The front of 225 West Faris Road at dusk, a white colonial with dormers and lit windows behind a curved lawn
225 W. Faris Road · Greenville, South Carolina

225 West Faris

A furnished 1925 home off Augusta Road, with its own guest cottage, available to lease this winter.

The main house

A house close to everything in Greenville.

We've lived here since 2019 and are moving across town this winter. Before we sell, we'd like to lease the house furnished to someone relocating to Greenville and wants time to get to know the city before buying.

The house sits about a mile from Falls Park and a few minutes from both Prisma Health Greenville Memorial and Bon Secours St. Francis. The driveway comes in off Argonne, the quiet side street, so day to day you never pull out onto Faris.

It also works well if you're renovating a home in the neighborhood and want to stay steps from Augusta Circle while the work is done.

  • Main-level primary suite with a soaking tub and walk-in closet
  • Three more bedrooms upstairs, each with its own bath
  • A fifth bedroom on the third floor, set up as a bunk room, with play space
  • Kitchen with a butcher-block island, prep sink and wine fridge
  • Keeping room with a fireplace, plus a scullery and walk-in pantry
  • Original pine floors through much of the main level
  • Screened porch with an outdoor fireplace and gas heaters
  • Wine cellar on the lower level
  • Brick patio and outdoor dining under an old magnolia
  • Whole-home generator
  • Two assigned spaces under the carport
Photographs

Room by room

Leasing versus buying

What a home like this costs to own each month

Mortgage payment, $2.8M at about 7.45%$19,500
Property taxes$2,350
Homeowners insurance$950
Upkeep and grounds$2,500
Return given up on a $700,000 down payment$2,350
Owning, per month$27,650
Cash needed to buy, before closing costs$700,000
Leasing the main house
$10,000 / month

Utilities and Wi-Fi are a flat $800 a month on top of rent, for normal use, with a monthly cap. Your capital stays invested and you don't lock in today's mortgage rates. If you fall in love with the place, we're open to a purchase option.

These are estimates for illustration, based on buying the house and side lot for $3.5 million with 20% down and a 30-year jumbo loan near 7.45% (October 2026 averages). Taxes assume the owner-occupied rate. Your own numbers will differ.

The guest cottage

A separate home of its own

The old detached garage is now a full guest cottage with its own entrance, garage and yard. Inside are a kitchen with a GE Café range, a vaulted den, a loft bedroom, a full bath and laundry. It has its own screened porch.

5/5 ★ from 35 guest reviews on Airbnb
Six months or longer, leased direct$3,000 / month
Utilities and Wi-Fi$200 / month

The cottage leases separately, furnished, for six months or longer. It has its own page with details, and you can read every guest review on Airbnb.

Cottage details Read the reviews ↗
Before you apply

What we look for

Income
At least three times the monthly rent, verified by pay stubs, an offer letter, tax returns or assets. Corporate leases welcome.
Credit
A score of 700 or higher for each adult applicant.
Rental history
Two years of on-time rent or mortgage payments, and no evictions in the last 7 years.
Background
A background check for every adult, with each record reviewed individually.
Move-in costs
First month's rent plus a security deposit of two months' rent.
Insurance
A renter's policy with at least $300,000 in liability coverage.
Pets
Considered case by case since the house is furnished, with a $2,500 deposit and $150 a month in pet rent per pet. Assistance animals are welcome and are not charged pet fees.
Smoking
Not allowed anywhere on the property.
Occupancy
Up to 11 people in the main house and 6 in the cottage.

Every adult applies through our screening service and pays its fee. Applications are reviewed in the order they're completed, and the first applicant who meets every standard is offered the lease. Full rental criteria are available on request. The house was built in 1925, so every lease includes the federal lead-based paint disclosure and the EPA lead pamphlet. We're glad to share our radon mitigation results.

Equal Housing Opportunity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status or disability.

Inquire

Come see it

Send Jay Motley a note with your dates and a little about who's moving, and we'll set up a time to walk through.

jrmotley@gmail.com
Email about the main house Email about the cottage