steele mama
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You don't know her or her child.
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Any Rentals for College Students?
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ShallowsNole
Beach Fanatic
And some advice from one who WAS a spring breaker half my life ago...one student may be responsible, but her friends may not be. Twenty-something years ago, I invited friends over to my timeshare on PCB...and I quickly found out who was truly my friend and respected my parent's investment, and who just came to party.
I am glad your daughter found a place, and I hope you both enjoy your stay.
I am glad your daughter found a place, and I hope you both enjoy your stay.
Beach Runner
beats on hood
Yeah, that's the problem. A kid has a beach house either owned or paid for by his/her parents, other kids show up uninvited, the kid is understandably uncomfortable playing Mom/Dad, and the damage happens. We've been at our house spring break with our daughter when her friends would show up drunk. We'd let them use the pool, the hot tub, serve food, but wouldn't let them leave until they sobered up. On the other hand, one night during spring break we were having dinner with some friends from GA at a nice SoWal restaurant, and they were essentially bragging about how drunk their kids were getting -- totally condoning that behavior. That's sickening to me.And some advice from one who WAS a spring breaker half my life ago...one student may be responsible, but her friends may not be. Twenty-something years ago, I invited friends over to my timeshare on PCB...and I quickly found out who was truly my friend and respected my parent's investment, and who just came to party.
I am glad your daughter found a place, and I hope you both enjoy your stay.
I'm getting scared.
We have a spring break rental coming up. I believe I can trust these people (I explicitly asked the ages of all of the guests under 25), but maybe I need to get my spies ready.
Smiling JOe
SoWal Expert
My dad use to say, "don't let me catch you doing ..." So, he never did, but it wasn't because I didn't do it. He probably thought that I was a "good kid" at the time, but I was just smart enough to never get caught.
Jennyrae, you are right. We don't know you or your kid, and both your kids and their friends may be super nice people. I think too many people have heard stories about people's mature-for-21 year old kids renting a place and destroying more than a home. I always thought that it was a little wierd that you could join the military and kill people when you were 18, could drink when you were 21, get married and have a baby -- I am not sure if there is a minimum age, yet to rent a house or motel room, you had to be 25.
Did you see the interview of the mother of the young girl who recently robbed the bank in Atlanta (I think) while wearing sunglasses as her disguise? The mom said, not my daughter. She is a good and responsible young girl. I think many rental home owners hear many people say that, yet also hear horror stories by people who rented to them.
I like to think that I grew out of the silliness that I was into when I was young and foolish, but I was not the kid my parents thought I was when I was not around them.
Jennyrae, I don't think people mean you ill will on here. Their homes are somewhat like toothbrushes, and they don't let just anyone use them. ;-)
Jennyrae, you are right. We don't know you or your kid, and both your kids and their friends may be super nice people. I think too many people have heard stories about people's mature-for-21 year old kids renting a place and destroying more than a home. I always thought that it was a little wierd that you could join the military and kill people when you were 18, could drink when you were 21, get married and have a baby -- I am not sure if there is a minimum age, yet to rent a house or motel room, you had to be 25.
Did you see the interview of the mother of the young girl who recently robbed the bank in Atlanta (I think) while wearing sunglasses as her disguise? The mom said, not my daughter. She is a good and responsible young girl. I think many rental home owners hear many people say that, yet also hear horror stories by people who rented to them.
I like to think that I grew out of the silliness that I was into when I was young and foolish, but I was not the kid my parents thought I was when I was not around them.
Jennyrae, I don't think people mean you ill will on here. Their homes are somewhat like toothbrushes, and they don't let just anyone use them. ;-)
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Smiling JOe
SoWal Expert
Sounds like I could create a new business during spring break. :roll:I'm getting scared.
Beach Runner
beats on hood
Lol.
Rather B Paddlin
Beach Lover
Steele Mama,
You are right. I do not know her. Do you? Give her 21 year old daughter and her friends the keys to your house for a week. I give her credit for being honest. But I can not agree with checking into a rental unit, the blowing out of town leaving students in someone elses home unsupervised. Just my opinion, that is a poor decision.
InletBchDweller
SoWal Insider
And some advice from one who WAS a spring breaker half my life ago...one student may be responsible, but her friends may not be. Twenty-something years ago, I invited friends over to my timeshare on PCB...and I quickly found out who was truly my friend and respected my parent's investment, and who just came to party.
I am glad your daughter found a place, and I hope you both enjoy your stay.
I have had friends who did not respect my family's place when I was younger. They never came back and that was that. I also have seen first hand the destruction that can happen in a house. TooFarTampa it was yours, the horror on what I walked in on. Kids lied to my face telling me the parent was at the beach.:roll: I believe that it ended up in a lawsuit b/c of all the damage, (not to the structure) but the inside....bad... bad ...bad
steele mama
Beach Fanatic
No I certainly don't know her so why would I be rude to her. I have a 20 year old who I would trust to stay in any house anywhere. There are some young people out there who are trusthworthy. People can rent to whomever they want, but we don't have to be rude to people who are seeking advice.
Right on!! I agree. Helpful advice & suggestions is the key. Not a reprimand. :roll: