Avoid Craigslist.org spammers and fill your Rental Vacancy with ease…

One of our customers today forwarded us a Spammy-email that they received from their Craigslist Rental Ad, after they Activated Rental-BOOST (a free upgrade from Rental Househunter).  The message was quite cryptic and went something like this…

“Hi,
I’m interested in the ad you put up in Craigs-List.
I really like your post, however, I believe your replies would be lifted obviously once you view this:

tiurl.us/PTU7lFB

You will know the right way to get more replies from Craigs-List.

Sincerly,
Mildred Miller”

To me, this had “bogus-spammy-email” written all over it.

Let’s get one thing straight…
Craigslist REALLY IS the #1 website where renters go to look for Apartments, Rental Houses, Condos, etc.  The ISSUE with only using Craigslist is that this can lead to a heavy-dosage of time-wasting-spammy-emails.

Do you really want to reply to a message that appears like it came from a sincere, interested renter?
…and in the end get caught up in some fraudulent exchange of emails?

This is why we at Rental Househunter always recommend creating a Paid-listing  first (whether it be on Rental Househunter, Rentals.com, RentalHouses.com, Rent.com, etc).

WHY post a Paid-Listing first?
Well think about it and step into a renters shoes…
Would you trust a Property Manager who has only posted just a free listing on Craigslist (which any old Joe-Schmo can do)? Which could turn out to be a phony listing altogether…

OR… would you BETTER TRUST that a free Craigslist listing that is then LINKED to a PAID-LISTING on Rental Househunter would be much more legit?  Remember, Craigslist is still the King when it comes to attracting renters…

Most people choose the second option above and feel much safer in contacting the Landlord via Rental Househunter’s “Email this Property Mgr” button.

An added benefit to you, the Property Manager, is that this process of:

a) Renter finds a listing on Craigslist,
b) If Renter is interested and wants to rent this vacancy, Renter then clicks  the accompanying “View my full listing on Rental Househunter” link (that you’ve included in your Craigslist Ad – - by simply Activating Rental-BOOST),
c) Renter views your full, professional-looking Rental Ad on Rental Househunter (with 8 more photos and details)
d) Renter then sends a message to you via Rental Househunter (which helps you the Property Manager weed out 90% of all spammy emails).

Here at Rental Househunter, we try to provide you the Landlord / Property Manager with the tools and Great Insight to quickly fill your Rental Vacancy.

To find out more  about Rental Househunter’s Paid-Listings, click here.