Welcome to Derby Home Rental! I’m James Corne, the owner and operator of the site.
When my family moved to Louisville in 2015, our real estate agent suggested advertising our home for rent on Derby weekend. When I contacted the local Realtor who seemed to have a monopoly on Derby rentals though, I was astounded at her cost: 30 percent of the rental fee! It wasn’t worth it. Luckily I found www.Louisvillederbyhomerental.com while searching online for another option. Zach Everson owned the website at that time and I immediately signed up.
I have rented my house every year since using this website. Our experience renting out our home has always been a positive one: the renters were excellent and it gave us a good excuse to give the home a thorough spring cleaning. Renting for Derby is a no-brainer!
Zach Everson eventually moved to Washington DC and wanted to hand off the website to a local, Louisville owner. I was interested because of my overwhelmingly positive experience renting my house, and my experience managing websites. In 2022, I took over ownership of www.Louisvillederbyhomerental.com and have managed the website ever since. I really enjoy interacting with other homeowners like myself and helping them rent their homes.
USA Today’s travel section mentioned this website as a good place to find last-minute Derby accommodations in “At Derby time, Louisville’s hospitality hits its stride.” Aol also suggested Derby Home Rental in “What to do in Louisville during the Kentucky Derby.” Locally, the Louisville Courier-Journal, Louisville.com, and WHAS 11 have profiled Derby Home Rental.
For more background, read this article I wrote about my experience renting and advertising homes for Derby in Louisville Magazine‘s April 2012 issue: “What’s Mine Is Theirs.”
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me at 540-818-5380 or james@louisvillederbyhomerental.com.
Happy Derby!