There are quite a few steps typically required for any private landlord to procure a quality tenant: marketing, conducting showings, screening tenants, and preparing lease documents, among others.
While seasoned private landlords might even enjoy the aforementioned processes, many landlords would simply prefer their unit be rented in a timely manner by a high-quality tenant.
The most obvious obstacle for any private landlord in this situation is time. It can be significantly difficult to juggle a full-time job, schedule showings, conduct showings, screen tenants and prepare documents.
Furthermore, there is a certain level of expertise and experience that a private landlord might want to have before tackling the necessary steps towards attaining a new tenant. For example, if a landlord has never drafted a lease on his or her own, an experienced agent can step in and do this on his or her behalf.
Marketing rentals is also a facet of the procuring process that agents may assist with. Both verbiage and listing flow are critical components to successfully attracting tenants when marketing online, and rental agents know what has been tested in the marketplace and works.
While agents have mastered the use public listing sites such as Zillow and Craigslist, they also have access to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), increasing visibility in ways the typical private owner simply cannot.
For screening purposes, Rental Beast provides both landlords and agents with a new ‘Apply Now’ function. Screening traditionally has been a burdensome process.
Now, landlords and agents have the ability to seamlessly screen tenants via Rental Beast’s online application and integrated partnership with Transunion. It is important to note that only private landlords are able to view sensitive application results, even if a given application was triggered by a partner agent on behalf of the landlord.
We at Rental Beast understand that private landlords, regardless of experience level, like to control the tenant selection process with varying degrees of firsthand involvement.
Rental Beast lends a landlord the flexibility to simultaneously market a property on his or her own, and receive agent assistance via the Rental Beast platform.
With Rental Beast, a landlord will only pay the brokerage commission once he or she has decided to accept a tenant procured by the agent and the lease is officially signed. In the meantime, landlords are able to proceed exactly as they were before. There is no upfront fee that will be collected.
We hope this post helps you, the private landlord, decide what avenue is best for both yourself and your rental property. Rental Beast can serve as a zero-risk solution that both maximizes visibility on your property and lends you the ability to receive agent assistance.
