I’ve been keeping up with house rentals in the local Charlotte area. Looking at houses comparable to ours, should we sell and move, many of these houses are in the $2400-2600 range. You can usually check the history on Zillow and see that these same homes were renting for $1800-2000 just last year or the year before. It’s as if a magic wand waved over these houses and made all of them jump in price overnight.
They all also have monthly fees for pets, “smart home”, hvac filter exchange, pool (if any)...not to mention high application fees.
Of course, a lot of these houses are just sitting unrented. Any rent reductions happen in $25-50 increments.
When trying to rent from one of those big complexes it’s best to check numerous times for the rental price. The software varies it almost day to day.
These days you have to be prepared to move after every lease because the price will go up if you stay in place.