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Olympia Wellington FL Real Estate - Just Rented 9070 Dupont Place

This beautifully upgraded home for rent featured 3 bedrooms + den + loft, 2.5 bathrooms, 2 car garage and was located in the desirable guard gated community of Olympia.

Olympia offers residents amazing amenities and is close to shopping, dining and entertainment.  Top rated Wellington schools are also a short bike ride or walk away.

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If you are looking to rent a home in Olympia you missed this great opportunity at 9070 Dupont Place in Wellington FL.  However there are several other fabulous homes for rent in Olympia at this time staring at $2,095 a month and goes up to $3,300 a month.

If you are not familiar with Olympia it is a magnificent guard gated community in Wellington Florida and is located on the southeast corner of Forest Hill Blvd & 441 (SR-7).  Top rated schools are just a short bike ride or drive away along with shopping, dining and entertainment.  Learn more about Olympia here:  Olympia Wellington FL Homes

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Olympia Wellington FL Real Estate – Just Rented 8946 Alexandra Circle 

This beautiful 4 bedrooms + den, 2.5 bathrooms, 2 car garage Wellington home for rent was located in the desirable guard gated community of Olympia.

Olympia offers residents amazing amenities and is close to shopping, dining and entertainment.  Top rated Wellington schools are also a short bike ride away.

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Gorgeous home for rent in Olympia featuring 3 Bedrooms + Den and Loft, 2.5 Bathrooms and a 2 Car Garage. Upon entering the double doors of this two story home you will fall in love with all of the fabulous upgrades.  The formal living and dining room are perfect for entertaining, featuring ceramic tile and custom window treatments.

The kitchen is upgraded from top to bottom starting with the wooden cabinetry, granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances.  The kitchen also has a breakfast bar, breakfast nook, built-in desk and overlooks the family room, which has sliding glass doors that lead out to a covered patio.  

The beautiful wrought iron staircase will take you to the second floor where you'll find the master bedroom, two additional bedrooms and an over sized loft.  The master bedroom features a 16x10 den perfect for an office, nursery or exercise room.  The master bedroom also has a private balcony, walk-in closet with custom built-ins and a private bath complete with dual sinks, upgraded cabinetry, a roman tub and separate shower.  Both secondary bedrooms are a nice size and the16x11 loft could easily be converted to a 4th bedroom.

Olympia is a guard gated community in Wellington Florida that has resort style amenities.  Top rated schools are a short bike ride away along with shopping, dining and entertainment.  The Palm Beach International Airport and Florida Turnpike are also close by along with the beautiful Florida beaches.

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There are several steps involved when listing your Wellington home for rent and below is our step by step process:

1.  We will tour your home to examine the condition and location.

2.  Review the current market conditions with you and provide you with an opinion of price.  We will also review our marketing strategy at this time.

3.  Once a price is determined you will sign the leasing agreement, which can be done in person or electronically online.

4.   We will then start our Wellington Rental Marketing Plan.

5.  Once an offer is received we will screen all prospective tenants; background check, credit check, verify income and rental history.

6.  After choosing a tenant we will prepare the lease.

7.  The day of move in we conduct a final walk through with the tenant, collect remaining money due and handout keys, remotes and/or community cards.

The cost of listing your Wellington home for rent with our team is one month's rent.  There is no up front fee and we do not get paid until the day your new tenant moves in.

Need to list your Wellington home for rent?  Contact us today for all your rental needs.  Hear what our Rental Clients have to say.

Originally posted at http://wellingtonhometeam.com/renting/landlord-resources/steps-to-listing/

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I just listed a great second floor 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom condo that has a fantastic view of the canal in Sheffield Woods for $60,000.  If you are not familiar with this popular condo community, it's located in the heart of Wellington right off Wellington Trace between Big Blue Trace and Forest Hill Blvd.

In my experience this is the type of property investors love purchasing because it has the potential to bring money in almost immedatiely after closing.  Two bedroom condos in Sheffield Woods typically rent for $850-$1,100 a month, so my question to Wellington Renters is why spend money renting a condo in Sheffield Woods when you could possibly own one?

Let's run through the figures......

Purchase Price: $60,000
$215 a month for Principal & Interest*
$210 a month Condo Fees (Exterior Building Insurance, Exterior & Interior Pest Control, Basic Cable, Common Ground Maintenance, Access to the Amenities)
$129 a month Property Taxes*
Total monthly payment $554

Now you will obviously have the expense that comes with purchasing a property, down payment and closings costs, but if you can afford to buy what's stopping you?

*Monthly Mortgage is based on a 30 year fixed conventional loan with a 4% interest rate and 25% down. This is not a commitment to lend and restrictions apply. Property taxes will also vary, an estimate of 2% of the purchase price was used and when purchasing a home in 2012 property taxes will be based off the current homeowners rate.

Originally posted athttp://wellingtonhomesforrent.com/why-rent-a-condo-in-sheffield-woods-when-you-can-own/

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The rental market in Wellington is HOT, HOT, HOT.  The median list to rental price is currently 100%, meaning landlords asking $2,000 a month are getting $2,000 a month.*  However even with those statistics there are still a few tenants who will try to negotiate the rental price with a Wellington landlord and if the tenant has a lot to offer they may be successful, but is it wise to justify the low rental offer?

