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Rental Properties... commune living?

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Real Estate Agent with Johnson Real Estate, Inc. RES.0761759

Rental Properties... commune living?  As of late, I've been working more with rental properties and finding people rents in the Middlesex County of CT, than with the listing of homes or the working with buyers. 

A few weeks back, I received a call from a prospective renter.  During the conversation I was told that they were looking for a 3 bedroom rental, and that 6 people would be renting this property.

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Since then I have received at least 4 more calls with people looking at the same scenario. The most recent was a husband and wife looking for a 3 or 4 bedroom rental.  This would be for them, their two children and her brother and girlfriend.

Another call came in where the renters would be a single mom, her two children and her parents.

These are tough times we are in, as we are all aware of. With short sales and foreclosed properties, and with people loosing their homes, they need some place to live.

When you have 6 people going in on a home rental for $2,500, it is less expensive than a single person looking at a rent at $900.00.

At present I have 2 bedroom townhouses, 3 bedroom townhouses, a home, and a few rentals in multi-family homes, in the Cromwell, CT and Middletown CT areas. With how things are going, I'm not sure they will last long.

Is this a sign of times to come, were people are now joining up to live together?  With all the technology and progress with have... are we reverting backwards to commune living?

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Valerie Osterhoudt, ABR
(Accredited Buyers Representative)

Is a Full Time Realtor® with with Johnson Real Estate, in Cromwell, CT who specializes in Homes and Condos For Sale in the Middlesex and Hartford Counties in CT.

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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

Valerie, Some people are trying to find more affordable ways to live and it means combining households. This may become more common as we see more financial strife.

Oct 10, 2011 08:25 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Valerie tough times cause a lot of compromises in people's lives, and sharing rents is a compromise that many are having to make.

Oct 10, 2011 11:29 AM
Valerie Osterhoudt
Johnson Real Estate, Inc. - Cromwell, CT
ABR, Cromwell, CT Real Estate ~ 860.883.8889

Wanda.. That is what I am worried about.  Seems we are going backwards in order to get ahead.

Oct 11, 2011 06:03 AM
Valerie Osterhoudt
Johnson Real Estate, Inc. - Cromwell, CT
ABR, Cromwell, CT Real Estate ~ 860.883.8889

George.. I'm sure a lot more people are doing this, than we are aware of.

Oct 11, 2011 06:04 AM