Romans9
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For years on RDP and formally on GD.com I have read about all the over regulations, constant scams and crooked deals that many of you are subjected to on a daily basis. I thought I would post this experience to offer an alternative life in the still “Good ol’e USA”.
We sold our house and purchased property. We were deciding what to do in the mean time. We talked about staying in the camper for a few months while we are building but we still have several things that would complicate matters with that scenario.
Last night we decided to find a rental house in one of the little towns close (within 20 miles) to the new property.
A quick search on the internet revealed exactly what I suspected, it was worthless. The way the internet is now manipulated makes it nearly worthless for small town searching. Everything tries to direct you to the nearest larger city.
I gave my wife four towns to drive through and hit up all the small business owners, the bulletin boards at the hardware stores, convenience stores, and local cafes.
Within 3 hours she had about 5 leads.
A drive by of each place narrowed it down to two places. She asked to arrange a showing and one of them told her where a hidden key was at and she could walk in and look herself. The other one‘s owner was around the corner and he met her there. The place would work and she literally rented it on a handshake. No contract and not one single signature. The owner gave her the option of talking the utilities in own name or leaving them in his.
He will provide a contract if we need one for insurance or proof of address but at the first meeting she handed him a check and he handed her the keys and garage door opener.
Clean place, somewhat dated, nice neighborhood, large one acre lot, three bedroom, two bathroom home, fenced in rear lawn for the dogs and a garage.
$1200 a month, $1200 deposit.
First time we’ve rented in 20 years….
Every single person she talked to (20+ people) was friendly and tried to be helpful.
The towns she looked in were Collins, Weaubleau, Wheatland and Hermitage, Mo.
She got the lead on the house we rented from a bulletin board by the exit door at the lumber yard.
This is all 30-35 miles from LOTO
We sold our house and purchased property. We were deciding what to do in the mean time. We talked about staying in the camper for a few months while we are building but we still have several things that would complicate matters with that scenario.
Last night we decided to find a rental house in one of the little towns close (within 20 miles) to the new property.
A quick search on the internet revealed exactly what I suspected, it was worthless. The way the internet is now manipulated makes it nearly worthless for small town searching. Everything tries to direct you to the nearest larger city.
I gave my wife four towns to drive through and hit up all the small business owners, the bulletin boards at the hardware stores, convenience stores, and local cafes.
Within 3 hours she had about 5 leads.
A drive by of each place narrowed it down to two places. She asked to arrange a showing and one of them told her where a hidden key was at and she could walk in and look herself. The other one‘s owner was around the corner and he met her there. The place would work and she literally rented it on a handshake. No contract and not one single signature. The owner gave her the option of talking the utilities in own name or leaving them in his.
He will provide a contract if we need one for insurance or proof of address but at the first meeting she handed him a check and he handed her the keys and garage door opener.
Clean place, somewhat dated, nice neighborhood, large one acre lot, three bedroom, two bathroom home, fenced in rear lawn for the dogs and a garage.
$1200 a month, $1200 deposit.
First time we’ve rented in 20 years….
Every single person she talked to (20+ people) was friendly and tried to be helpful.
The towns she looked in were Collins, Weaubleau, Wheatland and Hermitage, Mo.
She got the lead on the house we rented from a bulletin board by the exit door at the lumber yard.
This is all 30-35 miles from LOTO
