Yes, it's tax time; however, that is not the reason.....in the chronology of local real estate, people think about moving 45 to 60 days before their current lease end date.
I will be renting a home July 1 to a family moving "into town" from their over-priced "boondocks" home. Although I have set up a time for them to see the home, they have already submitted their applications and a check for their security deposit. When they moved to the area, they used a local Realtor who pressured them to take an unsold listing of their office which was totally unsuitable for their family and chauffeur schedule. They actually have found a better house for less money closer to town.
I will be renting a home in July to a family moving into a single family home from a large apartment/condo property. They currently have a garage that is used for storage and they be getting a larger home with rooms to actually put their belongings into.
Incoming military and medical families are renting most homes sight-unseen...there are sufficient resources on the web and through their work contacts for them to be directed to the desirable rental areas and previewing them on my website makes the process easy.
The increase in families moving into the area who want to rent rather than buy is now becoming apparent to local Realtors. Although most rental prospects do not contact Realtors if they are not planning on buying a local home, Realtors who do become involved have few resources other than our local MLS system that is difficult to negotiate if it is not used correctly; additionally, they get lost in Craigslist and even if properties are offered by Realtor member property managers, they do not realize that no rental commission is being offered so none will be paid.
Rental families moving into the area are using Craigslist and search engines rankings to find local rental homes.....our home listings are featured prominently in ALL of them....finding us just got EASIER!!
Wallace S. Gibson, CPM * GIBSON MANAGEMENT GROUP, Ltd.
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Hi Wallace -- What a beautiful area of the country you live in. I used to live in NoVA and would cruise down to your area for sightseeing, etc.
Chris - come on down, again....redbuds are out and dogwoods are budding now. Just had the Dogwood Festival and we are gearing up for UVa graduations.
Thanks for your post