In my opinion the only way to "justify" a lower rental offer is by pointing out the properties flaws; home backs to a road, needs paint, needs carpet.  While this might be an investment property for the landlord and not their personal home, pointing out these negatives might still offend them.  

Offending the Wellington landlord is NEVER the way to start negotiations.  Instead of trying to "justify" the low rental offer I recommend focusing on the positives, a tenants strengths, why should the landlord pick you?  Does the tenant have excellent credit, good rental history, stable job and income?

Focusing on the positives is always better than focusing on the negatives and it might work.

If you need assistance finding a home for rent in Wellington or renting your Wellington home contact us today!

*Information provided by the RMLS and based on annual unfurnished homes that have rented within the last 90 days, deemed reliable, but not guaranteed.

Michelle Gibson REALTOR®
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When listing a home for rent in Wellington FL the landlord and I will discuss what type of documentation they will want from a prospective tenant besides the offer itself.  These items often include a Rental Application, Proof of Income, Copy of Drivers License, Credit Report and/or Background Check.

Once the Wellington landlord decides what documents they want from the prospective tenant I'll enter it into the MLS under broker remarks, by doing so rental agents will know exactly what to submit with their clients offer.  However it is still common for me to receive a rental offer without any of the required documents.

When this occurs I often wonder if it's the Wellington rental agent not telling their client what's needed or if it's the tenant who isn't prepared?

Several weeks ago an agent submitted an offer on one of my rental listings, but the offer didn't include any of the required documents.  I contacted the agent right away and let them know what other documentation the landlord required in order to make a decision.  A few days later the agent sent some of the missing information, but not all of it.  So I contacted the agent once again and let them know what was still missing.  A few days went by with no response, then finally the agent sent me an e-mail stating their client was fed up with all of the requests and was no longer interested in the property.

Fed up?  I didn't completely understand how a prospective tenant could be fed up with the rental process when it's the norm, ALL landlords will require documents besides the offer itself.

Well, a few weeks later I found out exactly why the prospective tenant became "fed up."   After they read my post What Documentation will a Wellington Landlord want to see?  the tenant sent me an e-mail stating my post was VERY informative and they had no clue landlords required additional information besides the offer, their agent never told them.

In my opinion this entire situation could have been avoided if the tenants were educated about the rental process.

If you need to rent a home in Wellington Florida contact us today, we know How to Submit a Winning Rental Offer!

Originally posted at http://wellingtonhomesforrent.com/is-your-agent-preparing-your-rental-offer-properly/

Michelle Gibson REALTOR®
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As a Wellington Rental Agent I never recommend a landlord rely on the tenant to pay their bills especially if the bill is in the landlords name;  mortgage, HOA dues, property taxes or even items that need regular maintenance like the pool or lawn.  

Why?  Because if the tenant doesn't pay the landlords mortgage, HOA dues or property taxes THE LANDLORD will be the one held liable.  If the tenant decides to forgo maintaining the pool or lawn because they want to save money THE LANDLORD is the one who may end up with a lien on their property, not the tenant.

While a Wellington landlord can take action against the tenant for failure to perform it will not erase the damage that was already done.

In my opinion a Wellington Landlord can avoid a possible headache by paying the bills and not relying on the tenant.

Originally posted at http://wellingtonhomesforrent.com/should-a-landlord-rely-on-a-tenant-to-pay-their-bills/

Michelle Gibson REALTOR®
HANSEN REAL ESTATE GROUP INC.
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It costs ZERO, ZIP, NADA to use our services to find a home for rent in Wellington Florida, so why do it yourself?  We have been assisting tenants with their rental needs for over a decade now and have made the process of finding a home to rent so easy that your rental search should be stress-free.

You no longer have to surf the internet for hours on end trying to find Wellington homes for rent that are still available and fit your needs.  All you have to do is fill out our Online Rental Questionnaire, we will then do a custom rental search based on your criteria and e-mail you the results.  We will also keep you posted on all of the new rental listings that come onto the market.

After reviewing the list of homes for rent you will let us know which homes you would like to see and we will schedule an appointment to show them to you as long as we have all of your needed documents up front.

Once you find a home we will write a winning rental offer, help negotiate the terms and review the lease before signing.  We will then meet you on the day of move in to do the final walk through of the property, collect the remaining funds due and give you the keys to your new rental.

We have several great articles about renting a home in Wellington Florida:

• 9 Steps to Renting a Home

• How much Money do I need to Rent a Home?

• Is Rent Negotiable?

• What Documents will a Landlord want to see?

• Why should a Landlord Pick You?

• Should I write my Potential Landlord a Letter?

• Do I need HOA Approval when Renting a Home?

• Who Pays the HOA when Renting a Home, Tenant or Landlord?

If you need help finding a home for rent in Wellington Florida contact us today!

Originally posted at http://wellingtonhomesforrent.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-hire-a-real-estate-agent-fo-find-a-rental-in-wellington-fl/

Michelle Gibson REALTOR®
HANSEN REAL ESTATE GROUP INC.
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