How To Advertise Your Last-Minute Fall Semester Vacancies

By Francine Fluetsch on August 18, 2015

It’s summertime, meaning a lot of students have moved out of their rentals close to school and are back home for the time being.

If your apartment or house that you are trying to rent is still vacant for the upcoming school year, there are a few things you can do to attract tenants, either just for the fall, or to continue on into the school year.

Social media

If you aren’t on social media already, get on there! You can follow colleges/universities and you will be able to promote your available living space. Some students need a quick find if they just got a job close to school or realized that they need to take a few fall semester/quarter classes, so getting your place out on the net for these people to find will be really helpful.

Make sure to post pictures on there and let them know right off the bat what the price range will be and how many people you are looking for. Students are all about convenience, so if your place is easy to locate and you are easy to contact, they will be wanting to move in no time.

It will also be helpful if your company has a blog where people can post reviews and you can also show off each place you have for rent. Yes, students actually read this, so keep it exciting and up to date.

Word of mouth

Maintaining good relationships with all of your tenants comes in handy in times like this where you need to fill your empty space. Ask your tenants who just moved out if they have any friends who will need a place this semester. More than likely, they will know people looking for places to stay, and if they liked you and the place, they would be more than happy to get the word out there for you.

They are also social media experts, so they might even be able to post the word on the web for you. This is definitely an incentive to keep good ties with all of your tenants.

Be flexible

You want to be flexible with meeting times, and always be available for phone calls and questions. Students are going to be on a time crunch if they are still looking for a place for fall, so the more flexible you are, the easier it will be for them to come see the place and make a quick decision.

Check with current tenants to see if they are interested in staying in their apartment through fall. If they are past their deadline to let you know this information, consider being flexible with them, especially if you still have vacancies.

Use online listing services

If students need to find a place to live in quickly they will most likely be using online sites like Trulia, HotPads and Uloop to search exactly what they want. The good thing is, you will be able to reach more students this way. Make sure to post pictures, have your phone number and email listed on there, and really sell the place by showing off all of its great features in the bio.

It’s close to campus? Write that in. It has a pool? College students love pools! It has a washer and dryer? Jackpot. Be honest about everything the place has and does not have, and make sure to write in how long the lease will last.

This will probably be one of the best ways to get your place out there, and the great thing is, you can reuse the sites any time a tenant leaves. It’s easy to use and the response will be fast.

So there you have it. These are just a couple of ways to get your remaining properties rented out this fall. College kids are pretty easy to rent to if you get your place out there and make it appealing. Good luck!

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