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Friend accepted a position in Hendersonville. She and her retired husband have two dogs and would like to rent for 6 months while they figure out what's what. Her budget is $1500-$2000/month and she would like a three bedroom home with a fenced yard. She has contacted several places on CL and a couple rental agents, but it appears that the two dogs and the 6 month lease are a significant barrier.
She will be in Hendersonville next week, but at this point has few possibilities to consider.
Anyone know of rental agent who can help her with her search?
As far as I know, there is no such thing as a rental agent who can show listings from multiple agencies (other than the one they represent) in the way that realtors can show properties for sale through the MLS. We ran into the same issue when we were looking for a rental and I spent a lot of time searching on line to make sure I'd found all possible rentals. Any house we looked at was shown by an agent the house was listed with and they couldn't show other listings. It takes leg work and the ability to make a decision quickly.
Friend accepted a position in Hendersonville. She and her retired husband have two dogs and would like to rent for 6 months while they figure out what's what. Her budget is $1500-$2000/month and she would like a three bedroom home with a fenced yard. She has contacted several places on CL and a couple rental agents, but it appears that the two dogs and the 6 month lease are a significant barrier.
She will be in Hendersonville next week, but at this point has few possibilities to consider.
Anyone know of rental agent who can help her with her search?
There are some rental agencies in the Hendersonville area; I hesitate to actually recommend any of them in particular because they are not all 'created equal'. The best thing would be to use Google for: Property Management Companies; Vacation Rentals (etc.); separately by town. e.g. Hendersonville NC - Arden, NC - Fletcher, NC - Asheville, NC
Call the major real estate franchises and ask if they have any possible rentals at this time in your price range, or are there any Realtors in their office who handle both rental listings and home listings.
Small towns within a 15 or 20 mile radius of Hendersonville or south Asheville are an easy commute. The HR department of your spouse's company may also offer suggestions.
Update: My friend finally found a home to lease but it was not easy
The Carolina Cottages agent cancelled our first appointment as the roads were too icy. My friend and I are from Alaska and drove in that afternoon, so the road conditions did not worry us as much and we drove around to see the outside of the properties. Fortunately, another agent in the office was able to show us the homes the next day.
Though the outsides all seemed reasonable enough, inside was another matter. One smelled strongly of mildew/mold. The owner was still storing belongings in the next home. The third was clean and cleared of all the owner's possessions, always a plus, but small. Not sure a king bed would have fit in any of the bedrooms. It would have been a tight fit for a sofa, chair, and dining room table in the open concept kitchen/living, room/dining room.
Called around and checked CL. Some didn't bother replying. Other replies were odd. One CL reply went on about them being an honest, Christian family and how we could peek in the windows and then send them the check.
Finally found the The Raab Group, LLC who manage homes that people buy as investments. Rented a clean, decent size home in a nice neighborhood.
We'll see how it all works out but I was surprised by how difficult it was to find such a home.
Glad to hear she is getting situated. Sorry, I didn't know about the Raab Group, they must be a fairly new company in the area. But I do now and went to their website, seems very professional. I'll recommend them in the future based on your good experience.
Glad to hear she is getting situated. Sorry, I didn't know about the Raab Group, they must be a fairly new company in the area. But I do now and went to their website, seems very professional. I'll recommend them in the future based on your good experience.
Best wishes; your friend will love the area.
House hunting took us all over the place and she already loves it. Can't wait for the Garden Jubilee.
The Raab Group is in the Keller Williams building on S. Main. Not sure how long they've been around but seemed fairly professional. Easy enough to deal with. We'll see how it works out.
House hunting took us all over the place and she already loves it. Can't wait for the Garden Jubilee.
The Raab Group is in the Keller Williams building on S. Main. Not sure how long they've been around but seemed fairly professional. Easy enough to deal with. We'll see how it works out.
Fingers crossed.
Garden Jubilee, yes, always a treat. I believe it's in May that we also have Art on Main; and most all summer on Friday nights, Music on Main (bring a folding chair). Check the Hendersonville Visitor's Center website for the full list of events that take place here. Always something going on.
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