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Posted By: Michael Ross
Date: Friday, 4 February 2005, at 3:19 p.m.

In Response To: Re: One idea to find good renters (sandy)

Sandy,
Thanks for adding a twist.
I like the idea in general. That is, something to do with a list of renters. What doesn't sizzle my schnitzel is the implementation of it in an effective way.
At any given point in time, from 25% - 30% of people in Australia are renting. That's 5 million to 6 million people. These people will ONLY look in the rental section when they want a new place to rent. So constant marketing of the service would need to be done to capture the small percentage of those who would join.
And I say a small percentage would join because, couldn't the tenant just print out a brag sheet and give it to a landlord? It would be the same kind of information as on the website - we're wonderful and have lived here and here and here, paid rent on time which you can check with our property managers of him, her and them.
I'm trying to look at this from the point of view of the renter. And as a renter, whatever I would add to any online thing, I could easily print out myself and give to the landlord with my application (the application form having much of that same information on it anyway).
From the landlord's point of view, I would arrive at the online thing and think, there is nothing new here that isn't already on the application form or that couldn't have been given to me as an attachment to the application form. As I want all my stuff in a hard format, I am now forced to spend my ink and paper to print out information that should have been handed to me.
Hmmm.... a tenant resume they carry around and show to each new landlord?
Or something like a tenant's log book (come passport) perhaps. With start and end dates of properties rented, who the property managers were, contact numbers and so on. So they can give it to the landlord for the landlord's use to check out and fill out as needed.
They could be give away for free and you make money frm advertising which appears on the bottom of each page. Or charge a small fee to cover printing and make a few bucks too.
As a good tenant I know I would be proud of my Tenant Log book and it would carry a lot of weight when getting a new rental.
Thoughts.
Michael Ross

Messages In This Thread

Renters & the latest issue/another idea
sandy -- Wednesday, 26 January 2005, at 10:11 p.m.

Banned From Renting
Michael Ross -- Friday, 28 January 2005, at 3:05 p.m.

Re: One idea to find good renters
sandy -- Friday, 28 January 2005, at 8:51 p.m.

Let's see where this might lead...
Michael Ross -- Friday, 4 February 2005, at 3:19 p.m.

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Message: > Sandy, > Thanks for adding a twist. > I like the idea in general. That is, > something to do with a list of renters. What > doesn't sizzle my schnitzel is the > implementation of it in an effective way. > At any given point in time, from 25% - 30% > of people in Australia are renting. That's 5 > million to 6 million people. These people > will ONLY look in the rental section when > they want a new place to rent. So constant > marketing of the service would need to be > done to capture the small percentage of > those who would join. > And I say a small percentage would join > because, couldn't the tenant just print out > a brag sheet and give it to a landlord? It > would be the same kind of information as on > the website - we're wonderful and have lived > here and here and here, paid rent on time > which you can check with our property > managers of him, her and them. > I'm trying to look at this from the point of > view of the renter. And as a renter, > whatever I would add to any online thing, I > could easily print out myself and give to > the landlord with my application (the > application form having much of that same > information on it anyway). > From the landlord's point of view, I would > arrive at the online thing and think, there > is nothing new here that isn't already on > the application form or that couldn't have > been given to me as an attachment to the > application form. As I want all my stuff in > a hard format, I am now forced to spend my > ink and paper to print out information that > should have been handed to me. > Hmmm.... a tenant resume they carry around > and show to each new landlord? > Or something like a tenant's log book (come > passport) perhaps. With start and end dates > of properties rented, who the property > managers were, contact numbers and so on. So > they can give it to the landlord for the > landlord's use to check out and fill out as > needed. > They could be give away for free and you > make money frm advertising which appears on > the bottom of each page. Or charge a small > fee to cover printing and make a few bucks > too. > As a good tenant I know I would be proud of > my Tenant Log book and it would carry a lot > of weight when getting a new rental. > Thoughts. > Michael Ross
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