How to find qualified tenants fast with multi-platform advertising

Filling vacancies promptly is always the first priority for landlords when a lease ends. When trying to find tenants though, quality is just as important than quantity – if not more so. Multi-platform advertising from liv.rent delivers a high volume of qualified leads to landlords, with our team members managing inquiries and directing applicants to your liv.rent listing to save you time and help fill vacancies fast. In this article, we’ll walk you through how to take advantage of this time-saving feature and rent your listing faster.

What is Multi-platform Advertising?

Multi-platform advertising from liv.rent is a convenient marketing solution for busy landlords. Available as part of our Growth and Business plans for landlords or on an add-on basis through our Credit Usage system, Multi-platform Advertising involves sharing your listing to Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, and other platforms, with our team managing all inquiries from these platforms and directing applicants back to liv.rent where you can message them directly and sign a lease.

Benefits of Multi-platform Advertising

For landlords looking to find qualified tenants fast, Multi-platform Advertising is an affordable and efficient solution that helps cut down on your time spent posting listings and responding to inquiries.

Here are some of the main benefits of Multi-platform Advertising:

1. Increased Visibility: By utilizing Multi-platform Advertising, landlords can significantly expand the reach of their property listings. Sharing listings on popular platforms like Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist ensures that the properties are seen by a wider audience, increasing the chances of finding suitable tenants.
2. Time Savings: Instead of manually posting listings on multiple platforms and managing inquiries separately, our team will handle everything seamlessly to save you time. Landlords can focus on other aspects of managing their properties while we take care of the advertising.
3. Centralized management: liv.rent acts as a centralized ‘hub’ for managing inquiries from various sources. Landlords no longer need to juggle between different platforms to respond to inquiries and track applications. From listing to signing and receiving rent payments, everything can be done through liv.rent – providing a hassle-free experience.
4. Better applicant experience: Applicants will submit their application directly on liv.rent, which has numerous benefits for renters such as built-in safety features and a centralized inbox for communicating with landlords. Landlords benefit from a more qualified applicant pool as only interested renters will apply through their liv.rent listing.
5. Cost-Effectiveness: Multi-platform Advertising offers excellent value for landlords. Compared to traditional advertising methods or hiring third-party services, this affordable solution allows landlords to reach a broader audience without breaking the bank.

How to find tenants with Multi-platform Advertising

Landlords can easily utilize this time-saving feature by upgrading their pricing plan or purchasing and redeeming add-on credits through the platform. Here, we’ll walk you through the different ways landlords can unlock Multi-platform Advertising.

Upgrading your landlord plan

In addition to a free Essentials plan, liv.rent offers Growth and Business plans for landlords looking to further automate their rental process and grow their business. These premium plans include access to Multi-platform Advertising, plus other tools like Trust Score tenant screening reports, lease protection addendums, and multiple user seats.

To upgrade your landlord plan, simply head to liv.rent/pricing to compare plans and features, then select ‘Get Started’ under the plan that best fits your needs. Then, you can either upgrade your profile or create a new account to get started with your new plan. In terms of Multi-platform Advertising credits, Growth users receive 2 credits per month, while Business users receive 6 per month.

For any pricing inquiries or to request a demo, feel free to get in touch with us at sales@liv.rent.

Purchasing add-on credits

The other way landlords can unlock Multi-platform Advertising is through a new flexible Credit Usage system. Through this system, landlords can purchase single-use credits for a variety of premium liv.rent features including Sponsored Listings, Trust Score tenant screening reports, and Multi-platform Advertising.

Here’s a step-by-step walkthrough of how to purchase and redeem credits on liv.rent:

1. Post a listing & get verified

To get started with Multi-platform Advertising, you’ll first need to ensure you have an active liv.rent listing. Posting a listing is completely free with an Essentials plan.

You’ll also need to make sure that both your profile and listing are verified before you can use Multi-platform Advertising. Getting verified is easy and your personal information is stored securely throughout the process and deleted once verification is complete

2. Navigate to the Credit Usage page and purchase credits

Find the Credit Usage Page on the left-hand side of your screen while logged in to liv.rent. From here, simply navigate to the ‘Rental Advertising’ section to find Multi-platform Advertising. Here, you can purchase credits or click ‘Learn more’ for more information on any add-on features.

Activating Multi-platform Advertising

Once you’ve either upgraded your landlord plan or purchased add-on credits, you’re ready to activate Multi-platform Advertising for your listing.

From the Credit Usage page, click ‘Use Credit’.

Select the listing you’d like shared.

Customize the platforms you’d like your listing shared to, and select the duration.

Here, you can see how many credits will be used. Once everything looks good, hit continue to proceed. Here you can confirm the transaction and begin the Multi-platform Advertising.

FAQ: How to find tenants with Multi-platform Advertising

Can I view my listings on shared platforms?

There is no built-in way to view your shared listings on other platforms, but feel free to reach out to our Support Team once your listing has been advertised and we can provide links upon request.

What happens to shared listings if I update my liv.rent listing?

When any changes are made to your liv.rent listing, our team automatically receives a notification regarding the updated information. Our team will update the shared ads on external platforms accordingly, typically within 24 hours if received during our business hours. 

How does Multi-platform Advertising work?

When you use a Multi-platform Advertising credit to share your listing, our team will share your listing to your choice of platforms including Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist. Our team will also help respond to any inquiries received from other platforms and redirect them back to your liv.rent listing.

Landlords can follow the steps outlined in this article to start syndicating their listings with Multi-platform Advertising.

How will I receive inquiries?

Any inquiries received on the syndicated listings will be responded to by the liv.rent team. Within our response, our team will provide instructions and redirect the potential tenant to reach out directly on your liv.rent listing. You will simply need to monitor your liv.rent messages for any potential incoming leads.

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