Rental market buzzzzzzy!

We are getting many rental calls - and many people are renting! Why? Cheaper than buying a house. Less work than owning a house. A good way to check out a town. To get children in the school system ( a very good one!) From house rentals at $ 5,000 to small apartments at $1,000 - there is a movement. We charge a finders' fee - one months's rent - require 1 and 1/2 month security for landlord - a credit check and if there are pets - a good reference for the pets too. There are apartments, and two family homes - condos and single family houses. Apartments over commercial areas - and the always favorite ' carriage house' ( sounds romantic - many times is small, and over a garage!) but secluded and in a pretty area. The tenant pays the fee - the landlord sometimes will pay the fee to entice a quick rental -but the competition still creates the demand - and the tenants pay. Craigs' list is also a source of information =- be wary of scams tho - we had one where the landlord was asking for a deposit -sent to Nigeria - on a property that was not even on the market....information had been gleaned from a mls system, incorrect and with a very attractive low rent. The local paper - the weekly paper - the Montclair Times runs rental ads, and some apartment buildings have signs outside with phone numbers . Landlords call us to list properties because we do the credit checks and are able to show the properties at any time ----