The luck of the draw.

An experience shared by Sarah Little, Secret Shopping Guru:

The most important things about your apartment community are its amenities and security features! But do your current and future tenants know what benefits you offer? Unfortunately, I rented an apartment for 1 ½ years before I knew I could enter a drawing to win 6 months with no rent. Yep, I could’ve had extra money to buy something nice, or just build up some savings. Granted, I’d have to actually win it first and I’m not very lucky when it comes to picking my name out of a hat.

My point is that there was a great perk out there, but I was none the wiser to it because my landlord never told me. Winning that, or the hope of winning, may have led me to stay there rather than rent across town.

And what about all the tenants that never rented there because they didn’t know what they were missing out on! Not only is it important to let your tenants know what’s going on but perhaps more important to let your future tenants know what they can enjoy while staying in your community.

One of the best perks of renting a home is that when the toilet runs you can just call
Mr. Fix It and they come right over. Now that I’ll be buying my first home, I have begun to panic, realizing that next time my toilet runs I’ll have to fix it. Neither my husband nor I are very plumbing conscious. I’ll sure miss that handyman!