I have used 3 or 4 property management companies over the years and they all have been terrible. The only time they rented the property is during Jan, Feb, March....when it is easy to rent it yourself. In my experience, they are more concerned in collecting their commission and doing nothing for it. One property manager gave back a damage deposit without doing a walk through and when I arrived back in the Villages, I discovered the tenant had done considerable damage to the house and it cost me several thousands of dollars to replace my new carpeting, paint walls and replace some things they had either taken or broken. Never again. You can easily rent it through talkofthevillages.com or villagers4rent.com. Also, I don't think most of the property managers do a credit check or follow up on references, so there is no advantage there....and they don't check the house when it is vacant. You need to hire a property watch person separately.
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