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Do you have a home, apartment or vacation property to rent?  Then, this lens should help answer any questions you may have or guide in the right direction.  I will cover:  preparing your property for renters, advertising your property, meeting with potential tenants, forms/paperwork required, landlord responsiblities, plus lots more. 

You will find a great assortment of resources here that will assist you in renting your property. 

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Useful Links

Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting I have combed the Internet in search of the best landlord sites out there! Below is a listing of the sites I have found that contain very useful information for landlords and apartment renting. Take a look~
Mr. Landlord
The #1 website where rental owners ask landlording questions and get answers and tips from other landlords.
Landlord.com
Dedicated to providing services to landlords and other real estate professionals on-line.
Landlord Zone
A U.K. based portal for landlords, tenants & agents - a knowledge-base for practitioners, and a marketplace for buyers & suppliers.
The Landlord Protection Agency
A resource center for landlords.
Landlord Forms
A complete library of landlord forms. Just answer a few questions, make your selections and let the Lease wizard guide you step by step in the Lease creation process
National Landlord Association
The National Landlords Association protects and promotes the interests of private sector, residential, landlords throughout the UK.
Landlord Portal
Officially the largest Property Owner/Landlord Association on the internet.
Landlord Association
Your number one stop for free help, free newsletter, free moderated discussion group, landlord and real estate news, information, and forms, landlord tenant laws for all 50 states, lead paint hazard law and disclosure information, real estate terminology dictionaries, techniques, advice, real estate management tools and software, as well as networking with fellow landlords and other real estate professionals.
Landlord Advisory
Austrialian based landlord advisory service.
Apartment Marketing Ideas
This lens is intended to be THE one stop shop for INSANELY GREAT Apartment Management Resources and Announcements and Ideas!

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Landlord Resources

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Rental Sites

The pricing below is to provide you with a general overview of each site's fees. Please visit the individual site for more information regarding the services they offer.
Apartments.com
Basic: Basic Description, Economical & Fast
14 days - $49
Enhanced: Full Description, Up to 6 Photos
30 days - $69
60 days - $99
Run Until it Rents: Full Description, Up to 6 Photos $139
Apartment Guide.com
Requires sellers to complete an online form to have a reprensentative contact them. No fees provided on the site.
Rentals.com
Requires sellers to complete an online form to have a reprensentative contact them. No fees provided on the site.
Rent.com
For each lease Rent.com generates for you, you pay Rent.com a $375 success fee. There are no listing fees, no long-term contracts. You only pay if Rent.com successfully fills your vacancy.
ForRent.com
Intermediate Listing: $100
Deluxe Listing: $150
Home Rentals.com
Individual Ad Pricing:
45 Day Ad: $35
Renewals: $25
Gold Level Priority (Optional): add $15
Bold and Red (Optional): add $6
Rental Houses.com
30 days: $39
60 days: $59
90 days: $69
Multi-Site Plan: 30 days: $79
(the multi-site plan also places your ad on HomeRentalAds.com, Rentals.com and RentClicks.com)
RentVine.com
Basic: $38 40 days non-bold title and shorter description
Bold $41: 40 days Bold title and long description in search results
Premium: $64 40 days Placed at top of search results with long description
RentMarketer
Individual Ad Pricing:
30 Day Ad:
Silver Package: $39.95
Gold Package: $69.95
Platinum Package: $99.95

Humorous Property Manager Signs

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'For Rent' Signs

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Legal and Tax Guides

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Portable Tool Set

To take care of those small jobs in your rental units.

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Landlord Merchandise

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Screening Tenants

Screening potential tenants is a very important step to successful property renting. Here are some useful articles to help you with this process and hopefully answer any questions you may have.

Better Screening = Better Tenants
Be Patient Screening Tenants
Tenant Background Searches
 Screen Prospective Tenants Thoroughly : Finding the Right Tenant

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Vacation Rentals

Featured Vacation Rental Site

*Vacation Home Rentals*
Rates are $148 per year ($188 for Florida) per listing.
Up to 35% off for multi-listing/multi-year discounts.

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Other Websites
Vacation Rentals by Owner
One Year Listing: $179 per rental
CyberRentals.com
12 months, 4 Photos: $158
12 months, 12 Photos: $188
* 4 Sites, 12 Months, 12 Photos: $299
* Your listing will also appear on A1 Vacations, Great Rentals, Home Away & USA Today.
BeachHouse.com
Sand Listing: $120/year
Sea Listing: $180/year
Sun Listing: $240/year
Perfect Places.com
Single Property Pricing:
6 months: $69.95
1 Year: $119.95
2 Years: $199.95

*Site offers various discounts for multiple property listings. Please visit the site for details.
Always on Vacation.com
Bronze Package: $149
Silver Package: $199
Gold Package: $299

*Bulk discounts availabe for multiple listings.
Great Rentals.com
12 months, 4 Photos: $158
12 months, 12 Photos: $188
*4 Sites, 12 monhts, 12 Photos: $299
*Your rental will also appear on Home Away.com, Cyber Rentals and A1 Vacations.
A1 Vacations
12 months, 4 Photos: $148
12 months, 12 Photos: $178
*4 Sites, 12 monhts, 12 Photos: $299
*Your rental will also appear on Home Away, Cyber Rentals and Great Rentals.
Vacation Homes.com
12 months: $149

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