Renting my village house

[TJ CHICAGO]

My wife and I will be closing on a Villages house next week. Unfortunately, we are still working in the Chicago area and will not move down to the Villages until October. I never thought that I would own two houses! I have already rented the house for three months in 2010. I get at least 2 calls a day from people wanting to rent my house in the Villages. I can't believe it! I need to get a rental contract that is valid in the State of Florida. I am requesting an $800 non-refundable security deposit to hold the rental.

I would be interested to hear any "landlord" suggestions from other Villagers who rented their houses.

[SteveFromNY]

I had rented mine for some time through TV Property Managementand they required payment in full up front. You need to protect yourself in case of a no show. $800 sounds low.

[l2ridehd]

I have a rental home and have rented my personal home a couple times. I have all the contracts, places to advertise, things to consider, etc. PM with an e-mail and I will be glad to share them with you.

[dalecrenshaw]

Where do you advertise your house for rent that you get that many calls?

[Hawkwind]

A couple of places to call if you want someone to manage all the details or renting your property and that is JD Management at 1-800-765-9611 or local 352-638-3870 or their web site http://thevillagesforrentbyowner.com/ You can also call The Villages Property Management at 1-800-346-4556 or local 352-753-6216.

[TJ CHICAGO]

I have some friends in the village that help me get the word out on my rental.

[TJ CHICAGO]

Thank you! My e-mail address is tlmulder@yahoo.com

[trav]

I use legal forms for my property through law depot.com.

[l2ridehd]

TJ, sent you the information. A Florida lease, a short form lease, golf cart lease and Villages ID form. Let me know if you need anything else.

[TJ CHICAGO]

Thanks! Everyone on this site has been very helpful. Getting great tips and info.

[dalecrenshaw]

TJ, sent you the information. A Florida lease, a short form lease, golf cart lease and Villages ID form. Let me know if you need anything else.

Hi,
I am in need of a Florida Rental Agreement and any other documents that go along with it; i.e. Golf cart liability release form, etc. If you have any of these, could you email them to me. Thanks, Bob

blosk@prodigy.net

[bkck0812]

Could you please forms to me . Thanks bkennedy64@cfl.rr.com

[ExMex]

Would you be so kind as to email these forms to me as well? ahavard33@hotmail.com. Also, does hazard insurance need to be changed when you have renters in your house? Feel free to pm me. Thanks.

[bkck0812]

Could you please forward rental forms to me. Thanks

bkennedy64@cfl.rr.com

[Pinhead]

Could forward the rental forms tome also? Jbrowntc52@gmail.com

[bluejaypop]

Pinhead, I sent you a rental lease.

[Judoka]

TJ, sent you the information. A Florida lease, a short form lease, golf cart lease and Villages ID form. Let me know if you need anything else.

You were kind enough to send the above documents to a prior poster. If possible, I would be grateful if you could send them to me as well.
My e-mail address is sjhanna625@gmail.com.

I would welcome suggestions from anyone else.

Thus site and the many contributors have been remarkably informative. Thanks!

Steve

[bicyclingtwo]

If you have received the rental contract and other info on renting, could you
please forward them to me as well. My email address is ridethebackroads@comcast.net
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

The commentsi in this forum have been very helpful.
Thanks!

Pat

[renrod]

If you have a mortgage you need to let them know if you rent the house. We were told by Citizens First that if we rent and don't disclose the information the loan could be "called in". We had to pay an additional .5% on the rate. And also the home owners insurance will be higher if the home is rented. So contact all parties involved before you proceed.

[fixit6404]

We hire Ann Rogers at Tom Grizzard ERA. For 15% they advertise, do criminal back ground/credit checks and handle eviction if needed. She collects everything and sends us an itemized statement with a check once a month. The tenant leaving pays all cleaning costs and anything missing from the house. She was able to rent the house November, December, January, February, March and April!