How can I find an inexpensive beach rental on the TX coast?
December 14, 2013 6:27 PM Subscribe
Where can retired Alaska snowbirds find a rental along the Texas gulf coast? By that I do not mean where are the nice beaches, as I know the answers to that question. I need to know HOW to find a rental by the month that includes linens, a furnished kitchen, cable, and internet. VRBO, Craigslist, airbnb, and other sources have failed. Everything I find is daily/weekly and incredibly expensive. I hope to travel from mid Jan thru mid Feb and $900 to $1100 per month seams reasonable to me. The specific location is not as important as price, and a beach view.
Best answer: Maybe try HomeAway? It's a TX-based company, so perhaps it has better Texas listings. Here's a condo in Port Aransas that meets your criteria.
You might also have luck contacting some of the more expensive places and seeing if you can negotiate a discount for a longer stay. It certainly warmer on the TX coast than Alaska, but it's also not peak season for vacation rentals.
posted by donajo at 6:50 PM on December 14, 2013
You might also have luck contacting some of the more expensive places and seeing if you can negotiate a discount for a longer stay. It certainly warmer on the TX coast than Alaska, but it's also not peak season for vacation rentals.
posted by donajo at 6:50 PM on December 14, 2013
My family has had pretty good luck negotiating down the price for a month rental for places found on VRBO. I don't think owners actually get that many monthly rentals to begin with, and actually they've been willing to cut a deal from the posted price on at least two occasions. My step-dad got a month rental in Myrtle Beach, SC during January 2012 for about what 2.5 weeks at the posted price would have cost.
posted by kimdog at 7:16 PM on December 14, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by kimdog at 7:16 PM on December 14, 2013 [1 favorite]
I think you are WAY too low for monthly furnished vacation rentals (near a beach!!). I would think paying $900 to $1200 a week would be decent. For a month rental you need to be at $3000 or above. You may be able to contact the owner and ask for a rent 3 weeks, get one free deal if they are not booked up but I expect the issue you are having is that your price expectations are way below even the bottom of the market.
posted by saradarlin at 8:37 PM on December 14, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by saradarlin at 8:37 PM on December 14, 2013 [1 favorite]
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