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Originally Posted by IrishLake
No ma'am, you are not off base in the slightest. With the husband taking the new job in Columbus, he HAS to live in Franklin county, or an adjacent county. We prefer to be in one of the adjacent counties, that way my commute to my place of work is doable (if we find a place where we plan to look, I'll be about 45 minutes away from work, and he'll be about 25 minutes from Columbus proper).
In response to DrPhil:
Renting or rent-to-own is our last option. We have to paint one bedroom, hang some door trim, and pack some clutter into storage, get both kids twin beds (daughter is in a queen now, and it makes her room look really small. son is in a toddler bed now, and he just needs an upgrade). Once we do those things, the house will be ready to sell. IF it doesn't sell by next June, we will likely have to go the rent/rto route.
1. I have been told to ask for proof of household income for the last 3 months. I have also been told to look at potential renters cars, as the condition a car is in is a good indicator of how well they will keep a house. And even though we have dogs, we won't allow any pets. I've also been told to ask for the first and last months rent up front, plus a security deposit. Is that too much to expect a renter to pay up front?
2. Both of our neighbors are wonderful homeowners. The elderly couple is extremely nosey, and I'm betting we would get a weekly report on what the renters are doing. lol...
3. I've been told to take pictures of the house once all of our stuff is out of it, burn them to a CD, and give a copy to our family attorney, or real estate agent.
4. Noted. Makes sense!
5. I was under the impression you have to give 24 horus notice before showing up at your rental? Or does this just depend on what the renter/tenant agree upon? Is there a way to make it so they don't make copies of the keys, that they have to go through us or a delegate of ours to get a copy made?
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Re #1...that is not too much to ask. I've had to pay that as a tenant every place I've rented, except for one which had no lease.
Our current landlord used to make the keys with the "DO NOT COPY" on them so that you couldn't just take it to the local hardware store and have a copy made. Is that something you could put in the lease?
I haven't been the landlord at this point in life, but if I were I'd make sure to have an attorney make sure the lease was airtight and favored ME. (Which is what I do as a tenant, as I have one handy. But I would do it even if that weren't the case if it were my property on the line...).