Rental Site Built For Property Owners with Tenants in Mind.
Our Mission
My name is Tom Gardner and I’m the founder of the RichmondRents.com web portal. I’ve been a commercial property owner for years. When I started out, we actually still used classified ads in the local paper (I know I’m old).
That migrated into the online world. Consisting mostly of Craigslist ads. This worked pretty well for a number of years. During that time I was contacted numerous times by some of the largest commercial rental sites in the country. I took a look and engaged several of them over the next few years. I NEVER got a single lead or tenant from these sites. I knew the ads must work as large as those companies are, but it just seemed like it was not a good fit for people like me.
I have two commercial rental properties and one short term residential rental property. I was a little fish trying to be serviced by the biggest players in the industry. I wasn’t worth their time and as a result they didn’t provide any real value to me.
The latest craze seems to be the social media platforms. They definitely have a wide reach, but I find myself answering dozens of questions like “Is this still available?” and “Can I live in this space?” when it’s clearly a listing for Office Space. I know we’re never going to eliminate all confusion, but better clarity that helps people determine if the ad they’re replying to is a commercial or residential listing would be a great help.
Our Marketing
I know there’s a lot of other property owners just like me. This is a site built for YOU!! Designed to give you the attention you deserve and require while being a direct link to the potential tenants for your listings. You list, you get the leads, you follow up and you make the sale. And if you’re a small operator you can do it all for FREE!!!! I’m going to invest in getting the word out about this site and our properties. That’s right, we’re all in this together and my listings are on this site just like yours are.
Our Support
I want to hear from you. What do you like? What can we do better? How can I make this site work even better for you? Also, if you know other property owners in the same boat, by all means, turn them on to this site so they can list as well. Thanks for stopping in and allowing me to help get you and your property-owning friends to that magical goal of 100% occupancy.