Let or Lease
#1
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Joined: Nov 2004
Location: Dallas, TX
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Let or Lease
I saw a sign the other day while in Houston saying
"For Rent OR Lease", now I always thought they were the same, any thoughts?
Only reason I ask is that my estate agent is going looking at houses for us to "Lease"
"For Rent OR Lease", now I always thought they were the same, any thoughts?
Only reason I ask is that my estate agent is going looking at houses for us to "Lease"
#2
Mr. Grumpy
Joined: Jun 2003
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 3,100
Re: Let or Lease
that flummoxes me and makes me feel dim since its my business...
maybe rent means month to month and lease means for a year?
#3
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Joined: Mar 2007
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Re: Let or Lease
They are probably trying to say that they will rent month-to-month or let you sign a longer-term lease. As I'm sure BritGuy knows, many landlords only offer 1 year leases, and thats a problem for people who move frequently.
#5
Re: Let or Lease
Yup, especially with it being winter, most landlords want someone who will stay over the winter period...usually get to rent monthly after a years lease if you don't re-sign, which is what we're doing at the moment, not really by choice, more because the landlord is a lazy git and never brought a new lease for us to sign
#6
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Location: The Woodlands Texas
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Re: Let or Lease
Also I have seen lease to mean lease to buy, so you pay off a bit each month like rent, but that amount come off if you decide to buy. Our house is like that. So it was advertised as a Rent or lease option.