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Comment on “I lost my house, can I still rent through Classic?” by Stephen

Stephen — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:09:40 +0000

Thanks John Evarts for this informative site. Seems like there\\\’s always something new I learn even after being in the field for 10 years.

Comment on How Can I Minimize Vacancy? Part 2…The Gross Home. by Santa Clarita Homes for Rent | RentWithClassic.com | Preparing a Quality Rental | Hotspot « HotSpot Santa Clarita Blog

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:04:56 +0000

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Comment on How Can I Minimize Vacancy? Part 1 by Santa Clarita Homes for Rent | RentWithClassic.com | Preparing a Quality Rental | Hotspot « HotSpot Santa Clarita Blog

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:04:38 +0000

[...] In an economy like this, the price plays a gigantic role. In fact, overpricing your home is the leading cause of vacancy in rental homes today! A few years ago, when money was growing on trees and things were all rainbows and ponies, a tenant would often be willing to drop large amounts of money to get an upgraded home with all the bells and whistles. However, now that the money tree got cut down, the rainbows are gone and the ponies are dead, tenants are much more concerned with staying inside of their budget! Here at Classic, we always say that upgrades aren’t really a good reason to price your home higher than the neighbor with the same floorplan, but they are a good reason for a tenant to rent your home over the neighbor’s at the same price! More on this topic can be found on our company blog HERE. [...]

Comment on Rental Market Crashes and Burns! The Holiday Induced Market Slump… by Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 23:28:34 +0000

Hit the nail on the head once again! Great writing!

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John — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:03:10 +0000

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Fri, 17 Sep 2010 23:09:56 +0000

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Comment on Should I Rent my Home Furnished? by John

John — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:29:40 +0000

There is a small pool of renters in the SCV who want furnished rentals for school near the Master’s College or CalArts. If the wish by offering furnished is to appeal to the broadest pool of renters possible it may be wise to offer the rental “furnished or unfurnished” and then take all offers on a case-by-case basis.

If the purpose is simply to avoid having to move stuff and there is a hope to capture the highest rent possible by leaving nice furnishings, that may be a bit of gamble. The furnished rentals don’t normally rent for enough more to cover the risk of the damage to expensive furniture and the law only allows for a maximum 3 months rent in deposit on a fully-furnished rental (which can be difficult to get anyway.)

Just my two cents.

Comment on Should I Rent my Home Furnished? by Jon Mitchell

Jon Mitchell — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:07:50 +0000

An excellent point! I actually own a home near Edward’s AFB and was fortunate enough to land a long term military tenant. I imagine that there are also plenty of short-term renters that pass through there as well. Thanks Jim!

Comment on Should I Rent my Home Furnished? by Jim

Jim — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:00:04 +0000

When I was in the military, I rented fully furnished apartments if my tour was shorter than a year. I would think if you had some units near a military base where a lot of military families came for short tours you might be able to specialize in military customers. San Diego, Monterey, Oakland might be good places for this. I would check with the base housing office to see if there is enough traffic to make that worthwhile.

Comment on Should I Pay for Utilities at my Rental? by Jon Mitchell

Jon Mitchell — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:10:13 +0000

Here is a link to a new post about that very topic! If anyone has other questions or suggestions for topics, we are always ready to answer.