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Old 05-17-2013, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by redwitch View Post
If you can, have a friend check the houses for you. It has happened that the pics are older and the house isn't quite as nice as they look. Most homeowners will bend over backwards to make you happy -- they want repeat renters.

Figure out what YOU want and feel is important. Internet should be crucial; so should a stocked kitchen and linens (know of one house that had 2 towels -- excuse me?). For some, it is location. For some, a golf cart is crucial (easy enough to rent one on your own, just make sure you reserve well in advance if renting in high season). Others, a bbq. Make your list and make sure the home you rent has it. For some, it is just a place to sleep at night (then go for cheapest rent you can find for a place that looks decent).

If you have some definite places in mind, send me a PM and I'll be happy to at least do a drive by and peek in the windows. I go pretty much from one end of TV to the other weekly.
Redwitch, you make some great points about pictures being old. One reason for this is that thevillages4rent.com will only let you upload photos twice a year. This has created a very complicated situation for me because I'm remodeling and I have to just send pics to potential renters as they're available.
On the OTHER hand, I am getting VERY tired of renters emailing me asking if they can come over to the house while I'm in town and look it over. Umm, I come down her to get away and relax and I'm not going to spend my weekend showing the house. I also do not appreciate people showing up and walking around the house or peeking in windows. One potential renter almost got shot peeking in a window and another walked up to the lanai as I was relaxing in the pool. Needless to say, none of those renters will ever rent my home. I'm able to be picky because I have more demand than I have supply. If I send you multiple pictures of every room (and you know they are current as I JUST remodeled) there is NO reason to intrude on me or my renters privacy by lurking around my house.