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7 6 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 4.14 What's Mine Is Yours These Louisvillians take the whimsical notion of renting your home out for Derby and run with it. By Mary Chellis Austin Illustration by Robby Davis 89 TIP C olleen Mahon loves having people over for Derby. She stocks up on bourbon, keeps a Derby Pie on hand and makes sure her bedrooms are comfortable for her guests. Ten she makes the place spotless, cleaning as she rolls out the door, wheeled suitcase in tow. Not only does she miss the party; she never even meets her guests. Tat's because she's one of at least 100 locals who advertise to temporarily turn over their homes to out-of-towners for Derby weekend. It's a tempting enterprise. Mahon pockets close to $7,000 for renting her four-bedroom on Alfresco Place, near St. Francis of Assisi School in the Highlands, from Tursday afternoon to Sunday morning. Cheri Sims, a realtor for Wakefeld Reutlinger, rented her Cherokee Triangle home for the frst time last year and took in about the same amount. Te HAND OVER YOUR KEYS. 64-81.indd 76 3/19/14 5:27 PM