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Can you use 2/3 different Agents at once?

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  • 18-08-2008 7:15pm
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    Glacier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 647 ✭✭✭


    I have a house I want to rent out. I know they advertise on the same sites but could you use 2/3 different agents at once just to give yourself more choice of tenants?


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    Climate Expert
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    You can't make wine from water. More agents will not magically increase the pool of tenants to you.

    Renters are fairly wise and know what suits them and what papers/websites to find places so they will just be seeing 3 different listings of the same place.


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,308 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    You can, but make sure you let them know this is what you are doing.


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    Glacier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 647 ✭✭✭Glacier


    Do you not think it's a good idea?


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,308 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    You potentially end up in a row over fees.


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    Emerald Lass
    Closed Accounts Posts: 439 ✭✭Emerald Lass


    Hi Glacier,

    please take a look at www.irishlandlord.com. It is a really helpful site for anyone looking to rent out. I got the best advice there - don't use an agent. I had a nightmare (see link below), problems started from the get go and I am abroad so it made it even worse. I posted on irish landlord and got somevaluable advice. Since I have started asking aroud I now am hearing many more horror stories than positive ones about letting agents. please e careful - you ar etrusting them with your most valuable asset and most of them couldn't be trusted with a cardoard box.

    Take the advice i was given - do it youself. i have advertised on Daft for 4 days now and have already had 15 enquiries, and 6 viewings, 2 of which have good potential. i have more viewing tonight and tomorrow.

    http://www.irishlandlord.com/forum/s...p=134#poststop


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