incentives So They Choose Your Property Over Someone Else’s
18 Aug 2009 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 12 Comments
Somewhere, although I can’t remember quite where, I’ve already dribbled about how the BTL market is insanely tough for landlords right now, so I won’t delve into the specifics too [...]
Guide For Landlords That Don’t Want To Use Letting Agents
24 Jun 2009 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 16 Comments
This guide is specifically aimed to help new landlords that don’t want to use letting agents. A common misconception is that letting agents provide us with a skill set which [...]
List of Websites Where Landlords Can Find Tenants For FREE
12 May 2009 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 28 Comments
There are plenty of online property portals out there that provide a free service for landlords to advertise their BTL property in order to find tenants. I’ve had a lot [...]
I Found Tenants With Gumtree Again
07 Apr 2009 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 2 Comments
I guess this is another post about how awesome I think Gumtree is for finding tenants. I swear to God, I don’t work for them, nor am I involved in [...]
My Experience With Letmatch To Advertise A BTL On Rightmove
31 Mar 2009 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 28 Comments
UPDATE: This article is now out of date. Please go here, How Landlords Can Advertise And Find Tenants On Popular Websites Like Rightmove for an updated and more useful article. [...]
Finding Tenants Without Letting Agents Does Work- Here’s A Success Story
23 Mar 2009 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 5 Comments
For a while now, I’ve put the idea out there that landlords can avoid letting agent fees by finding tenants for themselves. It’s a great way to save A LOT [...]
Beware Of Dodgy Tenancy Applications Via Email
05 Mar 2009 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 5 Comments
I got an email from a chap called Steve earlier, and he was wondering whether this rental accommodation application he received via email was genuine: Hello, Thanks so much for [...]
Guide On How Landlord’s Should Advertise On Gumtree
02 Mar 2009 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 13 Comments
I’ve mentioned several times before in various blog posts that I’m a huge fan of Gumtree when it comes to advertising properties for rent. If ANY Landlord is looking to [...]
Finding Tenants Without A Letting Agent- Mission Accomplished (Part 5)
11 Sep 2008 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 2 Comments
Judging from the title of this blog entry, you can probably guess that I’ve managed to complete my objective of obtaining tenants, without the help of a Letting agent. What [...]
How Landlords Can Advertise Rentals On Rightmove
22 Aug 2008 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 182 Comments
Are you currently in the process of looking for tenants for your rental property? Are you looking to bypass extortionate letting agent fees by trying to directly list your rental [...]
Finding Tenants Without A Letting Agent- Just Received The Worst Tenant Application EVER (Part 4)
07 Aug 2008 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 6 Comments
The other day I think I received, what I believe to be, the worst application to be a tenant, EVER. The process of finding a tenant is a very much [...]
Finding Tenants Without A Letting Agent- An Update – A Smelly Cat & A Slight Change Of Plan (Part 3)
20 Jul 2008 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 0 Comments
Right, time for an update on my project of finding tenants (without the assistance of extortionate Letting Agents). For those that dived into this blog post without having read my [...]
Finding Tenants Without A Letting Agent- An Update (Part 2)
28 Jun 2008 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 3 Comments
Ok, so it’s been nearly 2 weeks since I started advertising my soon-to-be vacant property. For those out of the loop, feel free to catch up on part 1, Finding [...]
Finding Tenants Without A Letting Agent- A Live Experiment (Part 1)
13 Jun 2008 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 7 Comments
Ooooh, now this is going to be an interesting little experiment, in which I hope to put theory into practice. A few months ago I wrote an article about how [...]
The Best And Worst Types Of Tenants
21 Apr 2008 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 10 Comments
The thing about finding good tenants is that it’s all about odds. Granted, you have to be one assuming son-of-a-bitch and play the game of odds. For example, the odds [...]
Should I Offer My Property As Furnished Or Unfurnished?
09 Nov 2007 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 0 Comments
The gaudy 70′s carpet has gone, the hideous net curtains have been dumped and the flaky woodwork has been repaired. The house is perfect and you’re feeling proud. But it’s [...]
‘Finding Tenant’ Guide For Landlords
08 Nov 2007 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 4 Comments
Are you struggling to find a tenant? It’s a common problem a lot of landlords face and it can be extremely frustrating. I’ve been there; it’s a horrible place to [...]
Taking In Lodgers- ‘Rent-A-Room’ Scheme
11 Oct 2007 / Marketing & Finding Tenants / 95 Comments
Ever considered taking in a lodger? A lodger can be a great way of generating income; many thousands of people earn extra income in this way. To start with, I’m [...]
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