Renting a property and running a short-term rental

[Gretchen P.]

We own several properties, and live an hour away from them. Recently we have had several prospective tenants set up an appointment to see the property, look the property over, THEN ask about running a short-term rental from our property. We have started stating in ads that we will not allow this, but that hasn't stopped some of them.

If this is your real estate strategy don't be rude, let the landlord know ahead of time that this is your plan, so they don't waste time showing it, some people might be willing to do this, it isn't workable for us. Trust me, you will not do well in any real estate endeavor if you don't respect other people's time and approach situations honestly.