City:Valrico, FL (tampa suburb)
type: Concrete block house
size:2800 sqft a/c (about 3000 total) 4br + office, 3 bath, 2 car garage
cost: negotiated rent of $1250 / month w/ purchase options
comments: We decided to rent b/c of the market falling and are saving TONS. Taxes are about 6700 / year, HOA is $300 / month. those 2 alone are 75% of the rent. House value is hovering in upper 200k, but was upper $390ish when we moved in about 1.5 years ago.