This was our second time staying in this home. The home itself is great with a private pool and close to the beach. The only issue is that the owner no longer has a management company and has the "maid" (his words not mind) just, "kind of handle things" for him (again his words). The grill that was there last year was not there this year. The trash was overflowing and the pool was very dirty. There was laminated paperwork with a management company contact person listed so I called the number and asked for the contact. The manager last year told me that she is no longer managing the property. The company told me that they have not managed the property for a few years, so I called the owner who lives in Austin, TX. He was shocked about the grill and accused the previous tenants of stealing it. I told him I don't know about any of that, but the grill is not here. He told me to buy one and he would reimburse me, then thought better of that plan and had someone buy one and bring it by the house the next day. The pool is cleaned every Tuesday, so we only had to wait for that. The trash was picked up the next day as well. This was not the owner's fault, just trash pickup was slow.
After returning home, we were shocked that the owner charged us an additional $250 due to a trashed grill, sand in the sink, and us having pets against the contract. we did cook on the new grill, but in no way trashed it. I have pictures we took before leaving that prove this fact. I also have an invoice from Pet Smart where we boarded our dogs, so they were not with us at all! I seriously doubt there was any significant amount sand in the sink because we rinsed everything before entering the home. I am disputing the charges, but would warn anyone wanting to rent this home.
The home is nice with the private pool and location. But with the owner's decision to self-manage the property I would not trust that he will be honest in his dealings. He may be desperate after the Covid-19 lull in property income, but he really needs a management company. His dishonesty cannot be fixed, however. Beware!