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Lease Your Property Faster: Staging and Touring Tips

Loveland Property Manager Staging a RentalAs a Loveland rental property owner, leasing your property requires more than just advertising and screening tenants. Utilizing excellent strategies for staging and showing your rental is a major part of quickly finding new tenants. While the odd vacancy and property showing may be part of owning a rental house, this does not imply that they should be lengthy or take up a great deal of your time. Ideally, utilize these staging and touring tips to get your property leased as soon as possible.

Give Proper Notice

To start with, if you currently have a tenant, it’s important to prepare them for the inconvenience of showing the property. Few tenants enjoy having people walking through their home, even if their lease requires them to participate. You can encourage your tenants to be willing participants in the procedure by providing clear, positive communication and showing value for their privacy and time. They may even be willing to ensure that the house is tidy through decent tenant relations before you bring prospective tenants over for a tour.

Choose Your Moment

Whether you have a tenant in residence or not, it is vital to put some thought and effort into how the property appears before welcoming prospective tenants to visit. If your current tenant tends to be messy or is in the midst of moving, it may not be the appropriate time to set up showings. It’s critical to know your tenant well enough to decide whether to wait until they move out to show the place to others.

Staging for Maximum Appeal

Certainly, an empty rental house doesn’t show as well as one that is furnished. It can be difficult for a person to gain an accurate impression of the size of rooms and how well their own belongings will fit when looking at a blank space. That’s why it is advisable to stage the rental house with at least a few furnishings to provide the interior with some dimension.

Utilizing a current tenant’s furniture may be the best approach to stage a rental house. But too much stuff, especially personal belongings, can interfere with an effective showing. Placing a small table and chairs in the dining area is a relatively easy way to accomplish this. In this way, the furniture can help prospective tenants get an exact feel for the size of each room.

You may want to consider renting or borrowing a few items to put in the rental just for show. You don’t have to go too big or include too much when you stage a rental home. Other furnishings and possibly a decorative touch or two to deliver visual beauty and color can help prospective tenants better visualize themselves living in the space. As a result, you may be able to lease the property quicker, saving you both time and lost rental income.

Ensure Security

While you are staging and showing property, don’t forget to take precautions to ensure the security of both your property and your current tenant’s belongings, if any. It would be best if you go with anyone touring the rental property. It should also be important to ensure that doors and windows are all locked before you leave, mainly if your tenant is not at home at the time of the showing. Finally, it’s important to reassure a current tenant of the steps you will take to prevent theft and safeguard their security and privacy.

 

There is no denying that staging and showing a rental house takes both time and effort. Yet, there is no need for you to do it yourself. To free up your time and give yourself peace of mind, consider contacting Real Property Management of the Rockies. Our Loveland property management professionals offer the full range of quality services you and your rental property need. You can call us at 970-658-0410 or contact us online.

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