LogisQuébec, Kijiji, Marketplace: when a unit becomes vacant, the reflex is to post a listing and wait for calls. That's often a good starting point. But two situations keep coming up with the owners we work with: the listing that gets no response at all, and the listing that gets fifty messages without a single solid candidate. In both cases, the problem isn't the platform — it's what you expect from it.
Posting a listing on LogisQuébec: how it works
LogisQuébec is a Quebec real-estate listing site focused on rentals and sales. For an owner, the process is simple:
- 1Create an account with your email
- 2Add a rental listing from your dashboard
- 3Fill in the unit description (address, rooms, rent, inclusions, availability date)
- 4Upload your photos and contact details
- 5Wait for the site's team to approve the listing before it goes live
Basic posting is free, and the listing stays online for three months, renewable. Paid visibility options exist to boost the listing. Terms change over time: check the current rates directly on the site before posting.
What LogisQuébec offers compared with Kijiji
- An audience specifically looking for housing, rather than a general classifieds site
- Listing approval before publication, which limits fraudulent listings
- A real-estate-focused layout (rooms, inclusions, area)
What Kijiji and Marketplace offer
- A much larger visitor volume, so more inquiries
- Immediate publication
- The trade-off: more unqualified messages and more fraud attempts to filter out
The comparison: LogisQuébec, Kijiji or a placement service
| Criterion | LogisQuébec | Kijiji / Marketplace | Placement service |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posting cost | Free (paid options) | Free (paid options) | Included in the mandate |
| Inquiry volume | Medium, housing-focused | High, barely filtered | Distributed on several platforms |
| Copy and photos | You | You | Prepared for you |
| Candidate pre-screening | None | None | Included |
| Visit coordination | You | You | Included |
| File verification (credit, references, employment) | You | You | Included, with written consent |
| TAL lease and signing | You | You | Coordinated with a real-estate broker |
| Final decision | You | You | You, on recommendation |
The table shows the essentials: both platforms play in the same category. They differ by audience and volume, not by the service rendered. A placement service doesn't replace the platforms — it uses them, then handles everything that comes after. We broke down the real costs of each option in our article Kijiji, Marketplace and Centris vs a tenant placement service.
Your rental listing gets no response? The likely causes
A listing that stays silent for more than a week is sending a signal. Before paying to boost it, check these causes, in this order:
1. The rent is above market
This is the number-one cause. Candidates filter by rent: a few dozen dollars too much is enough to drop you out of their results. Compare your rent with similar units in the area using our rent price estimator.
2. The photos don't make people click
Dark photos, shots from too high, cluttered rooms, or a single exterior photo: the listing gets skipped in the results before anyone reads it. The first photo does almost all the work. See the most common rental photo mistakes.
3. The title and description are too vague
"Nice 4½ for rent" says nothing. The title should state the layout, the area, the availability date and one concrete selling point; the description should answer the questions people would otherwise message you about. Our guide to writing a rental listing gives a ready-to-use structure.
4. The timing is off
Demand varies sharply by season, peaking in spring ahead of July 1. Off-season, the candidate pool is smaller: start earlier and put more care into the listing. See when to rent in Quebec.
5. Only one platform
Each site reaches a different audience. A listing posted only on LogisQuébec, or only on Marketplace, misses part of the candidates. Post the same listing on two or three platforms, with identical information.
The opposite problem: too many responses, no good candidate
A well-placed Kijiji listing can generate dozens of messages in a few days. That's where the real work begins — the work the platform doesn't do:
- Sorting out vague messages, generic requests and fraud attempts
- Asking every candidate the same qualifying questions — and only questions allowed under the Quebec Charter of human rights and freedoms
- Organizing visits and handling no-shows
- Getting written consent, then checking credit, employment and previous-landlord references
- Comparing files on objective criteria, then preparing the TAL lease
This is exactly the step where bad choices get made. To structure it yourself, see how to pre-screen serious tenants.
What to choose for your situation
LogisQuébec or Kijiji alone
A good option if you have time to sort and visit, a verification process already in place, and a unit well positioned in the market. Post on both rather than choosing one.
Platform + file verification
You keep the marketing and visits, but hand off the critical step — full verification of the chosen candidate. That's what our tenant screening service does.
Full placement service
Relevant if your listing gets nothing, if you're swamped with inquiries, if you rent remotely or if you've already had a failed placement. The service handles the listing, distribution, pre-screening, visits, verification and the lease. You keep the final say. Our tenant placement service covers Montreal, Laval and Longueuil.