Are you planning on listing your home for rent? If so, you’re not alone. Many owners are listing their homes for rent in Los Angeles instead of selling them.

If you’ve never rented your home before, this article will provide with a list of steps to follow which will ensure that you successfully rent your home.

Step #1 – Clean Up Your Home

Once all of your personal belongings are moved out of your home in Los Angeles, you should clean it up from top to bottom.

This step is vital because most prospective tenants do not like touring dirty rental properties and they will wonder what else is wrong with your rental property if they notice dirt and or dust inside of it.

Step #2 – Fix Anything That’s Broken Inside Your Home

After cleaning up your home from top to bottom, another thing you should do before listing it for rent is to fix anything that’s broken inside the home.

Some landlords may choose to rent their properties “as is” but what they don’t realize is that this only leads to attracting lower quality tenants.

Fixing things that may be broken inside of your rental property will ensure that your property attracts the best quality tenants who will see that you’ve taken care of your home and they will want to care for it while living there.

Step #3 –  Research the Market Rent for Your Area

Last of all, but most important, as soon as your rental property is cleaned up and ready to be shown to potential renters you should research the market rents in your area of Los Angeles to ensure that you’re going to rent it for the fair market rent instead of renting it for less than what it’s worth.

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Johana Williams

Johana has spent over 20 years in property management and operational leadership, learning the business from the ground up. She’s known for building systems that actually work, helping people grow into confident leaders, and finding practical solutions when things get complicated. She runs on coffee, keeps her cool under pressure, laughs often (and loudly), and genuinely cares about the people behind the work. At the end of the day, she’s driven by progress, clarity, and helping both teams and businesses do better than they did yesterday.

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