Entire Ground Floor of Large, OLD, 2-Story Colonial!
Monthly Rent INCLUDES Utilities!
Minimum 6 Month Lease! (Can extend up to 9 mos. if needed.)
Maximum 2 Person Occupancy.
References & Renter's Insurance Required!
NOT Handicap Accessible.
Private lot w/ big yard, picnic table, mature trees & bushes. Quiet, dead-end road w/ streetlight & plenty of parking in front. Classic porch w/ swing & screen rooms front & rear. Many windows. Heat & A/C. Trash is picked up @ head of back alley.
Walk to Historic Downtown Blackstone incl. Town Hall, Square & Park, Fire & Police, USPS, Library, Churches, Banks, Shops & Food. Gas - 1 mi. Walmart & Food Lion - 2 mi. Fort Barfoot - 3 mi. Easy, rural highway driving 35 min. to South Hill or Farmville. 45 min. to Petersburg. 1 Hr. to Richmond.
Generously sized guest room. Twin daybed w/ dresser, tables, chairs & desk / work space. In-room closet, hangars & shelving. (Full size bed available for 2 people but that decreases floor space.) Private bath in hall w/ tub, shower & storage cabinet. All linens provided. Mud room for coats. Basement laundry w/ front loaders.
Tenants have use of living & sizeable dining rooms. Plus a food pantry & fully appointed kitchen w/ dishes, drinkware, all utensils, cooking pans & baking needs, etc. Appliances incl. fridge, stove, oven, dishwasher, microwave, toaster oven & coffee maker.
IMPORTANT: There is no Internet, Wi-Fi, cable TV or landline in the house! We get limited OTA antenna TV. We use personal cell phones & a hotspot for our Internet service & streaming. These come w/ us! We get excellent Verizon coverage. Don't know about other carriers. You must provide your own hotspot or other Wi-Fi enabled device(s). There is a TV, DVD, CD player & radio available for your use.
NO SMOKING INDOORS - Per owners older home insurance!
NOTE: Railroad tracks are across a wooded lot. You WILL hear muffled trains at all hours but NO whistles or crossings.
ALLERGIES: We have a cat who travels w/ us. Spay or neutered, vaccinated & declawed cats welcome. Prefer no dogs, but will consider on a one-on-one basis.
ABOUT US: Retired military family. We've lived MANY places! Our resumes read "Professional Volunteers". We believe in giving back to our community! Have children & grands all across the U.S.A. We enjoy traveling in our RV to visit them.
Need tenant(s) to live in our home when we're away in 2025. Renters clean-up after themselves! Professional, general housekeepers come 1x monthly. Yard work done by tenant living in rental at far end of property. Adult daughter also lives nearby. You'll live w/ we owners a few weeks before our departure to ensure you're comfortable caring for the house.
We've had separate apt. rentals on our home properties for years. But we've never rented a portion of our own living space before. We have a lot of room to share temporarily w/ the right person(s). You get a lot for your money. Email photos shared upon serious inquiry.