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Time and Money Spent Showing Roanoke Rental Properties

Showing your rental property in Roanoke

Having researched and followed applicable laws with regard to renting out your Roanoke rental property, setting an appropriate rent and security deposit, making the home ready to rent to new residents and writing a stellar ad to get attention of those prospective residents; your phone and email should now be getting inquiries to visit the property.

Most new landlords think they will spend about half an hour to show their Roanoke rental property. Even if you live within 100 yards of your rental home, this simply is not the case. Showing a rental property will require significant time for initial discussion on the phone, applicant paperwork, and driving to/from your property. Where do you find the time to put a quality and qualified renter for your home? A few things to keep in mind as you schedule your time and expenses for tax purposes are as follows per showing:

o Time spent on phone for initial discussion, plan to talk 15-20 minutes
o Drive to property, show tenant inside and outside, all features, 25-90 minutes
o Applicant will fill out paperwork, this varies greatly; anywhere from 15 minutes to 3 days or longer
o Car mileage: 57.5 cents per mile. If property ten miles away, then total mileage deduction would be $11.50 per each time driven
o Car gas – About one gallon per visit – about $2.50 per gallon
o Each showing will require 1.5 hours, $11 of wear & tear on car, and $2.50 in gas

Don’t fall into the trap that many new do of showing the property once and taking the first applicant with money in hand. However, it takes on average 7 to 15 showings to find a quality and qualified applicant. Based on the above numbers per showing, performing 7 to 15 showings will burn approximately 10-20 hours of your time, $80-$230 for wear and tear on your car, and $17 to $37 in gas.

The above information should give you a solid idea as to the time and costs required for showing your property so that you can plan accordingly. For more information, see our Roanoke Landlord Calculator.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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