Want to rent out your house? I'll find the right tenant
One fee: half of first month's rent. Pro photos on every listing. Tenants screened before you ever meet them.
Calls returned within 1 hour. Texts, usually minutes.
Let's start with the cost, because you're wondering.
Half of first month's rent. That's my whole fee for tenant placement. You pay it as the landlord, and your renter pays me nothing.
Why does the free-to-the-renter part matter to you? Simple. Renters flock to listings that cost them nothing extra. More applicants land in your inbox. More applicants means more choice, and choice is how you end up with the right tenant instead of the first one.
What does that one fee buy you?
- Tenant screening, within your criteria. You set the standards for your property. I enforce them on every applicant.
- Landlord and tenant matchmaking. I don't just forward applications. I match people. More on that below.
- Lease coordination. From application through association approval to signing day, I keep the paperwork moving.
And what doesn't it buy? Honesty time. I don't handle utility setup for your tenant. My job is finding the right person, screening them properly, and getting the lease signed clean. That's the job, and I do it well.
Could you list the place yourself? Sure. But think about what the wrong tenant costs you: missed rent, turnover, another empty month while you start over. The fee earns its keep by getting the match right the first time. That's the whole point of paying a matchmaker.
My screening protects you. Here's what I check.
You've heard the horror stories. A tenant looks fine at the showing, then the rent stops in month three. Screening is where placement succeeds or fails, so here's exactly how I run mine.
- Income documentation. Real paperwork, not promises. I ask the qualifying questions about income and credit before anyone tours your property.
- A 650+ credit norm. That's my working standard for the rentals I take on. Want a higher bar for your property? Your call.
- No restricted dog breeds. I hold that line for every listing I place.
- Honest timeline talk. If your association has to approve the tenant, I tell you up front that it adds weeks. Then I chase the approval so it adds as few as possible.
One more thing, because it matters. My screening is criteria-based, full stop: income, credit, documentation. Every applicant gets measured against the same standards, in line with fair housing law. That protects you just as much as it protects them.
The applicant everyone else rejected.
An older gentleman needed a rental. Every other door had closed on him. On paper, the rejections looked easy: his credit was bad and his income was hard to verify.
Here's what the paper missed. I dug into his actual situation and found real savings and real reliability. The forms couldn't show it. A conversation could.
So I did the matchmaking half of my job. I brought the full picture to a landlord who could weigh it, and that landlord said yes. He got a home. The landlord got a steady tenant. Both sides won.
Did my standards change? No. The criteria always belong to the landlord, and this landlord chose the full picture. That's the difference between filtering applications and matching people. Filters would've missed him. I didn't.
Where your rental gets listed, and why the photos come first.
Where do I post your rental? Everywhere renters actually look. I list it on the MLS, and the MLS feeds the major rental sites automatically. One listing, syndicated wide. You skip the part where you juggle five accounts and a dozen message threads with strangers.
Now the part most agents skip: the photos.
My husband is a professional photographer. He shoots every listing I take. Not just the pretty ones. Not just the expensive ones. Every listing, every time.
Why do I care that much? Because photos decide who inquires. A dark phone shot of a hallway attracts nobody. A bright, complete, honest set of photos pulls strong applicants who already want the place before they call. Stronger applicants, wider choice. Wider choice, better tenant. See how it all connects back to you?
One more pet peeve, while we're here: listings that leave out the details renters need. I've watched listings skip the exact facts that would've won a renter over. Mine tell the whole story: what comes with the home, what the association expects, what the timeline really looks like. Complete listings pull serious applicants and cut the wasted showings.
I handle the inquiries too. I ask the qualifying questions, I run the showings, and you meet an applicant only when there's something real to consider. Your evenings stay yours.
Do I need permission to rent out my house?
Sometimes, yes. Better to know before you list than after you've picked a tenant.
If your home sits in a community with a homeowners or condo association, check your documents first. Many South Florida associations must approve your tenant before a lease can start, and some run their own application process on top of yours. The rules here run stricter than most owners expect.
Does that kill the deal? Not at all. It changes the timeline, and I'd rather tell you that now than surprise you later.
Here's my honest math. The fast part moves fast: showings to a submitted application can happen in days. The association is the slow lane. Approval can add weeks. I coordinate the whole process with your association, I keep the paperwork moving, and I chase the approval so it never sits forgotten in a pile.
So we plan for it together. If you want rent flowing by a certain date, we work backward from the association's timeline, not forward from the listing date.
And if your home has no association at all? Then no, you don't need anyone's permission. We list, we screen, we sign. The timeline gets simpler, and so does everything else. Not sure which camp your property falls in? Text me the address and I'll help you find out.
Own a rental in Davie, Hollywood, or Weston?
Each city rents differently, so I keep a page for each one. The placement work stays the same everywhere: photos, screening, matchmaking, lease. What changes is who's renting and why. Knowing that shapes your listing, your price conversation, and how fast the showings move.
Davie owners: Nova Southeastern University keeps a steady stream of student and faculty renters looking nearby, and my Davie rentals page covers what they search for.
Hollywood owners: it's the strongest rental city of the five I serve, with very different demand east and west, and my Hollywood rentals page breaks that down.
Weston owners: many renters there are families getting to know the school zones before they buy, associations run strict, and my Weston rentals page has the details.
Wondering what I ask of the renters themselves? That whole checklist lives on my main rentals page, so this page stays all about you.
One last honest question: do you actually want to be a landlord? Some owners run the numbers and decide the equity should move on instead. If that's you, no hard feelings. My selling page walks through what your home could bring and how I market it. Either way, text me. We'll pick the path that fits.
Questions landlords ask me before we list.
How much does tenant placement cost?
Half of first month's rent. That's the entire fee, and the landlord pays it. Your renter pays me nothing, which keeps your applicant pool wide. No other charges from me, full stop.
How fast can you place a tenant?
The showing-to-application stretch can move in days when the price and the photos are right. Then honesty kicks in: if your association has to approve the tenant, that step can add weeks. I coordinate and chase the approval, but I won't pretend it's instant.
Do you manage the property after placement?
My service is tenant placement: screening within your criteria, landlord and tenant matchmaking, and lease coordination through signing day. I don't handle ongoing day-to-day management, and I don't set up utilities for your tenant. You'll know exactly where my job ends before we start.
What if my HOA has to approve tenants?
Very common in Broward. I coordinate the association process for you: the application, the paperwork, the follow-up calls. It adds time, sometimes weeks, so we build it into the plan from day one instead of discovering it at the finish line.
Ready to rent out your place?
Text me the address and your target rent. You'll hear back in minutes, not days.