[faithfulfrank]

Since this thread is about TV rentals, I'm interested in knowing how the rental market, etc is in TV, compared to what I am used to in The Plantation.

1) For rentals, is it difficult to find rentals during the "snowbird" season? Like, can you STILL find rentals for THIS Jan-Feb-March season.....this close to this season?

2) Is it like what I'm used to, having the snowbird season always booked, and the summer months almost never booked?

3) Without getting too personal, (I do not want to be rude) , what are the rates like? Are they different in the summer/winter? Do you allow rents for less then one month at a time? (We do not...against our HOA.)

I'm guessing that it is different in TV. I'm guessing that it is easier to have rents booked any time of year, from people thinking about buying there.

Please do not think I have any ulterior motives....we are only 13 miles apart, and I'm just interested. I'm guessing that the "TV lifestyle" makes it easier to rent.

Does TV help you out finding renters? The Plantation publishes a rental list that we can get on to free that they send out to anyone interested. It is a nice thing for them to do.

As I probably stated before....our place is rented until May, so we cannot get back down there until then. I'm freezing here in NY, blowing snow and bracing for the snowstorm we should get tonight......

Frank D.

[Best Mom]

Don't want to hijack but... my husband and my friends in Fredonia NY are waiting to see what the storm brings tonight. Must be the same storm. Bless you people. So happy to be here.(The Villages)

[MelZ]

I leave for TV on Monday so let it storm today, just be clear on Monday.

My rental is booked thru March and I get about 2 weeks a month during the off season. I rent thru TV and 2008 was very good.

[rshoffer]

Originally Posted by another Linda

For those of us who can't even spend enough time in TV to qualify as snowbirds and rent our places ...

How many are experiencing cancellations due to the economy? All our people from last year are still coming back, but I wonder ... what with the economy and the new places TV is building, we may be forced to quit our jobs and spend more time in TV next year. Have you had a cancellation? Have you been able to rent again?

see my "RUMOR CENTRAL" post this am.

[batman911]

This website has lots of info on TV rentals.

http://thevillages4rent.com

[downeaster]

Originally Posted by batman911

This website has lots of info on TV rentals.

http://thevillages4rent.com

Wow!,that's revealing. Over 550 homes for rent in The Villages on one website.

[l2ridehd]

Downeaster....How is that reveling to you? To me, I am surprised at how small the number is. The Villages now has almost 50,000 homes, so it's just over 1%. The Villages themselves have over 300 rental units for lifestyle previews and winter rentals with the new location opening in February. I am sure not all the rentals are available on that site, but it is the largest one. With this type of community, I would guess that many people buy and rent for a few years before moving there so I guess I would have expected numbers closer to 5000 then 500. Probably if all rental markets were known it would be higher then the 550, but doubt it is any more then double. So still only 2% of the market. Still seems low.

[downeaster]

Thanks for the arithmetic lesson.

Please note, I said 500 homes on one website.