Florida winter rental ?

BroadHopper · 06-03-2015, 10:00 AM

Been scouting for a vacation home from Venus Beach to Sarasota. I am amazed at the number of people wintering in the area from NH!

Most of the time I find someone who will board us at a reasonable fee. One gentleman from NH is right on Sarasota Bay! Spectacular view!

VRBO is great for finding a rental. It would be ideal if one will swap homes. Unfortunately very few FL folks want to winter in NE.

I found two families from Texas that would love to do a seasonal swap as they are skiers. Unfortunately they are located inland far away from water recreation. =(

Happy Gourmand · 06-03-2015, 11:03 AM

We are also looking for a place in the St Pete/Bradenton area hoping to become snowbirds. Looking for a great resident owned 55+ community for our winter home.

Billy Bob · 06-03-2015, 11:41 AM

We have lived and owned a large Real Estate franchise in St Pete for several years . we spend weekends in the spring and fall at the lake ( to hot here ) and most of July and August.
We live right on the Gulf and the fishing and quality of life here is outstanding.
( tarpon are running hard right now )

The past 3 winters , with the economy improving a lot and the poor weather in the north we have had an explosion of snow birds return to the area.

Your time frame is the most popular and you will find a lot of the better properties are already 100 % booked for next year.

My advice is if you are serious book your winter getaway now or be disappointed and licked out !!

If you are buying the same is true as prices are going up and opportunities have been limited . We now have a huge population of folks with lots more on the way that now think the over 55 properties on the water are a good winter lifestyle .

06-03-2015, 10:00 AM	#1
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,608 Thanks: 3,243 Thanked 1,113 Times in 799 Posts	Venus Beach area Been scouting for a vacation home from Venus Beach to Sarasota. I am amazed at the number of people wintering in the area from NH! Most of the time I find someone who will board us at a reasonable fee. One gentleman from NH is right on Sarasota Bay! Spectacular view! VRBO is great for finding a rental. It would be ideal if one will swap homes. Unfortunately very few FL folks want to winter in NE. I found two families from Texas that would love to do a seasonal swap as they are skiers. Unfortunately they are located inland far away from water recreation. =( __________________ Someday may never be an actual day. Last edited by BroadHopper; 06-04-2015 at 08:21 AM.

06-03-2015, 11:41 AM	#3
Billy Bob Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Tiera Verdi Fl & Moultonborough Posts: 320 Thanks: 129 Thanked 167 Times in 101 Posts	SW Florida We have lived and owned a large Real Estate franchise in St Pete for several years . we spend weekends in the spring and fall at the lake ( to hot here ) and most of July and August. We live right on the Gulf and the fishing and quality of life here is outstanding. ( tarpon are running hard right now ) The past 3 winters , with the economy improving a lot and the poor weather in the north we have had an explosion of snow birds return to the area. Your time frame is the most popular and you will find a lot of the better properties are already 100 % booked for next year. My advice is if you are serious book your winter getaway now or be disappointed and licked out !! If you are buying the same is true as prices are going up and opportunities have been limited . We now have a huge population of folks with lots more on the way that now think the over 55 properties on the water are a good winter lifestyle .

06-03-2015, 11:03 AM	#2
Happy Gourmand Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ruskin FL Posts: 1,027 Thanks: 188 Thanked 322 Times in 179 Posts	We are also looking for a place in the St Pete/Bradenton area hoping to become snowbirds. Looking for a great resident owned 55+ community for our winter home.