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Summary: When renting a house, a property management company will help with every step of the process, but a house being rented by an individual may require extra negotiation on the lease contract. Successfully negotiate a contract to rent a house with tips from a real estate broker in this free video on renting a home.
Penny Smith has been in real estate for more than 14 years. She has a degree in architectural design and has received buyer and seller associate training, as well as CMA Training. She...read more
"Hello my name is Penny Smith and I am a North Carolina real estate broker. Today I would like to talk to you about renting a house. How do I rent a house? Well you need to find the house first and foremost. If that house is listed with a property management they will help you with every step of the way with renting that house. If it is a house that is being rented by an individual then you need to talk to them and you need to carefully read over the lease or the contract and you need to have someone that is comparable to know what that contract is saying. Everything is negotiable, everything is. If that contract says something that you don't care for, discuss it with the landlord. Ask him to remove it or discuss what can be done to compromise. Everything is negotiable when you are talking about a contract. If you need the advice of an attorney go get one and that is my recommendation on how to rent a house. Thank you."
eHow Article: Renting a House
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sacramento1 said
on 4/12/2009 how do you know if the house you are trying to rent is real and not someone trying to rip you off for money.