[skippy05]

Might have better luck renting a used travel trailer and RV lot at that price.

[La lamy]

Originally Posted by Gunther

Anyone know of a home available for Jan for under $3K with a golf cart and golf?
We figure we should probably try a whole month before we make any rash decisions.

Thanks

A buddy and his brother have rented a 3 bdrm 2 bath for $6000 in January. He's looking for someone else or a couple to share the house for $2000. Send me a private message if you're interested.

[garykoca427@gmail.com]

I agree with the others. Renting a place under $3k between January and March will be impossible. April and May would be the most desirable month because the weather is still not too hot and the snowbirds are leaving. June through September - easy to find a place at that price because those are the three hottest and most humid months of the year. It is all about supply and demand.

[Goumenis]

I have December 10- 31th $2000 Courtyard Villa.
************.com/964

[sallyg]

As you have read an under $3000/mo rental will be hard to find, esp. in January.
In my opinion December us the best month. Beautiful weather, not as cold as January, and lots of rentals available. You are smart to rent first. Best of luck.

[CindyL]

Before we purchased, we were able to do a lifestyle visit for a month. We paid about $3000 and it was in the month of February. Not sure if their prices have gone up, but it’s worth a try. This was two years ago.

[Packerprincess]

Originally Posted by Jayhawk

I don't know Jan but she must be smoking something.

My thoughts exactly

[G.R.I.T.S.]

Originally Posted by Gunther

Anyone know of a home available for Jan for under $3K with a golf cart and golf?
We figure we should probably try a whole month before we make any rash decisions.

Thanks

First, find a time machine, set back 10 years…

[Wondering]

You're dreaming!

[yporter]

Originally Posted by Gunther

Anyone know of a home available for Jan for under $3K with a golf cart and golf?
We figure we should probably try a whole month before we make any rash decisions.

Thanks

There are websites where you can rent direct from owners, I used one for several years before we actually bought. Even 5 years ago, I had to make a lot of calls to find a place. There are several, the one I used is www. villagershomes4rent. com (spaces added, since this site is odd sometimes on embedded links).

I would also add that having rented for several years, my advice would be to NOT do January; Jan and Feb weather can be quite cold at times - Nov, Dec, Mar, and Apr are my favorites and Oct and May can be quite nice.

One of the advantages to renting for several years was the ability to rent in different areas each year; location can really make a difference, depending on the activities you find you are interested in. TV is now grown to the point that living in one end when your major interests have most of their activities in the other end can result in a lot of time spent traveling. After several years, we figured out what we were interested in and where most of that happened, then bought a house central to that.

Good luck finding a place, and enjoy your stay!

[lawgolfer]

Originally Posted by Gunther

Anyone know of a home available for Jan for under $3K with a golf cart and golf?
We figure we should probably try a whole month before we make any rash decisions.

Thanks

Do a LifeStyle visit for two weeks. For $160/night (when I last checked the price), The Villages gives you a nearly new 3 bdrm home, a golf cart, two bicycles, and a lot of freebies.

You do not have to sit through a sales pitch. You meet a representative at the Brownwood sales office. He/she hands you a paper bag with keys, garage door opener, a map etc and leads you to the house, answers your questions, points out locations on the map, tells you to call if you need anything, and leaves. You'll never again see the rep unless you want to. LifeStyle visitors are treated like royalty. If you need anything--a tee time etc, the rep will see that you get it. You'll even have a newspaper on the driveway every morning.

**I just checked. Current price in January is $179/night

[Laker14]

So many people offering the advice to rent outside of the high-season months, but the OP stated that they want to experience TV before making the decision to buy.
If the ultimate goal of the OP is to perhaps spend the winter months in TV, then the OP needs to rent during those months in order to know what it will be like. Renting in July is not going to give the OP much of an insight into what life is like here in January, now, is it?

Probably not impossible to find a place for 3K, however you'd need to get lucky with a last minute cancellation, and you'd certainly run the risk of not getting anything at all.
I used to rent, and while renting from an agency is not the cheapest way to go, it comes with some safety features that are missing from direct rentals,

[DeweyBeach]

Gunther - I saw your other post looking for a sublet. That's a rarity and unlikely permissible by the owner ... something which I would not recommend you pursue. Your search for a bargain could land yourself out on the curb and your $3k gone. If it sounds too good to be true ....

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by La lamy

A buddy and his brother have rented a 3 bdrm 2 bath for $6000 in January. He's looking for someone else or a couple to share the house for $2000. Send me a private message if you're interested.

If I owned this house might have vetted the renter but now the renter will sublet. Would not approve if I owned the place

[DeweyBeach]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

If I owned this house might have vetted the renter but now the renter will sublet. Would not approve if I owned the place

Very risky. Besides the neighbors noticing and reporting/complaining to the owners, landlords commonly have doorbell cameras. In fact, I just learned that some internet modems can be used to track/report devices within the home (i.e. how many cell phones are in the home and when).

The lengths some people will go to in order to stretch a dollar. I can't imagine an owner would drastically increase the monthly rate for two couples to share the contract. Again, a cost savings gamble which could result in a big loss and headache.