Is older renters really better?
OK I do understand about horror stories with renting, but I do take a slight offense to the theme that if your in your 50s or 60s, then you become a better renter. My family and I (in our 40's with a 3 year old boy) rented a place at lake Winni for the first time last summer. The owner emailed me after I left thanking me for leaving it so clean and just like it was when I arrived.
We have a place in Florida that gets rented out by "snowbirds" from January to March. Naturally most of these renters are over 50, the damage some of these people have done. Walls all marked up, things stolen, grill grease on the lanai floor. You should see what they put in the garbarge disposal! I know some of this damage comes from grandkids, but still.
So it's not always your age that determines the good renters, it's your morals. I treated the place like I would want my own treated.
I love a place with all the amenities of home. Dishwasher, washer/dryer, tv's wifi, dvd players. And parking is huge! We go up there to use our boat and if they have a parking spot for the trailer after the boat is in the water for a waterfront rental is a deal breaker for me. In your case, room for a boat and trailer at the end of the day.
Good luck!
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