Owner renting out my apartment, any advice?

Hi all, I am planning to rent my 1 bed coop apartment in Chelsea. I am not planning to use a broker because a 15% hit to potential renter means less rent money so please do not try to persuade me otherwise. I'm looking for a July 1st move in date, furnished or unfurnished. As I live in a coop, it requires board approval (but they are pretty chilled for the most part) so I think I need to have more of a time buffer. I am thinking of listing in the beginning or middle of May but not sure if people start looking this far in advance for an apartment. When I was renting, I always looked at the beginning of the prior month. I already know to switch my home insurance as well so any other advice would be appreciated especially if you've done something similar.