I have never had any problems come out of renting my home out for a few months a year. The rent is depending on the month Jan.-April You will not have any problem finding someone. Look on villagershomes4rent.com to get a idea of how much. Probably 5k per month.

Be very careful about any tech devices you may have like Ring cameras, other recording devices etc. in any rental unit. They can be a criminal invasion of the renters privacy.

Rented Out for 3,000
 

We rented out our 2,000 square foot designer in Dabney for 3,000 a month, but it doesn’t have a pool yet. They have been permitted to use the cart and I think our Umbrella covers everything. But again, this is way out of the way of most villages, this is in Dabney.

If you are in a desirable neighborhood, I would think you could get a thousand more a month with a pool.

Snowbirds have permanent resident elsewhere and fly to FL to avoid the snow. FL residents who leave FL during hot summer months are just on vacation…. I call them sunfish 😀

We found that the months you want to leave are the months you won’t find renters. Jan-Mar can rent for up to $7000 a month, Jun—Aug <$1000 if you are lucky to find someone.

We did rent our home Jan - Apr and made enough money to pay the annual expenses but the other months like Oct - Dec, which is very nice weather in FL and cheaper things like golf is when we were here. You will have to pay sales tax to FL if you rent for <6 months. Insurance will be higher and don’t not tell them. Something happens and they may not cover the loss. You personal stuff needs to be packed up and locked away. Even things like toilet paper and paper towels, 2-3 in the baths and in the kitchen and the rest locked up.

I would never rent out my home again, I would consider having a 2nd property nearby where I can meet the tenants, check up on them occasionally during the months they are there and would never have an AirBNB and be my own manager.

Personal opinion only. I value my home and neighbors too much to rent. If you decide, I wish you the best.

Don't ever use Down Home management. They will wind up getting less rent than you ask for. They will rarely if ever be responsive to your emails, phone messages or texts. For me, they wound up costing me hundreds of dollars and still would not check the timing on the sprinklers...for months. They failed to submit reports in accordance with their agreement.

But, they were very good at pulling their commission out of the reduced rent they finally got from the tenants.

It was an incredibly bad experience. If you want more info, please pm me.

We would Never Do It.
Pool would make your house Party Central. 'Nuff said.

But- Your Husband is right 100%

OP, you do realize that the money you make on rent is taxable income.

Is your house in an LLC?

The liability with the pool is not worth it.

If you’re going back in the summer months there’s not a lot of interest from renters during those months, and the amount of rent you’d get is pretty insignificant vs the in season rates. I wouldn’t do it unless you really need the cash due to increased liability and the hassle of it.

Actually a person who owns property in TV and leaves for a couple months in the summer are called Sunbirds. They fly away from the humidity and hot sun and go north. A snowbird is just the opposite. They fly south to get away from cold and snow.

We usually go north to get away for a couple of months in the hot summer. We get a “house-watch” but never rent our home to anyone. We let our kids and grandkids use it on as needed basis while they vacation. No problems.

When we decided to build a pool we also decided to never rent the home. No one sleeps in our bed, swims in our pool, or drives our golf carts. Plus, whenever we feel like it, we can jump in our car or grab a flight and go to our other home for as long as we please. Plus, we spend the four prime rental months at our Villages home, so the benefits of renting would be minimal at best.

Check out villagerhomes4rent.com These are typically owner managed properties. As a renter, I use this site. You can check out the rates for different homes, location and by the month. I see a lot of good advice from experienced owners on here. Good Luck!

We are from the UK and visit TV during March and Oct-Dec every year. We rent our home out twice, Jan-Feb and Apr-May. Then empty in June - Sept. These two rentals cover our annual expenses. We just then cruise around the Caribbean during Jan/Feb just to escape the UK weather. We are so lucky!!