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Old 06-22-2025, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by asianthree View Post
If you aren’t coming down consider long term un furnished. Your only cash out is lawn/pest VCCD bill.
Our first year we used a highly recommended company. Our contract rental was 6 months or longer. Not only did they rent short term 2-4 days their cleaning staff was stealing us blind. We flew down on an unannounced visit, found their cleaning staff car in our driveway with pictures, espresso maker in the box, new clothes from a locked closet.

As police report filed the owner showed up denying any loss. After the officer politely explained this is what was in your employee car, here are detailed pictures from the owner of each and every item taken 4 months ago.
Fired them and for 14 years rented on our own long term with great tenants
I would point out that the OP said they will only be renting out the house for one year. I think it will be difficult to find a good tenant who wants to rent an unfurnished house and then move out in a year.