Houses For Rent in Winter Haven FL

Houses for rent in Winter Haven FL are shown at the bottom of this page from highest price to the lowest price per month. Winter Haven FL has a fairly decent home rental market and usually 25-35 homes are available at any given time. How do you increase your chances of getting the one you want? Here are some tips from 15 years of experience in property management.

Winter Haven FL Property Management

In some markets owners and property managers are more willing to take chances on tenants. Not so in Central Florida at this time. There is an application process that is paid for by the applicant. The tenant is usually competing with other applicants and the best overall application wins the right to lease the owners home. Owners are picky as you would be. After all they are letting someone live in something worth more than 5 or 10 times more than their car. They want it taken care of and the rent paid on time.

• Deal only with rental properties using professional management.
• Before you start applying repair your rental history if applicable.
• Get a free credit report and see if it can be improved or repaired.
• Only apply for homes where you have 3x the income that the rental fee is.
• Look Closely at any Home Owners Association rules or restrictions.

Believe it or not those items are very important. Addressing them will save you time, disappointments and wasted application fees. No one likes being told no especially when it really matters and your trying to rent a house for you and your loved ones.

Professional Property Management

There are so many reasons I do not know where to start. Definitely try your best to avoid for rent by owner. There are many laws, timelines and regulations to protect tenants and most likely the private home owner does not know them as well. The person renting you the home home may not even have the lawful right to rent it to you. When you are dealing with challenges or getting your deposit back professional management makes a huge difference.

Disqualifiers For Homes

Always be truthful. Things like having a pet when the home owner says no pets can cause you a great hassle. Not listing all of the applicants over 18 years of age and living in the home can cause you a great hassle also. Trust me someone around the home still knows the owner. The owner will find out and then there will be unwanted issues. Keep the above items in mind and you will be well on your way to applying for and winning the perfect house for rent in Winter Haven FL.