I had a vacancy earlier this year that I filled quickly. I've some units that I'm filling now and I'll guess I'll see how it goes. These are studios that are priced affordably. I put them on Zillow and Turbotenant yesterday. I'll probably put them up on FB and Craigslist tomorrow. The bulk of the responses have come from Zillow and as usual, the unrentables form the bulk of the responses. Folks are definitely price sensitive and are looking for affordability. There was an article out about my area claiming that there were 15 renters for every vacancy. That assumes 15 QUALIFIED applicants for every vacancy. That has NOT been my experience. Perhaps things have changed over the past year. We'll see. --23.28.xx.xx

Definitely not 15 qualified per unit. They’re probably assuming everyone is qualified. --24.152.xxx.xx

What’s reported and reality seem to not be aligned --174.249.xxx.xx

The same article claims the area occupancy rate is north of 96%. I wonder about that as well. There's been a lot of high end conversions here and there is a lot of migration from nearby areas that are more costly and maybe things are competitive for those places, but I'm not offering amenities like gyms and pools, so my potential market is a bit different but my last two in this building were transplants not looking for that stuff. Maybe I'll get lucky on that front again. The folks native to the area are price stressed and often complain about the transplants running up rents. --23.28.xx.xx

I'm not getting many inquiries in either my C or B 1br in different markets and I believe they are reasonably priced. Through buildium w zillow and the other affiliated sites. B listed 1 wk showed it 2x, C listed since may showed it 4 times. It's like renting is the new home buying. They stay put and think of it as their forever homw. I hear from prospects who say new ll hacked rent n youngings w no real job history moving from home/ parents moving away. --172.59.xxx.xx

The bums are out in full force and whining to the media, which they just LOVE. --64.246.xxx.xx

What is something you "might" waffle on? --216.126.xx.xxx

I go on facebook for fun and have people tell me housing is a human right ad i like to argue with them when i am bored, those people think everyone is qualified and who are we to say no to anyone, probably one of them wrote it or someone just nieve which many are --38.248.xx.xxx

Remember that it is better empty than full of bad tenants. --107.147.xx.xx

Question might be; Who wrote the article? --73.19.xxx.xx

Often, none of the above is my answer. I focus a lot on income, recurring monthly commitments, clear eviction and criminal histories and the absence of a lot of raggedness in your lifestyle. It's usually the failure to get over those hurdles that's the problem. If income is a bit less than 3 times and there isn't much in the way of monthly commitments, I'll flex on that but not much else. --23.28.xx.xx

If I had to calculate all the people that inquired but didn't bother filling out the pre-qual because it indicated that we actually screen I'd say the number is more like 2% at best. --72.43.xxx.xx

Decent applicants are just about an endangered species. --76.178.xxx.xxx

I find work history to be the most important component. One year at the current job and a history of other work shows they can manage responsibilities. Being on a lease and paying rent is important but can be accommodated w guarantor, or offset w better credit, funds on hand. Moving frequently is a flag. The story a report tells is more important than the score. When they can answer what their monthly expenses are in detail, you likely have a winner. --172.59.xxx.xxx

Recently, the problem I’ve had with tenants is people who make enough money, but have very low credit scores. I’m just not going to chance renting a single family house to someone with a low credit score. There’s always a story behind why the credit score is low. Honestly I don’t care. I have a credit score threshold and either you need it or you don’t. --174.203.xxx.xxx

I'm getting a few inquiries and maybe one potential showing. Nothing solid yet though. I got one today with leading with an ESA. I generally don't take calls, but took her call this morning. She called again and I didn't answer. I'm going to scratch her off the list. Mr. Fat Finger may introduce her to Mr. Block. --23.28.xx.xx

It's always the callers that remind us why not to answer the phone. Sid is right. --73.19.xxx.xx

Housing is not a right it's a privilege like your driver's license. Abuse it and loose it. --174.229.xxx.xx