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Anon
Contemplating some construction on our house that will require us to move out for 2 months.
What’s the best way to find a rental home for that period? Too long for airbnb, too short for normal home rentals posts? Thanks in advance!
Anonymous
Do you have a Nextdoor or Facebook board for your neighborhood? I’d start there where I am.
Senior Attorney
I wouldn’t rule out AirBnB. Some hosts would love to have a long-term guest.
Anon
How firm is “for 2 months?” We had to do that last year and it would up being 9 months. It was always something. Delays. Delays. Something else. This was all before lockdown / Coronavirus shut us down in March 2020 (but construction was essential in our city/state). We did have one work crew delay for 2 weeks because one worker got sick, but it was just punch-list items anyway after we had moved back in.
This was a long-time established construction company using their regular subs and only one random old house issue creeping in.
I’d also make sure that “movers” and “moving services” are essential businesses where you live. I needed to get packing supplies and swap out seasonal kids clothes that we had stored and then move back in and it helped that I didn’t have to do it by myself and one car load at a time.
Anon in Dallas
You can find AirBnbs that are designed for months-long stays. It’s a whole segment of the website
Anon
This is OP. We can actually potentially live in the house during the construction but since we WFH the noisiest period (jackhammer, demolition of garage, digging the foundation) is the time we want to move out for. Our contractor assures us that after the first month or two things will get less noisy. There will be some tarps to protect the usable part of the house from the dust. So in short, maybe the 2 months will turn into 3 but shouldn’t be any longer.
On nextdoor I only occasionally see rentals posted. Also since we are WFH we don’t mind moving a bit further out. I can drive upto an hour to check weekly on the construction progress. So we don’t want to restrict the search to our neighborhood. Airbnb has some monthly rental options (not cheap, but maybe this is the going rate? haven’t rented in a while) so that’s my starting point, open to others.
Anonymous
I meant that you should post on Nextdoor that you are looking for a 2-3 month rental, not that you should just passively see if anyone is offering one.
Anon
I think this depends on where you live, but in my area AirBnB is probably your best bet. You can also try posting on NextDoor, though be careful about the responses you get and be careful of scammers. You could also try a three month lease on an apartment (typically a fair amount more expensive per month than a year lease). Most people that regularly rent houses in my area want a one year lease, so you have to be lucky to catch someone who has a weird situation.
Anonymous
Search for corporate apartments and places like the Residence Inn, which are designed for this specific purpose and where your stay can typically be extended if necessary. There is a premium for the shorter term, but there are conveniences associated with these places, as well.