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Frequently
Asked Questions
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- How
is SouthwestRentals different from the other rental sites?
SouthwestRentals
is the first interactive rental site servicing all counties
in Southern California. The posted rentals have broader
visibility than sites that support only the local area.
SouthwestRentals
contains many advanced features such as saving
rentals during and between sessions, a DetailedSearch,
Search by Map, and searching for your Dream
Home .
If you are a landlord or property manager,
SouthwestRentals let's you post more than
one rental with your account and you can make any rental
inactive if it is rented and re-activate if it later becomes
available.
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- How
much will it cost to use your site? Posting rentals
is always free. Renter membership is free during our introductory
period.
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- What
is your refund policy? If you don't find your rental
on SouthwestRentals.com during your membership period,
we will refund you $35.00 of your membership fee. Just
send in a copy of the signed lease, including your landlord's
name and phone number to:
SouthwestRentals.com
1116 8th Street #222
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
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- Why
should I register? Registration
provides you with many benefits, including; renter access
to the rental property's contact name, address and phone
number. The ability to save interesting rentals within
a session and from session to session. The next time you
login you will have those rentals immediately available
for viewing. Landlords must register to post rentals.
The rentals are assigned an ID and are associated with
your Landlord ID. When you login you will be in My
Home and can update your rental's information immediately.
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- Can
I search for a rental without registering? Yes, you
may search for rentals but you will not be able to contact
the landlord. The rentals contact name, address and phone
number are only available to registered members.
Additionally you will not be able to save rentals from
session to session and you can not use our Dream
Home search.
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- Are
rental photos available for viewing? Yes. If the
Landlord submitted a photo of their rental, when that
rental is displayed, just click on the camera image and
the rental's photo will appear. If the camera has the
"not" sign over it, a photo has not been submitted
for the rental.
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- How
do I submit a photo for a rental? Landlords can submit
a single photo for a rental. Photos can be in nearly any
format (e.g. jpeg, GIF). Trey to keep the file smaller
than 300K bytes in size. The photo should be at least
250 pixels tall. After you have posted a rental click
the "Send a Photo" at the top of the page or
click My
Home in the black menu bar and a camera will appear
for that rental in the "Rental Summary". Fill
out the form and click "Submit Photo". You photo
should appear with 24 hours.
Note: make sure the Rental
ID field is entered on the form. If you have more than
one rental posted we will not know which rental to associate
your photo with.
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- How
do I change the photo for a rental? Click the "Send
a Photo" at the top of the page. Fill out the form
and click "Submit Photo". You new photo should
appear with 24 hours.
Note: make sure the Rental
ID field is entered on the form. If you have more than
one rental posted we will not know which rental to associate
your photo with.
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- I
found some rentals that I would like to consider. How
do I contact the landlord?
You must be a registered member and logged in get the
rental's contact name, address and phone number.
Click the camera image in the last column when rentals
are displayed.
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- What
are all the different ways I can search for a rental or
candidate on SouthwestRentals?
There are three main ways of searching for rentals,
the DetailedSearch,
Search
by Map and the Dream
Home search.
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- Is
my registration information kept private? Yes.
Your personal registration information will not be used
for marketing, and it will not be shared with any third
parties.
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- Why
can't I display my saved rentals?
You may have cookies disabled in your browser. To receive
the full benefits of this site your Per-session (not stored)
cookies should be enabled.
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- I
logged in, but when I try certain things, it tells me
I need to login?
You may have cookies disabled in your browser. To receive
the full benefits of this site your Per-session (not stored)
cookies should be enabled.
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- I
just registered as a renter. Do I also need to design
a Dream
Home?
No. Designing a Dream Home allows you to enter specific
rental criteria that is saved and easily searched. You
can define many preferences for your rental and these
will be stored with your Renter ID. You can also remodel
your dream Home to change these search criteria. If you
have a Dream Home designed, simply click on Dream Home
in the black menu bar and SouthwestRentals will display
all the rentals that meet your needs.
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- What
are the minimum cookie settings for SouthwestRentals
to take full advantage of its benefits?
The settings are different for Internet explorer and Netscape
Navigator.
SouthwestRentals
does not store cookies on your hard drive. They will only
exist during this session.
Internet Explorer:
The minimum setting for Internet Explorer can be set in
the Tools > Internet Options ...
dialog box. Click the Security tab and the
Custom Level... button. Scroll down to Cookies,
to enable Allow per session cookies (not stored).
Netscape Navigator: The minimum setting for Netscape
Navigator can be set in the Edit > Preferences...
dialog box. Click on Advanced, and enable
Accept only cookies that get back to the originating
server. Alternatively you can enable Accept
all cookies.
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