Life in October with New Adventures
Our owner and broker, Tanya Chappell, shares what has been going on in the October Gainesville rental market, her life, and the daily life of Secure Investments. Stay up-to-date with our monthly newsletter: Words from Our Broker
What a beautiful time of year! As I sit here and reflect back on the month I realize once again how fortunate I am to be living in beautiful Alachua Florida. The rolling hills are so beautiful and filled with wildlife all around (if you are quiet and still enough to catch them watching you). I guess that could sound eerie to some 🙂
From my front porch hammock overlooking the field, I’m visited daily by animals. I’ve been able to watch the fawns grow and play and the small bucks get there little horns. The crazy turkeys running back and forth for no reason at all… which is hilarious by the way. Baby bunnies trying to figure out how to take a simple left turn into the woods instead of zig zagging in front of my truck tires. The funniest of them are all the baby frogs that were everywhere from all that rain we had in September. They ran for their lives under my feet as I walked in the mornings.
With the rain we have had this year, we’ve noticed more growth on everything including algae growth on buildings and driveways creating a larger need for exterior washing. Swimming pools got a little green and grass stayed a little taller. Now that the rains have ceased a bit, those things will come back into balance.
It always seems we get that little lull of activity in September and it picks up in October. That seems to be the case this year too. Rental and management activity picked up the first week of October and will likely remain steady until the holidays before it slows for a bit. So take advantage of this time if you have a home on the market.
I hope all of you are enjoying this beautiful weather as much as I am. Thanks to my wonderful assistant Laura, I will be leaving for a few days in the morning to see the leaves change and feel the colder fall air from the back of a bike in the Smokey Mountains. Life is good 😉
With the rain we have had this year, we’ve noticed more growth on everything including algae growth on buildings and driveways creating a larger need for exterior washing. Swimming pools got a little green and grass stayed a little taller. Now that the rains have ceased a bit, those things will come back into balance.
It always seems we get that little lull of activity in September and it picks up in October. That seems to be the case this year too. Rental and management activity picked up the first week of October and will likely remain steady until the holidays before it slows for a bit. So take advantage of this time if you have a home on the market.
I hope all of you are enjoying this beautiful weather as much as I am. Thanks to my wonderful assistant Laura, I will be leaving for a few days in the morning to see the leaves change and feel the colder fall air from the back of a bike in the Smokey Mountains. Life is good 😉
