Any Rentals for College Students?

[InletBchDweller]

well said, I do believe that there are young people out there that would not trash a place. I actually had one contact me. I talked to them and told them that I would work with them having them give me a bigger deposit and know that I could see them from the community pool. I did not hear back from them though. They did understand my situation. And I theirs.....

No I certainly don't know her so why would I be rude to her. I have a 20 year old who I would trust to stay in any house anywhere. There are some young people out there who are trusthworthy. People can rent to whomever they want, but we don't have to be rude to people who are seeking advice.

 

[Jennifer Steele]

Why does almost EVERY thread have to turn into a train wreck?
It's making this board really hard to enjoy. Good grief!

 

[kathydwells]

Why does almost EVERY thread have to turn into a train wreck?
It's making this board really hard to enjoy. Good grief!

I so agree with you S1.

 

[kathydwells]

And while I am at it, I am assuming that because of the article in the Walton Sun that there have been many lurkers out there, and even new members to the board. And I would like to think that they came here for friendly advice and funn. I know that everyone has an opinion out there. However, I do think that there are ways to express those opinions in a nice friendly manner. IMHO.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Steele Mama, I would rent to your 20 year old long before I would rent to many adults. ;-) I think all of the concern seems to lie in the unknown. My dogs do less damage to a house than some people, yet I get doors slammed in my face if I try to rent, or get a hotel room with my dogs.

 

[TooFarTampa]

I have had friends who did not respect my family's place when I was younger. They never came back and that was that. I also have seen first hand the destruction that can happen in a house. TooFarTampa it was yours, the horror on what I walked in on. Kids lied to my face telling me the parent was at the beach.:roll: I believe that it ended up in a lawsuit b/c of all the damage, (not to the structure) but the inside....bad... bad ...bad

Our current management company (indeed most of them) will not rent to those under 25. I am super-careful about renting to anyone during spring break and I even get nervous about renters in May or June who might be doing some sort of post-graduation fling. This is just one of those cases where the irresponsible ones ruin it for everyone. I remember what I was like in college, and I was about as low-key and non-wild as you can get. Yet there is no way I would have understood anything about what it takes for owners to make these properties available to renters, and how hard & expensive it is to avoid problems and keep them in good shape.

IBD I know you saw what was done to our house, before it was our house, and to be honest I don't know what actually happened. I am not sure if I want to know. I imagine lots of and probably worse. :shock: College students will be forever from our place, and that is not a slap on any individual. It's just a practical decision on our part.

 

[steele mama]

Steele Mama, I would rent to your 20 year old long before I would rent to many adults. ;-) I think all of the concern seems to lie in the unknown. My dogs do less damage to a house than some people, yet I get doors slammed in my face if I try to rent, or get a hotel room with my dogs.

I don't think people should rent to anyone they don't feel good about. I am not advising renting to "anyone" I am advising giving people polite replies when they ask. And that is all I am saying on this subject. You're so right about the pet thing.

 

[Mango]

Right on!! I agree. Helpful advice & suggestions is the key. Not a reprimand. :roll:

Rather B. Paddlin IMO was not reprimanding or being judgemental. He was being helpful by stating the parent should remain with the students.
I myself at 21 owned my own apartment, had a job and was paying my way through school.
If I knew the students like I know my neighbors 19-22 yr. olds, sure I would probably allow them to rent my home with their parents dropping in on them to check on things, which they do now when they have a house party.

But having gotten my home severly damaged last year by spring breakers whose mothers swore to me on the phone they were with them, (after I found out they had a party from a neighbor with cars lined up 2 fold down the street) only to find my decks full of vomick, margarita mix all over my linens, furniture, walls, cigarette burns, broken doors, beds, you name it, it makes people extremely leery when someone says they tried to book through an agent without success, then states they will be there only 4 days.
If the students cause problems, and the parent is addressed where were they, could she have just said, I said I would only be there 4 days, but I didn't say what 4 days?
I've had students call me, send me nice e-mails, and if they sounded responsible, I have offered to rent only with a very large deposit. They never call back, why? probably because they intend to party. and I know this, so this sends them elsewhere.

So until it happens to you and your home that you worked so hard to own, don't be so quick to reprimand someone who states their opinion and makes a suggestion.

 

[Rudyjohn]

Rather B. Paddlin IMO was not reprimanding or being judgemental. He was being helpful by stating the parent should remain with the students.
I myself at 21 owned my own apartment, had a job and was paying my way through school.
If I knew the students like I know my neighbors 19-22 yr. olds, sure I would probably allow them to rent my home with their parents dropping in on them to check on things, which they do now when they have a house party.

But having gotten my home severly damaged last year by spring breakers whose mothers swore to me on the phone they were with them, (after I found out they had a party from a neighbor with cars lined up 2 fold down the street) only to find my decks full of vomick, margarita mix all over my linens, furniture, walls, cigarette burns, broken doors, beds, you name it, it makes people extremely leery when someone says they tried to book through an agent without success, then states they will be there only 4 days.
If the students cause problems, and the parent is addressed where were they, could she have just said, I said I would only be there 4 days, but I didn't say what 4 days?
I've had students call me, send me nice e-mails, and if they sounded responsible, I have offered to rent only with a very large deposit. They never call back, why? probably because they intend to party. and I know this, so this sends them elsewhere.

So until it happens to you and your home that you worked so hard to own, don't be so quick to reprimand someone who states their opinion and makes a suggestion.

Well, I didn't name Rather B. Paddlin, did I? ;-)


I remember reading last year about your home. It was a horrible nightmare of a story! And believe me, I DO understand. I would only hope & pray that it wouldn't happen to anyone.

 

[Mango]

Well, I didn't name Rather B. Paddlin, did I? ;-)
I remember reading last year about your home. It was a horrible nightmare of a story! And believe me, I DO understand. I would only hope & pray that it wouldn't happen to anyone.

I bit my tongue and didn't say anything until the poster came on and stated that Rather B. Paddlin was being judgemental. Yes, I admit, I may have sounded a bit harsh, having been at that age independent of my parents, and having been through a nightmare with "kiss and run" mothers last year.

Although it is nice that Jennyrae was seeking a place for her daughter and friends to vacation, I could not see why she wouldn't spend the entire week with them especially in light of the difficulty of renting to students.

But you're always quick to pass judgement on someone's post or opinion not understanding where they are coming from. I didn't attack the woman or use vulgar language. I simply inferred that by letting her responsible daughter seek a rental on her own, she might have even found an owner willing to rent to them and learned something in the process.