My boyfriend and I will be relocating from Missouri to Orlando in May of 2021. However, due to COVID our colleges (we are both Masters students) have cut all breaks aside from Christmas break. We are going to Florida during Christmas break to get a feel of the area and look at some properties (hopefully). We were originally going to use spring break to go find a rental, but now we can\'t. How should we go about finding a rental 5 months before we move? Would any rental agencies allow us to start renting that far in advance if we have to leave the property vacant?

A few rentals can be found under the Coming Soon search option - but they are usually just a month or two out. However, most management companies and owners don\'t really care if you occupy the property as long as you are paying rent. You would want to ask them though. One approach is to work with a Realtor to negotiate with the property management companies to qualify you ahead of time and find you a home when it comes available. Many companies know when their properties are going to come up for rent ahead of when they post them.