Moving to Northwest Indiana .. is there any houses to rent!? (Portage: for sale, 2013)

[stardolly]

We are moving our family of 7 to Northwest Indiana, my husbands family is out there and he has a job. We are looking for a home to rent (4 bedroom) in or around Valparaiso, or near Chesterton.. I am having NO luck.. Do no houses exist for rent out there or am I looking in the wrong places?

[Northwest Indiana]

Originally Posted by stardolly

We are moving our family of 7 to Northwest Indiana, my husbands family is out there and he has a job. We are looking for a home to rent (4 bedroom) in or around Valparaiso, or near Chesterton.. I am having NO luck.. Do no houses exist for rent out there or am I looking in the wrong places?

There should be a good portion of homes to rent in and around that whole area. However, one thing I would suggest is if you find a house FOR SALE that you like, contact the realtor and see if you can work out a deal with the owners about renting. Try craigslist as well. I know some people who have had success with both. If this is not realistic and you don't HAVE to be in Valpo or Chesterton, try Portage. Portage will most likely have a larger inventory of rentals. However, the schools (mostly the high school) are not as good as Valpo and Chesterton.

[flutterby3744]

We are in the same boat. We are selling our house in Michigan, but want to move to Chesterton in June. We plan on renting until our house sells, but I can't find ANY rentals. Anything listed is either an apartment or a townhouse, and that just isn't feasible for our family of 6! We are able to pay upwards of $1000/month, but there just aren't any out there. You would think with the amount of houses on the market that are just sitting stagnant there would be more options!

[Chuckity]

Originally Posted by flutterby3744

We are in the same boat. We are selling our house in Michigan, but want to move to Chesterton in June. We plan on renting until our house sells, but I can't find ANY rentals. Anything listed is either an apartment or a townhouse, and that just isn't feasible for our family of 6! We are able to pay upwards of $1000/month, but there just aren't any out there. You would think with the amount of houses on the market that are just sitting stagnant there would be more options!

You are most definitely going to need to increase your budget.

For example ... a two bed/one bath, 800 sq. ft house in Valpo is most likely going to rent for about $800/month.

[sketch125]

There is a real lack of quality rental properties in the area. I have been looking for the last 6 months and have come up short.

If you were looking to purchase, I would think the sky is the limit. I assume the difference between a mortgage and rent in the area is not substantial enough to keep people in rentals.

[flutterby3744]

Originally Posted by Chuckity

You are most definitely going to need to increase your budget.

For example ... a two bed/one bath, 800 sq. ft house in Valpo is most likely going to rent for about $800/month.

I said UPWARDS of $1000. In otherwards, we are willing to pay for quality. They just aren't out there!

We are not ready to buy yet. For one, our current house has to sell first. We cannot get a mortgage with an already existing one. And for two, I would like to become more familiar with the area before I buy.

We did find a duplex, but it's 1100 a month, only three bedroom/no basement, no utilities included (including trash which I find a little crazy!!), and it looks like kind of a shadier area of town.

Oh well, it's only temporary!!

[pallace]

iam trying to move to portage in my march 1st 2013. i have se8 vocher. and need a 3 bedroom home. i can pay up to 1000 in rent please help my [email]buckhanan_pallace@yahoo.com[/email]

[griggs762]

Originally Posted by stardolly

We are moving our family of 7 to Northwest Indiana, my husbands family is out there and he has a job. We are looking for a home to rent (4 bedroom) in or around Valparaiso, or near Chesterton.. I am having NO luck.. Do no houses exist for rent out there or am I looking in the wrong places?

I have a 5 bedroom 3 bath. Best place ever to raise my kids! They have since went on to college. griggs762@gmail

[griggs762]

Originally Posted by Northwest Indiana

There should be a good portion of homes to rent in and around that whole area. However, one thing I would suggest is if you find a house FOR SALE that you like, contact the realtor and see if you can work out a deal with the owners about renting. Try craigslist as well. I know some people who have had success with both. If this is not realistic and you don't HAVE to be in Valpo or Chesterton, try Portage. Portage will most likely have a larger inventory of rentals. However, the schools (mostly the high school) are not as good as Valpo and Chesterton.

Not to offend anyone but I have lived in the area for some time. Moved here from Sacramento, Ca, about 10 years ago. Best thing ever for my kids who were small. I would look in Valparaiso or Chesterton. Portage schools are... in my opinion, not as good and much, much rougher area. Both of my kids graduated from Chesterton and they both are going on to big ten schools. I have a home in Valpo., if you are interested. griggs762@gmail

[cocaseco]

Contact a local realtor, they should be able to help you far better than the common online places aimed at students. I know i looked on Zillow recently and saw a dozen or so rentals in that area (houses), but didn't note any details so you could try that or Trulia.