Questions, email us now

We asked 100 renters from Kelowna, Westbank, and Penticton, what they thought about renting in general.

We asked these questions.

Q1 - Where do you look FIRST for your new apartment?

Answers 

72 said "online"

21 said "in the newspaper"

7 said "friends, or drive around the neighbourhood look for signs, or other ways "

For Rent online, offers a solution for all of the above.

We have a great online website, complete with photos and website links

We advertise in the newspaper

We can offer signage for your rental

Q2 - What do you find most frustrating about searching for a new rental and in what order?

76 said "not being able to reach people by phone"

73 said "places are already rented or the advertisement is old (especially online)

73 said "wasting time driving around looking at places, that are nothing like described by telephone"

25 said "other things, such as showing up and it already being rented, or being scrutinized by the owner

For Rent online, allows secured email for contact anytime

Listings are only 21 days old, so are as up-to-date as possible

Photos and even virtual tours, tell the whole story, cut down on wasted time, by viewing online first

As for showing up, well unfortunately, we cannot gaurantee that. (But if you find three or more similar rentals on our site, that can be confirmed as rented) we will refund your membership

Q3 - What would be your ideal choice in finding rentals?

82 said "having a really great, up-to-date website with photos and websites"

42 said "a service that finds me a rental property for a reasonable fee"

For Rent Online, is up-to-date with 21 day listings

We will strive to have top page placement, so you will find us first!

Our rent alert can help you find your property quickly, and it's free

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As you can see, renters are frustrated, and the low vacany doesn't help.  For Rent Online offers an affordable solution, at a price renters can afford.  By offering our service free to landlords, (and having the owner upload his listing) we can all help to keep it an affordable, very needed solution, for those looking to rent.

List your rental today!  Renters are waiting with Rent Alert.