Due to the economy many people are turning to rental homes to find housing this year. As calls have come into our real estate office here in Raleigh we have seen several trends in the current rental market and thought we would share our thoughts through several blog posts.
The first question about rentals many people ask is this:
Why won’t a real estate agent call me back about a rental property?
It’s frustrating. You call an office trying to find a place to rent and many agents won’t return your phone call. You are not alone. Many people have left messages at real estate companies requesting help to find a rental and have never not gotten a call back. This is a frequent complaint in our area.
The reason for this is most of the local real estate offices in the Greater Raleigh area specialize in sales only. Real estate agents are self employed 100% commission based sales people. When you purchase a home the Real estate firm representing you receives a percentage of the total contract price. When you rent a house the typical pay out offered on MLS is $100 to $300 dollars. Barely enough to pay for their gas. The amount of time invested in finding the right rental home and the legal responsibility of drafting a lease causes many firms to shy away from working with potential renters.
How We Can Help
At Linda Craft & Team, REALTORS we welcome the opportunity to share are 150 years of combined experience and provide you with excellent customer service during your rental search. There is no cost to you for our service and we also offer a free local moving van for your use anytime. Our only request in return for our service is that you commit in writing to use our firm should decided to purchase a house in the future. There is never any cost to you when you allow us to represent you in a purchase or rental. The seller/landlord pays the real estate commissions and fees.
Finding you the best rental house is our goal. To make your homes for rent in the Greater Raleigh Area search easier we have pre-sorted cities and price ranges. This will save you endless hours of searching by focusing your search by city of interest and price range. This search data is update every 60 minutes and features all properties listed with every local real estate firm in the Triangle. If you have any further questions about the rental process, feel free to learn more on our Raleigh Real Estate website or call 919-235-0007.
Have a great rest of your Monday!
