Shit brown-coloured Roman blinds and curtains are an eyesore to Caucasians. Pay agency commission on renewal. This strategy may help the Landlord to retain the tenant. It stops the realtor who had introduced the tenant from offering the existing tenant other condos when the lease is about to expire. Internet Ads give you world wide exposure if put in the targeted website Besides the newspaper advertisements, do consider other means of advertisement and promotion of your condo .
Cheap stuff is obvious to the expatriate who has seen variety of condos.
Cheap quality furnishing is rejected as the prospective expatriate tenant as he or she has seen as many as 50 - 100 furnished apartments. This may be a reason why you can't rent out your place. Think long term. Dealing direct with the corporate tenant or occupant is not as important as building up a good landlord-realtor relationship in the long term if you are an investment property owner. Multiple property owners need to build up an excellent landlord-realtor relationships, otherwise the properties will not be given any attention as the market is flushed with properties for rent.