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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What you need is to rent to American state department employees who are on their mandatory three year rotation to DC. I can tell you they are always on the hunt for a good rental because no one wants to buy here. Some are also here on language training but that will be a one year rental. They would also pay very well for furnished housing. There are several Facebook groups that cater to helping State Department employees find rentals in DC. Post there and your place will be snatched up right away.[/quote]

[b]Arlington landlord here.  I never rent to State Dept. people. They are the most entitled people and are used to having embassy housing offices or local staff take care of everything for them. They treated me like their staff and called me if a lightbulb needed replacement, despite what the lease said.
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Best renters are US military because they know how to take care of houses and will do their own yard work and take care of houses because they are often landlords elsewhere and respect houses.

The Dutch and Australian military have their own housing offices and are very easy to deal with.   The Embassy makes them care of the place.

Best thing to do for Embssy or foreign military is to offer lawn cutting, leaf raking, and yard cleanup in the lease at a higher rent. The Embassy will pay the higher rent, but will not reimburse the tenants if they hire people to do the work.

Second best reason for renting to all military and Embassy folks: they are stable human beings and do not want to bring in emotional support animals to make their  lives bearable.

I too am a landlord in Arlington and my husband is a "diplomat". We live overseas. I could not agree more with your assessment of the DOS employees. They are truly the most entitled and low-caliber people I have ever met. They can hardly figure out how to flush their own toilets, or alter the thermostats in their homes. I would never rent to one, but if you must, try to get your listing on the Trailing Houses Facebook group. Be aware, though, that they are often poor and/or cheap and despite living for free overseas for many years. Most cannot fathom rent of over $3500 or so a month. So that's limiting. They often come with their foreign-born "helpers" whom they enslave to raise their many poorly-behaved children. So you will be renting to a family of 5 or 6, plus their helper. They will destroy your house because they're not used to taking care of anything.

We have rented our property in North Arlington for the past seven years to military attaches from the Australian embassy. They are great tenants and have a lot more common sense than most renters would. If your house is appropriate, they will find it on the open market. They always work with a local realtor and are extremely easy to deal with.

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