You have reached the premier site in Fort Collins for rental properties and roommate searches. You may quickly search our listings to find a perfect place to live or that ideal roommate for your extra room. If you are interested in submitting a listing, our system is incredibly easy to use and very affordable. Get maximum exposure in Fort Collins today.
1) How does ForRentFortCollins.com work? ForRentFortCollins.com is an Internet based directory property rentals, roommates in search of rooms and rooms available for rent. Listings are completed entirely online and available to prospects instantly
2) What are "Featured Listings"? Featured Listings are standard listings that have been upgraded. By upgrading to a Featured Listing, you listing will receive significantly increased exposure. Featured listings are rotated on our home page, appear first in all search results and also feature a highlighted color background so they stand out.
3) How much does a listing cost? Standard listings for 30 days start at just $9.95. You will find that this fee is quite competitive. We are able to offer such a low fee because of the significant efforts made to create our automated system of listing submission.
4) How much does it cost to search listings? Searching listings is absolutely FREE. In addition, unlike many other directory sites, we do not require that you register in order to see search results.
5) How do you generate traffic to ForRentFortCollins.com? Nearly half of all our fees are spent on marketing. By focusing on a specific city, we are able to target our advertising spending more wisely. A significant part of our advertising budget is spent online through search optimization and pay-per-click advertising on Google, Yahoo and many other networks. As we are an online directory of rental and roommate listings, it makes the most sense for us to spend the majority of our advertising dollars online. We also advertise offline through local print media, direct mail and sponsorships.
6) Do receive commissions? Nope. We simply receive a flat fee for each listing submitted. This makes the site more objective.
7) Can I get a refund? We do allow for a refund if we are notified within 24 hours of a listing submission. However, if you have received an inquiry from our website, we do not allow refunds. After 24 hours, we are unable to provide a refund.
8) Who is Idea Direct, LLC? Idea Direct, LLC started as a web development agency in Fort Collins, CO. After developing numerous websites for clients we began developing our own sites. We identified a tremendous need in Fort Collins for an easy to use and affordable directory of rental properties and roommate listings. As a result, ForRentFortCollins.com was born. Idea Direct, LLC is the parent company of ForRentFortCollins.com and is also the name of the company that will appear on your credit card billing statement.
1) Do you offer discounts for multiple listings? Yes. We offer a generous rebate system that starts providing rebates beginning with just three rental properties. The best part about this is that rebates happen automatically.
3-5 monthly listings
10% rebate
6-10 monthly listings
20% rebate
11-20 monthly listings
30% rebate
20+ monthly listings
40% rebate
To determine the number of monthly listings, at the beginning of each month, we determine the number of listings you had from the beginning to end of the prior month (even partial months count). We then provide a rebate based on the number of listings you had and the amount paid.
2) How can I remove my listing? If your property has been rented out and you wish to remove your listing, simply log in and click on "Manage Listings" to find your particular listing. You can either delete the listing or mark the listing as "Rented." Deleted listings are instantly removed from the database. Be careful with this as deletion can not be reversed. Marking an item "Rented" will still show the listing on the public website but it will indicate that the property is rented. The listing will automatically be removed once the expiration of the listing is reached. (e.g. 30 day listings will be removed in 35 days).
3) How does a prospective renter contact me? When you set-up your listing information, you are able to provide an optional phone number which you can choose to display on the web site or not. We found having a phone number is typically more effective and convenient to prospects. In addition, email is required however, we do not display your email address anywhere on the site. Users complete an online form that is then forwarded to your email address. The reason we do this is to prevent spam tools from scanning the site for email addresses to add. Of course, if you absolutely had to, you could put your email address in the text description area.
4) How many photos may I submit for my listing? Standard listings include a generous six photos. This is often adequate to properly showcase your listing. However, you may purchase an additional six photos if desired. Or if you upgrade to a featured listing, you also are allowed up to 12 photos.
ROOMMATE QUESTIONS
1) How do the roommate listings work? There are two purposes for roommate listings. Listings are submitted for either those that have an extra room and are seeking to fill it with a roommate or alternatively, listings are completed by individuals looking for a place to live.
2) How would a prospective roommate contact me? During the listing submission, a user may add their phone number (optional) and email. You may choose whether or not to display the phone number on the listing detail. Email is sent to the person with the listing through an online form.
3) What should I upload for a photo? It is really up to you. We just ask that you not upload anything that may be offensive or inappropriate. We reserve the right to remove or modify listings at any time if we deem it appropriate. We find most people upload a portrait of themselves and/or the actual rental and room.
4) How long does my listing last? Standard listings are for 30 days. You may purchase additional time when you create your listings.
