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How many showings until signed lease?

Started by street_easier
over 9 years ago
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Trying to get a better sense of the overall NYC rental market... in your experience, how many showings on average until you get a signed lease on your listing? And open house vs private showing, what tends to net you greater results? I'm sure there are a million answers to this but wanted to get some kind of consensus.
Response by fieldschester
over 9 years ago
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What neighborhood is this in?
What price point?
Fee or no fee?

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Response by stevenlee21
over 9 years ago
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i heard 5 showing can convert to 1 offer. My experience seems to confirm this.

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Response by stevenlee21
over 9 years ago
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oops, my bad. i was talking about sale market.

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Response by street_easier
over 9 years ago
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@fieldschester good questions. How have each of these variables affected the duration on market in your experience?

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Response by jelj13
over 9 years ago
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There are a lot of factors involved: condition of apartment. location, views, price point, etc. For the last apartment I sold, I had 2 offers after the first open house. I had one more open house as a "safety". The apartment I sold before that I had 5 offers after the first open house. I had one more open house after that as a "safety".

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Response by Schott
over 9 years ago
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If you or your broker are marketing it correctly, it should only take 5-10 times. If you are fishing for a higher price than the market dictates, it will sit. I think the best strategy is to price just below the market, and hopefully have multiple offers from renters. It is much better to have your pick of qualified tenants than to get the highest price and have a demanding tenant.

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