How much could I charge to rent out my house?

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Mom2beauti

We live in North East North Carolina and may have to relocate for my husbands job. We don't want to sell the house until the housing market goes up so we are considering renting it out instead. It is 1800 sq ft 3 bedrooms, 2 and half baths. Master suite has large bathroom and large walk in closet. Attached garage, fenced in back yard. House is on about 1/8 acre. Brand new stainless steel appliances in kitchen. House was just finished being built in the beginning of November 2012. Will also leave our washer and dryer. Any help figuring out a reasonable price we could ask for our house would be appreciated.

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The advice you got to check out craigslist is pretty good in my opinion. We own a home in Boone, NC that we have rented out for about 4+ years now. I've always used craigslist as my guide to find out what similar properties were renting for and set my rent accordingly. That has worked great for me.

If you're a new landlord be prepared to carefully check out whomever you decide to rent to. I've had to learn the hard way that great people in appearance can turn in to nightmare tenants. Check references no matter what! Also ask yourselves if you really want to be long distance landlords. I live about an hour from our rental and it can be a real pain if I need to take care of something suddenly. I can't imagine being hours away and dealing with problems long distance.

Renting it can be a great way to hang on to it and create a nice nest egg for yourselves but it can also be a huge headache. The additional income we have off the house has been a blessing but it has in no way been a free ride like I naively expected in the beginning. Being a landlord has been a real eye opener for me as to how some people live and do or don't take care of your property. If you're prepared for all of that you'll do great. If not..... well you may want to rethink selling and determine the pros and cons doing so.

I know this all didn't speak specifically to the price you can charge but I hope this gave you some guidance and info that will be helpful. Good luck to you!

What is a good vacation for a big family? Need 7 bedrooms?

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Hello, we are planning on a vacation with both sets of parents (husband and mine) plus our siblings. We need 7 bedrooms, there are 4 kids going and 12 adults. We want to have something fun for kids but also something great for adults. We do not want to do like disney or hershey park. We want to stay in the US. Thanks.

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I would recommend you check out the site Fatpassport.com and use that as a guide to figure out first, where to go on vacation, and 2nd, work out the travel options and accommodations. GL & HF!

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What can I do to my desk?

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Snickers

I have a desk that matched my bedroom set, but the top has a lot of nicks and small holes (from pencils, etc), what can I do to make my writing surface smoother? I can't sand and refinish, because the stain is hard to match. Any ideas?

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If you cant sand, hmmm.... you could get a glass cover, its a sheet of glass that goes on the top of desks tables etc. and put pictures under it all over like a collage to cover the holes. glass will protect pictures, pictures will cover holes.

anyone have decorating ideas to give a bedroom an autumn theme?

yin yang

i think it's about time i redecorated! any tips on how to create an autumnal atmosphere in a bedroom?

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Think deep crimson reds, fern greens and yellow squash......
Change your wall color to a clay beige in a rich medium shade. Check out comforter/bedspread sets in predominantly crimson. Accent with the green and gold.

Go out in the fall and "hunt down" different colors and types of leaves. Press them between pages of a large book. In the meantime buy a poster frame kit from Joann's or Michael's (should have backing board, plexiglass and frame edges and then make a really cool collage with the leaves and glue them onto the backing board with a glue stick and frame for the wall. Nice "original" artwork and Mother Nature helped!

You can also look for some inexpensive fabric and cover an inexpensive cork board with the fabric for a coordinating message/noteboard for your room.

Think about spray painting a lamp shade you already have for a different look and glue roping at the top and bottom of shade to change it. You can also spray paint the base of the lamp to match as well as your waste basket, if you have one in your room.

Change your dresser knobs with "leaves" that you can purchase at Home Depot or Lowe's and if you have an attached mirror to your dresser or no mirror at all, go out to the thrift/consignment shops and find a new one that can be mounted to the wall above your dresser for a totally different look. Clear the top of your dresser off completely and add a wooden tray, with pebbles layered on it, and then add clear or smoked glass votive holders and candles in a uniform row. This will look sleek and very chic!

Good luck!

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