As a landlord, how do I find tenants?
A tenant I've had for ten years is moving out soon as they've bought their own place. They've been a good tenant so I'm happy for them to get a place they can own but sad to have them leave ofcourse.
I've been unimpressed with my real estate property manager (they seem to slow everything down and don't share all of the information from my tenant) and I think a better result would be achieved for both me as a landlord and my future tenant if I rented my property privately.
I also have a moral issues with the way tenancy runs in Victoria, we were tenants for a short time a few years ago and felt the personal information we had to provide and hoops to jump through to get a place immoral and quite awful. Property managers seem to manage way too many properties and don't communicate promptly or thoroughly with either me as a landlord or my tenant.
However! How do I find a good tenant? Where online? Would people respond to a printed ad on a billboard? I want to cover all bases as I feel if I find the right tenant and handle the property management well it's a win win for landlord and tenant.
Any help greatly appreciated.