Basham Rentals

Basham Rentals is a locally owned and operated business in West Lafayette, IN that specializes in student housing for Purdue University students with 308 units all within walking distance of Purdue's campus. Basham Rentals was founded by John and Connie Basham in 1981. John began working for Eli Lilly & Co. in 1969 and retired from there after 28 years. He currently is serving his third four-year term on the Tippecanoe County Council, first elected in 2008. John is also a veteran of the U.S. Army Reserve. Connie previously served as an administrative assistant with the Tippecanoe School Corporation, as Children’s Coordinator for a local church, and then as sanctuary choir director for the same church, in addition to working with the Basham Rentals organization. Connie also was elected to the Tippecanoe County Council in 1996 and served through 2004. Both John and Connie serve on various boards of directors for local organizations and contribute regularly to community events and charitable causes. They love to give back to their community which can be seen by example on the indoor courts at the Schwartz Tennis Center at Purdue—The John and Connie Basham Indoor Courts—which are available for public use. John and Connie are keeping Basham Rentals a family tradition; their daughter Gretchen is the General Manager of Basham Rentals. She completed a Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University. Basham Rentals is proud to be a part of the West Lafayette, Lafayette, and Purdue community.