Testing Edmonton Rental Websites
As a Landlord in Edmonton, finding the great tenants during the busy summer rental season is a must. With the economic slowdown and the increased vacancy in Edmonton, it time to check our rental tools. The Edmonton Journal Classified section, the traditional place to advertise the rentals, has shrunk from 2 full pages a few [...]
Drowning in a Sea of Ads
How does a tenant find a place in the big wide sea that is now the Edmonton rental market. 10 years ago, we only had the Edmonton Journal, the Edmonton Sun, and the Home Renters Guide. No internet. 4 years ago, Rent Edmonton and Rentfaster were available, and were very good at attracting the tenant [...]
Where to Advertise Rentals – Final Results
This is part two of our experiment testing several Edmonton apartment rental sites. (If you haven’t already seen them, you might want to check the week one results and our ongoing list of some other popular sites where you can list your Edmonton, Calgary and Kelowna properties for rent.) This is actually almost three weeks [...]
Advertising for Your Edmonton Rentals – Week 1
In March of this year, the rental market was slow in Edmonton, and we tried a few experiments to help pick up the pace. Over the course of one month, we started playing with our advertising to fine tune it. Internet sites change quickly, and what worked last year was not working this year. The [...]