Holiday Tips to Welcome Guests to Your New Home

Tyra Douyon • Dec 11, 2023
Welcoming guests for the holidays ©Drazen Zigic

With the stockings hung, the halls decked, and classic holiday music playing nonstop, it’s no wonder December is the most joyous time of year. With this merry spirit permeating, we know hosting a festive and inviting holiday party may be a top priority; however, your apartment might not be the best place to play host. Cramming multiple family members and guests into your small rented space isn’t ideal, but moving into a new for-lease single-family home community is! 


Fairin Realty has
new for-lease homes in Alabama at Patton Crest in Hoover and The Heights in Irondale so that you can enjoy the gift of a new home this holiday season. Whether you’ve already hosted a Secret Santa exchange or a Christmas dinner party, these helpful tips will bring you closer to hosting a fabulous holiday event or stay your guests will remember.

Couple Hosting Holiday Dinner ©Jack Frog

All the Space You Need to Host a Dinner Party

When living in a Fairin Realty for-lease community, you’ll finally have all the space you need to host a successful dinner party. Gone are the days of crowding around the under-sized kitchen island or resorting to the couch for place settings. When you live at Patton Crest or The Heights, you will have a designated dining space for your guests.

Cat and Man at the Dinner Table ©Dikushin Dmitry

From your sweet pets running around scrounging for dropped food scraps between meals to escaping out the front door when beloved guests arrive, it can get a little hectic around the holidays. That’s why we included many pet-friendly features, such as fenced backyards, doggy doors, and a fenced community dog park to make caring for your furry pals easy this time of year. Feel free to open the back door to your private backyard and let your dog roam outside, or let your cat bathe in the sun and get some fresh air. As a bonus, if friends and family bring their pets along, they’ll have a chance to play together with all the space they need without disturbing the party inside. 

Family Guests Staying for the Holidays ©Ground Picture

A Guest Room You’re Proud Of

Helping guests drag out the blow-up mattress every night during their stay or telling them they’ll have to sleep on the top bunk in your child’s bedroom isn’t something you have to worry about when you live in a Fairin Realty community. With up to 3 spacious bedrooms in our homes, you’ll have a guest room you can proudly show off this year! 


To be a gracious host, don’t forget to free up closet and drawer space in the room so your family and friends aren’t living out of their suitcases when they stay at your home. Be sure to also stock up on extra things your guests might need. Personal touches like placing a carafe of drinking water on the nightstand, extra phone chargers near outlets, scented candles in the bathroom, and extra snacks they love in the pantry will have guests bragging about your supreme hosting skills
and your new home!

Fairin Realty Model Home

More Space to Have Fun!

Our new for-lease move-in ready homes provide more than enough space to have a good time with your family and friends! We’ve mentioned the expansive kitchen and dining areas, but what happens when dinner is over? Head to the living room to watch a holiday movie marathon, play lively party games like Heads Up!™, Charades™, and Monopoly™, or head outside to your fenced backyard to light a bonfire and roast s’mores. 


The open-concept floor plans make it easy to entertain guests and stay engaged in conversation even when you shift your focus to bring out more snacks, play with your pets, or grab something you need from a different area. After years of renting an apartment, you deserve to finally have enough space to spend quality time with your friends and family during the holidays without the stress!


Fairin Realty Available Home

Now is the perfect time to sign a for-lease contract with Fairin Realty. We have the new move-in ready homes you’ve been looking for. Our 1-3 bedroom floor plans with up to 2.5 baths, one-car garages, backyards, remote office space, and more are leasing quickly! Contact our office today to book a private tour of one of our available homes so you can be home for the holidays! 

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