Renter Questions

The price is right to find the best home for you. Wouldn’t you rather see what you’re spending your money on before you “buy” it? There are no up front fees to give you information or to show homes to you. Once you decide you would like to lease one of our properties there is a $49 application fee.  You can find the price of an available home by looking on the listings page!

Where

What if you have not yet decided which state you want to live? You need a company that has inventory throughout the entire metropolitan area. Advantage Homes for Lease has it covered. We have homes throughout a 5 county Kansas City area giving you lots of options.

Price

Our single family homes typically lease from $995- $3,500 per month.  Our condos and apartments have a wide price range from $495-1295 per month. Our townhomes and duplexes usually lease from $700 - $1,700 per month.

Length of lease

Most of our leases are a minimum of one year or longer but depending upon the time of year and your needs we may be able to offer a shorter term possiblity upon the owners approval.

Pets

Most of our owners accept pets with additional deposits.  Deposits for pets are subject to change depending on the owners approval.  All deposits are fully refundable at the end of the lease, provided there is no damage.  All carpets must be professionally cleaned (with receipt) to receive back the pet deposit at the end of the lease agreement.

Approximate Fees are as follows:

     Cats:

•        $150 each

    Dogs: 

• 1-49 lbs $200 each
• 50+ lbs upon owners approval & $300 each
  

It can take as little as 2 days to approve a credit application. We verify employment, rental and bank history as well as your credit score.  We also check criminal and sex offender records and search for any previous evictions, bankruptcies, and foreclosures.   If you are starting a new position it will help speed your application along if you furnish us a copy of your employment offer letter.

Easier to process

Make sure the application is complete. (includes the following: your COMPLETE address with city, state and zip code, daytime telephone number for your landlord, copies of payroll check stubs or letter of commitment for a new job.) The fastest way for us to receive your application is for you to fax it to us. Our fax number is 913-322-0382. Along with your application, we will need a copy of the check for $49.  Please mail your check to: 

 Advantage Homes

PO Box 15681

Lenexa, KS 66285

Special circumstances

Please put your information in writing with your application. Verbal communication with any staff person about special circumstances will not be considered.

Paint walls and clean carpet

We want our houses to be clean and to generally look freshly painted. However, our properties are not painted between every lease. If you view a property where you would like to have specific things done please be sure to include those in your lease offer. Do not make any assumptions of the work being done. Do not rely on just “telling” someone.

Utilities

The majority of the properties we lease require the renter to pay all utilities. Various subdivisions include some utilities in the rent payment.

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Security deposit

The minimum security deposit is the equivalent of one month’s rent.  Deposits for pets are subject to change depending on the owners approval.

Paid before moving in 

Credit processing fee of $49.00, one full month of rent, security deposit (equivilent to one month's rent, usually), deposit for pet(s) and any short term lease fees will all have to be paid in certified or cleared funds prior to you receiving keys for the property.

Credit

We understand that life is not always easy and your credit score may be less than perfect.    We are usually able to get your lease approved through the following credit approval process:

Your total earnings must be approximately three to three and a half times the amount of rent.

FICA Score 700+: You are approved with verifiable income and mortgage or rental history.

FICA Score 550-700:  We will verify past two years of rental history to obtain adequate information.  Your rental history is very important to Advantage Homes and we will process & approve your credit application upon the information received.  If you have not rented in the recent past, we may require co-signers or last month's rent in advance.

FICA Score 550 or below:  Your security deposit, plus first and last month's rent must be paid in advance in certified funds (along with the credit application fee.)  Advantage Homes for Lease will also verify your recent rental and bank history for approval. 

• Whether the application is accepted or not, any application fees paid are non-refundable. (Lets discuss any credit problems before signing the lease.)
  
• Multiple leases written will be presented to the owner.  We do not approve applications on a 1st come 1st serve basis.
  
• All approved applications are valid for up to thirty days.   If you choose to continue after 30 days, a $15 renewal fee will be charged.
  
• The entire first full month's rent is due in certified funds on your move in date.  If you take possession on any other date, your 2nd month's rent will be pro-rated.
  
• Your security deposit will never be accepted as last month's rent.

We look forward to working with you.

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Fill out the form below, indicate that you are looking to lease, and our agents will begin searching for the perfect home for you!