We used to rent out a patio villa, and I'd have to agree with l2ridehd. We rented ours about 4 years ago, when it was easier in my opinion to rent. We made our rents competitive i.e. cheaper than other rents, so it would be rented, but still were unable to rent it for June and July. Everyone has one to rent then, and they just about give them away. At the time we rented ours I think for around $2000 in February, and had to drop it to $850 or $900 in August/September in order to get it rented. Of course, The Villages has now put up the new homes for rent where the buffalo used to be; and, there are so many additional people living here than there used to be that also try to rent out their homes in the offseason, so there is much more competition than there used to be. I'd be reluctant to advise anyone to buy a rental and expect to do very well on it. If you don't spend time there yourself, you can write off a lot on taxes though.