Case in point:
I have been looking for a 1 BR place for a guy I know. I looked at one, liked it and told the owner, "ok" and that the money would be in place on Tuesday (Monday was a holiday, remember?)
Well on Sunday he showed it to a guy who said he wanted it on a two year lease. Clearly, the word "deal" was not in the guy's vocabulary, and I had to hustle around for another place.
I found one I have been watching for several months. I talked to the agent and she was agreeable but the place had no water or electricty. No problem to hook them up.
BUT the owner, in France, wrote back that she only wanted to rent it on 5-6 month+ leases!! So this property that could be earning 4 or 500 dollars a month sits empty...How stupid can you get? So far, I know she has not made a dime for over a year and a half!!
So, if I had the money, I'd buy the darn place...But there are just no places that people can rent short term...Under $1000...that is....
HB