But I warn them that it's rare for a property to sit on the market that long.I also have them sign a simple Holding Agreement that says we will hold the property until their move-in date.

@Gary Arora I don't have any idea or experience with "Poinciana, Apopka, Sanford for SFHard $ 100 k".    

I hear the warning though.

I remember specifically thinking after one particular group last year that I wished I had a way to warn other rental owners.I do wonder about the legality, so to speak, of the guestchecker website and what happens if someone finds out they're blacklisted and then goes after the site and the owners.

Thanks for the warning about zoning and parking issues with renting out rooms.  

Homepath.com sends out "coming soon" notifications so on those you'll get a little advance warning (which is how we got you guys your current place).

If you are not concerned about proximity to mountains Aurora is an affordable area but be warned you need to be sure of the area you are thinking of as there are many iffy sections of Aurora that are not great.  

He warned that many city laws and other HOA issues prevented it, but he creatively looked at areas and properties where it this would allow and amassed over 12 properties doing this. 

End of the day, people don't want their average winter with massive blizzard warnings.

The site owners have liability concerns and are not entirely neutral on the topic, so some threads that would be useful for warning others do get deleted.