Finally, someone who gets it.

The Villages/Developer was all for the availability of "renting homes". it makes sense, in that it's in their best interests, to have homes occupied as much as possible. A huge part of the Developer's revenue is from all the commercial property they own. Higher occupancy, means higher rents for the commercial property.

What the Developer didn't foresee (nor did most anyone else), was the advent of AirBnB & other such platforms, that are able to put Joe Smith home owner into the "hotel" business.

I'm not so sure the Developer would have written the restrictions/covenants any differently, had he anticipated the short term rental market ... as evidenced by the fact, they haven't changed the restrictions in the newer areas.

I think eventually, we'll see the CDD's step into the breech, with restrictions on the Guest/Resident ID system.

I would be 100% behind banning short term rentals. A monthly rental is reasonable. A weekend rental is not.

The short term rental people are a completely different demographic than those that just want to spend a month or two in TV and see what it's all about or come back for a second or third time.

Exactly, kind of a 'make me rent you my house' deal.

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It all depends on location. We rent ours out for 3000 a month year round. The home is a designer and about 1900 square feet but located in Dabney.

It seems silly but maybe I'll try this next winter, put the house up for rent for 10k a month.

2000sq' designer, 3br, 3bt, 3 car garage, large heated and cooled pool, all utilities included, golf cart use included, small sports car use included. Located in the middle of nowhere.

If someone bites I go on an all expenses vacation for a month.

I moved from a villa near a square because of several rentals on the street. At $7,000 a month, there probably will be four to six people in the home dividing the cost of the rent. This happened many times in my former neighborhood.

Make sure you set an electric limit especially because of the pool. It’s standard practice during winter months to set a limit on how much $$ per month. That way if your tenet cranks up the temp, it’s on their nickel.

Good thought, thank you!

I rent in the villages often so I think I have a handle on the market...yes $7,000 is overpriced. I see a lot of owners post crazy prices in hopes a niave renter will panic and rent out of fear of missing out on the chance to rent for a winter. The reality is there are hundreds if not thousands of villages homes to rent, keep shoping and you will find what you want. The market is about $4,500 for a patio villa, and maybe up to $6,000 for a very nice 3/2 with a golf cart. Anything over that and you are getting screwed.

Wait! That's possible? How does that even work. How are tenants notified their quarter is up and need to put in a new one?

It's like the old fashioned, do it yourself car washes.

When you have 30 seconds of heat left, it goes ding ... ding ... ding ... until you put in another quarter.

Probably takes credit cards, so they don't need to install a "change machine".

Can you not simply write into the contract, something to the effect the hydro bill is covered up to $100.00 a month or whatever is reasonable, any charges above that is renter’s expense and will be deducted from the deposit?

This is not commonplace at all. We charge $6500 to a couple and allow up to two guests to visit for a limited amount of days. Never six people. We have outdoor cameras so we would easily be able to verify if there were six people staying for months.

It's funny when the same person posts about things almost none of which I've never seen happen personally even after several years in TV.

All our rental contracts were based on two people occupying property.
We always had to get permission for our kids/grands. to visit.
Some landlords charged an amount extra for their stay, others didn't.

It’s not overpriced if someone rents at that number.

In the years you have lived in the Villages, you have never witnessed a retired couple with their grown children and spouses/partners sharing the same rental home for a month? Or young adults (with friends)visiting relatives preferring to rent a home rather than stay at grandma and grandpa's house?
Or a large group of family members in town for the Holiday or summer vacation? Again, preferring to rent than disrupting their relatives home? I can go on. Hmmm....interesting!

Not in the four years I've been here. I don't doubt it happens somewhere in the 60,000+ households in the area but it can't be too common.

Friends rented 4/4.5 home With a pool for three months in their contract, they had to have a dollar amount over and above rent for the electric. Electric bills are monthly.

The owner can actually watch anything changed in the pool temperature runtime. Kept the tenants updated monthly on electricity costs, send copy of bill every month
First month friends asked what would it cost if they kept the pool at 89° in January their landlord was honest said electric could run close to 6 to $800.

They chose to keep pool as it was set by owner. . They enjoyed the pool during sunny days, but very few nights in first month. The electric bill for the pool was within their allotment and their deposit money was refunded day that March bill was calculated.

There is this thing called a whole house energy monitor. It will tell you precisely how much electricity is used. If you have an electric water heater you can even tell if there are extra guests there. Sense.com

In today’s world most landlords have outside monitors know who enters home. Contracts are usually written for 1-2 people and guests may be allowed for amount of days or an additional charge. If our kids vaca together, thats not a rental it’s family.

Your post however states at $7,000 there will be Probably be 4-6 people in the home.
Then you post happened many times in your former neighborhood.
So which did you actually witness, the probably or actual many times?

Second Mortgage?
 

Why would you have a second mortgage?

Interesting. So is it easy/cheap to install? Do you need a sensor for every electrical appliance/fixture? How does this work?