step if you’re not confident in your abilities • Make sure you have decent lighting—for example, take pictures during the day, and open up all the blinds and curtains; the natural lighting will result in much higher- quality and appealing pictures of your home • Remove background clutter that could interfere with the pictures; while decluttering in general is important before you put your home on the rental market, you don’t want some background mess to detract from a good shot of your home, so clean up and put things away (out of sight, out of mind!) • In the case of a tenant already living in your home, but their lease is up and you need to re-advertise, get some good-quality photos of the outside of your home, as well as your property in general; if you can, get permission from your current tenant to take a few pictures of the inside of your house So now you know that “good tenants = rental bliss,” and the pathway to rental bliss involves first-class marketing techniques outlined above. Good marketing will attract good tenants. But now, how do you ensure you get a good tenant and not a “bad apple?” Part 2 will focus on protecting yourself against bad tenants. In Chapter 3, we’ll talk about screening prospective tenants and your minimum qualification standards.
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