Bay Area timeshare for East Coast parents?
My parents would love to spend roughly half the year, give or take, in the Bay Area and the other half on the east coast with the rest of their grandchildren. On the other coast, housing is far less expensive, and there are time share type options for them to explore. I am wondering whether there are similar arrangements here. They could buy a place and sublet it for the time that they are absent from the area, but this seems like an utter headache. Looking for resourceful folk on this list that might offer leads for further research. Thanks!
Sep 22, 2017
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If they bought a place over here, they could use a service like KeyBee hosting (https://www.keybeehosting.com/) to manage the rental in their absence. I met with Keybee about possibly getting their help to manage a short term rental of my own, and was very impressed with the array of services they offer. I ultimately decided not to rent my space at all for the time being, but I would definitely consider using their services in the future.
You might try an extended stay hotel or SabbaticalHomes.com. Or you could post on the "Housing Wanted" section of craigslist.
Hi, I would imagine that your parents would be most comfortable having a set home of their own to come to each visit... And I know that having a long distance property can be a huge headache, dealing with: finding and managing renters, maintenance, cleaning, etc. I have 3 ideas as possible options for your parents to have a home to come to but without the headache.
Option 1: Buy a single family home. Find a responsible and insured house sitter with a flexible schedule to care for the home and it's maintenance while your parents are gone and have it ready and available for them when they return.
Option 2: Buy a single family home with a backyard and find someone to live in their own tiny house (that they bring with them) in the backyard. They would live there in exchange for taking care of the would-be headaches involved with managing the short term rental of your parents' home, using sites like Airbnb
Option 3: Buy a home that has an additional living space, such as a back cottage or an in-law unit. The fantastic headache-preventing property manager would live in the smaller unit while caring for the upkeep and/or short term rental of the larger living space. Mzima LovedNotLonely [at] gmail.com
I have a nice rental that I've made available in the past to people here on extended stays - such as professors spending a semester here. Get in touch and perhaps we can work out something.