TAMPA BAY, Fla. — A growing number of homeowners across the Tampa Bay area are becoming “accidental landlords,” as a slower housing market and rising costs make it harder to sell.
A new report from Zillow shows about 3.7% of rental listings in the region were originally listed for sale before being converted into rentals — well above the national average of 2.3%. The trend puts Tampa Bay in line with Sunbelt metros like Houston and Austin, where the shift is becoming more common.
For Jim D’Amico, the change wasn’t part of the plan…