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| A recent Rent to Own home in the Chicago suburbs |
If you Google Rent to Own, you’re sure to come up with search results that include ads and other links to sites that offer to give you lists of Rent to Own homes for a one-time or monthly fee.
Some of these websites charge hundreds of dollars up front, or a hefty monthly fee.
We’ll put it bluntly: Don’t fall for their BS.
These websites are in the business of making money off the Internet. They are not in the Real Estate business. They are usually not affiliated with any local agents or Realtors or Rent to Own specialists who can actually take you inside a home to take a look.
You may recognize some of these websites: iRealtyEdge.com, YourRent2Own.com, ViewRentToOwnHomes.com, HousingList.com, and many others.
For the most part, they’re just selling you lists of addresses. And in many cases, those lists are either outdated, or the homes they are listing as Rent to Own aren’t actually verified as available under a Rent to Own contract.
Let me explain
As Rent to Own specialists in the Chicago area, we have, at various times, subscribed to many of these websites ourselves, because we hoped they would turn up some good leads for us -- maybe a property we could do a deal on. For the most part we found out the homes had already been sold or rented by the time we got the list.
We have even found many of the homes we have personally owned or managed on the lists -- years after those homes were sold to one of our successful Tenant-Buyers. But that website that charged us for monthly access to their list never removed it from their list after we sold it. And even if we contact them to let them know, they don’t remove it.
And what’s more, while these Internet companies may have some actual Rent to Own homes in your area on their list, you probably could have found those same homes elsewhere on the Internet for free, and could have saved yourself the $199 one-time fee, or the $29.95 per month, or whatever they want to charge you.
Start Your Rent to Own Search on Craigslist
Most homes that are offered as Rent to Own in your area can be found listed on Craigslist, Postlets, Hotpads, etc. These are all free websites that homeowners, landlords, and especially Rent to Own specialists like us make use of to let you know about Rent to Own homes.
We post all of our available Rent to Own homes either on our website (www.MyHappyHomeSolutions.com) or on Craigslist under both the "For Rent" and "For Sale By Owner" real estate categories. We also post on Postlets, HotPads, Zillow, and many other similar sites. So do many of our fellow Rent to Own real estate experts nationwide.
Some of these websites charge hundreds of dollars up front, or a hefty monthly fee.
We’ll put it bluntly: Don’t fall for their BS.
These websites are in the business of making money off the Internet. They are not in the Real Estate business. They are usually not affiliated with any local agents or Realtors or Rent to Own specialists who can actually take you inside a home to take a look.
You may recognize some of these websites: iRealtyEdge.com, YourRent2Own.com, ViewRentToOwnHomes.com, HousingList.com, and many others.
For the most part, they’re just selling you lists of addresses. And in many cases, those lists are either outdated, or the homes they are listing as Rent to Own aren’t actually verified as available under a Rent to Own contract.
Let me explain
As Rent to Own specialists in the Chicago area, we have, at various times, subscribed to many of these websites ourselves, because we hoped they would turn up some good leads for us -- maybe a property we could do a deal on. For the most part we found out the homes had already been sold or rented by the time we got the list.
We have even found many of the homes we have personally owned or managed on the lists -- years after those homes were sold to one of our successful Tenant-Buyers. But that website that charged us for monthly access to their list never removed it from their list after we sold it. And even if we contact them to let them know, they don’t remove it.
And what’s more, while these Internet companies may have some actual Rent to Own homes in your area on their list, you probably could have found those same homes elsewhere on the Internet for free, and could have saved yourself the $199 one-time fee, or the $29.95 per month, or whatever they want to charge you.
Start Your Rent to Own Search on Craigslist
Most homes that are offered as Rent to Own in your area can be found listed on Craigslist, Postlets, Hotpads, etc. These are all free websites that homeowners, landlords, and especially Rent to Own specialists like us make use of to let you know about Rent to Own homes.
We post all of our available Rent to Own homes either on our website (www.MyHappyHomeSolutions.com) or on Craigslist under both the "For Rent" and "For Sale By Owner" real estate categories. We also post on Postlets, HotPads, Zillow, and many other similar sites. So do many of our fellow Rent to Own real estate experts nationwide.
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| This Plainfield, IL home is available as Rent to Own as of 12/2015 |
We also send out emails to our mailing list -- which you can subscribe to for free on our website -- letting you know about all the homes we have available as straight rentals, as Rent to Own, or for sale.
We have Rent to Own homes available now throughout the Chicago area -- and we’ll give you a list of them for free!
Call Adam at 630-697-4500 or email AdamRE2014@Gmail.com to find out more.
You can see pictures, videos, and more information about the homes we have available for Rent, Rent to Own, or for Sale on our website at www.MyHappyHomeSolutions.com. Sometimes we end up renting these homes out before we even post them on our website, so subscribe to our list to find out about Rent to Own homes before the general public even knows they’re available!
We have Rent to Own homes available now throughout the Chicago area -- and we’ll give you a list of them for free!
Call Adam at 630-697-4500 or email AdamRE2014@Gmail.com to find out more.
You can see pictures, videos, and more information about the homes we have available for Rent, Rent to Own, or for Sale on our website at www.MyHappyHomeSolutions.com. Sometimes we end up renting these homes out before we even post them on our website, so subscribe to our list to find out about Rent to Own homes before the general public even knows they’re available!
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