Absolutely do it yourself. Of all of the 'professional ' firms the villages affiliate firm is the worst. TV uses a simple schedule to price your home. Is there something special about your home making it more desirable to rent? The Villages Property Management doesn't care, here is the schedule. For example designers are xxx .a month for prime season. They forbid you to offer a cart with your rental, so they are forced to use villages golf carts. Is there something special you want mentioned in your ad copy? Professionals don't care, this is what we write. Think about it, most renters don't care what the name of your home model is, they want to know how close the the square, name of nearest GC, and so on.
All firms charge you a percentage of rent, typically 17%. They often force you to use their in house services for home watch, etc. Usually these services are overpriced and sub par performers.
Now if you diy then you can use dynamic pricing. You can wait to rent your home after most homes are rented and thus get a higher price for the property. There is a rush at certain times to list homes and rent for next year's prime season.
By careful diy property management I achieved (in a non covid year) 85% occupancy.
Last edited by Toymeister; 09-17-2020 at 08:13 PM.
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