Don't kid yourselves!
Posted requests for rent are rarely the rent paid.
People in the Villages think that everyone pays this much money for a rental. For several years, up to a couple of years ago, I was able to rent a beautiful, well appointed 3 bedroom designer home for the month of December for $1500...including a golf cart! After that, I had to pay $1600.
Some landlords I contacted after than turned up their noses at being offered 1500 for December. As it turned out, their rental unit stayed vacant for the month of December. I guess they just liked tossing 1500 away instead of banking it.
By the way, a landlord knows a good tenent when they see one. A renter who does not have any pets, does not smoke, does not have gobs of family members or friends visiting and who would be a steady continuous caring tenant for years to come.
Most landlords realize December is a dead month. They simply cannot give away their rental.
So some will be willing to take in a good tenant so that they can increase their rental income for the year.
If any of you landlords out there want to have a regular, steady, dependable tenant for December, let me know!
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