Thank you all so much for your replies. Lots of helpful info which is greatly appreciated. When we bought our Villages home, we had no plans to rent it out, but due to unforeseen circumstances we may not be able to relocate now for another 2 years. As a result, we are considering this. Having had rental properties in other areas over the past 30 years, we try to be good landlords to both our tenants and the surrounding neighbors. Part of the intent of my post was to try to use due diligence in who we rent to, both for our welfare and the welfare of our neighborhood. I know that seasonal rentals in TV often attract lovely, kind folks often wanting to try out the lifestyle for themselves. We can only hope that they treat our home with the same care that we did when we rented in TV ourselves.
I know that some have an aversion to renters, but lucky for us when we rented in TV we did not run into anyone like that. To the contrary, we were welcomed by most with open arms to become villagers ourselves. You can see how that worked out -
Thanks again for taking the time to respond!