[badkarma318]

Patio Villa neighborhoods have the highest probability of rentals. Designer neighborhoods will have less rentals, but may have more people who are off on a cruise every 2 weeks, are snowbirds, or who may keep to themselves a bit more (especially if they have a pool).

A Courtyard Villa neighborhood might be the sweet spot, but there you have to be careful of neighbors who leave Fido out in the enclosed back yard (or lanai/birdcage) yapping for hours at a time. I know of people who moved because of that problem.

We were concerned about being surrounded by rentals, so you could do what we did - once you think you've found a home that is "the one", take the addresses of the homes on either side of "the one", behind it/across the street from it, and run them through the top 5 rental sites. This will give you a good idea of the number of rentals nearby. Obviously you can include the entire neighborhood if you like, but this method worked out perfectly for us.