Quantcast
 

40% Off

Blueberry Hill Pancake House

Deal Ends In:
3 Days 1 Hours 12 Minutes 59 Seconds
Blueberry Hill Pancake House

Value

$20

Save

40%

Your Price

$12

Get This Deal
breaking news

Super Bowl home rentals command top dollar but beware

By: Terry Kovarik
Updated: January 12, 2012
watch video
GREEN BAY (WFRV) Super Bowl XLVI is just under a month away. But rooms at local inns filled up months ago. Now, apartments, condos and houses are commanding top dollar whether furnished or not. That has Bobbie Mock looking to rent out some vacant apartments she owns near downtown Indianapolis.

"People don't want to come in and sit on floors and sleep on floors. Although maybe they do," she said while laughing.

Those who run listing services for Indianpolis property owners say there is interest in just about anything. Robert Hayes, of Sport Event Rentals says that includes calls from a fair number of Packer fans who browsed the company's website.

"Over the last year, we've had over 3,600 page views from people in Wisconsin to the website," he said.

Rentals can start in the $1500 range. At the top end, some home rentals go for $20,000 a month. Some include fully stocked kitchens and wet bars. But some listings require thousands of dollars in security deposits up front. And one attorney says know what you're paying for and who you're dealing with first.

"This is a situation that's absolutely rife with the opportunity for fraud," said Tom Rohan, an attorney for Davis & Kuelthau Attorneys at Law in Green Bay.

To reduce those risks, Rohan advises contacting a real estate agent to make sure the renters contact and address matches property records. Robert Hayes also advises renters to research listings..

"Going to "Google" on your own and double checking on your own, even doing a "Google" search of the people who you're listing through their address," Hayes said.

"The last thing you want to do is get down there and find out that the money you paid is long gone or the property you thought you rented is rented to someone else or doesn't exist," Rohan said.

Channel 5's Terry Kovarik has the story.

Comments

Readers Feel...

hello
Related Content

A massive blaze has sent three firefighters to a local hospital and displaced nearly 100 residents....

CBS reporter Jessica Arp from our sister station in Madison (WISC-TV) reports from Iowa....

Police are investigating an overnight armed robbery at a westside home....

After a recent fire, Fond du Lac firefighters go door-to-door to make sure neighbors have smoke detectors, and understand basic home fire safety tips....

Last year Wisconsin lost eight people to car crashes over the Memorial Day weekend....

More speculations of possible 2016 presidential run...

To help make room for pets displaced from the devastating tornado, the Bay Area Humane Society is taking in 25 puppies who need homes....

Federal grant will help expand treatments...

It was the 10 year anniversary of the dedication of the Brown County Veterans Memorial in Ashwaubenon....

Governor Walker talks about job numbers and how to spend the surprise surplus in the state's budget....

 
Viewer Poll
Do you think Gov. Walker should run for President?
 



 
 
Facebook Activity
 
 
©1998 - 2013 Wearegreenbay.com
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.
All Rights Reserved