EXHIBIT 5.1

                 [LETTERHEAD OF WINSTEAD SECHREST & MINICK P.C.]

July __, 2003


Rent-A-Center, Inc.
5700 Tennyson Parkway
Third Floor
Plano, Texas  75024

         Re:      Rent-A-Center, Inc.
                  Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-______)


Ladies and Gentlemen:

         We have acted as counsel to Rent-A-Center, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "COMPANY"), and each of the Company's wholly-owned subsidiaries set forth
in Schedule A attached hereto (the "SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS"), in connection with
the public offering by the Company of $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount at
maturity of the Company's 7 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010, Series B
(the "EXCHANGE NOTES"), which are to be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on
a senior unsecured basis pursuant to the guarantees (the "GUARANTEES") by each
of the Subsidiary Guarantors. The Exchange Notes are to be issued under the
Indenture, dated as of May 6, 2003, by and among the Company, the Subsidiary
Guarantors and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (the "INDENTURE"), in exchange
(the "EXCHANGE OFFER") for a like principal amount at maturity of the Company's
issued and outstanding 7 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010, Series A (the
"OLD NOTES"), which were issued pursuant to the Indenture, as contemplated by
that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2003 (the
"REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT"), by and among the Company, the Subsidiary
Guarantors, Lehman Brothers Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Morgan Stanley &
Co. Incorporated, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., UBS Warburg LLC and Wachovia
Securities, Inc.

         This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of
Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "ACT").

         In connection with rendering this opinion, we have examined originals
or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-_____) originally filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "COMMISSION") on July __, 2003 under
the Act (such Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented, being
hereinafter referred to as the "REGISTRATION STATEMENT"); (ii) executed copies
of the Registration Rights Agreement; (iii) executed copies of the Indenture;
(iv) specimens of the certificates representing the Exchange Notes and the
Guarantees included in the Indenture; (v) the Certificate of Incorporation of
the Company, as amended and as in effect on the date hereof;



(vi) the Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Rent-A-Center East,
Inc., as amended and as in effect on the date hereof; (vii) the Articles of
Incorporation of ColorTyme, Inc., as in effect on the date hereof; (vii) the
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Rent-A-Center West, Inc., as in effect
on the date hereof; (viii) the Certificate of Formation of Get It Now, L.L.C.,
as in effect on the date hereof; (ix) the Certificate of Limited Partnership of
Rent-A-Center Texas, L.P., as amended and as in effect on the date hereof; (x)
the Articles of Organization of Rent-A-Center Texas, L.L.C., as in effect on the
date hereof; (xi) the Bylaws of the Company and each of the Subsidiary
Guarantors, as in effect on the date hereof; (xii) certain resolutions adopted
by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "BOARD"), the Finance Committee of
the Board and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors relating to the Exchange Offer,
the issuance of the Old Notes and the Exchange Notes, the Indenture, the
Guarantees, and related matters; and (xiii) the Form T-1 of the Trustee filed as
an exhibit to the Registration Statement. We have also examined originals or
copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such records
of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors and such agreements, certificates
of public officials, certificates of officers or other representatives of the
Company and others, and such other documents, certificates and records as we
have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinions set forth
herein.

         In our examination, we have assumed the legal capacity of all natural
persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents
submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all
documents submitted to us as certified, conformed or photostatic copies and the
authenticity of the originals of such latter documents. In making our
examination of documents executed or to be executed by parties other than the
Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors, we have assumed that such parties had or
will have the power, corporate or other, to enter into and perform all
obligations thereunder and have also assumed the due authorization by all
requisite action, corporate or other, and execution and delivery by such parties
of such documents and the validity and binding effect thereof. As to any facts
material to the opinions expressed herein which we have not independently
established or verified, we have relied upon statements and representations of
officers and other representatives of the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and
others.

         Based upon and subject to the foregoing and the limitations,
qualifications, exceptions and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the
opinion that when (i) the Registration Statement becomes effective and the
Indenture is qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended; (ii)
the Exchange Notes have been duly executed and authenticated in accordance with
the terms of the Indenture and have been delivered upon consummation of the
Exchange Offer against receipt of Old Notes surrendered in exchange therefor in
accordance with the terms of the Exchange Offer; and (iii) the Guarantees by
each of the Subsidiary Guarantors have been duly executed by the respective
Subsidiary Guarantors and have been delivered upon consummation of the Exchange
Offer in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Offer, the Exchange Notes and
the Guarantees will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company and
the Subsidiary Guarantors, respectively, except to the extent that enforcement
thereof may be limited by (1) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws now or hereafter in
effect relating to creditors' rights generally and (2) general principles of
equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding at
law or in equity).



         Our opinions herein are limited in all respects to the substantive law
of the State of New York, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware,
which includes those statutory provisions as well as all applicable provisions
of the Delaware Constitution and the reported judicial decisions interpreting
such laws, and the federal laws of the United States of America, and we do not
express any opinion as to, the applicability of or the effect thereon of the
laws of any other jurisdiction. We express no opinion as to any matter other
than as set forth herein, and no opinion may be inferred or implied herefrom.

         We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as
an exhibit to the Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to
our firm under the caption "Legal Matters" in the Registration Statement. In
giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the
category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the
rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

                                          Very truly yours,



                                          Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C.









                                   Schedule A

                    Subsidiary Guarantors under the Indenture

     ColorTyme, Inc., a Texas corporation
     Get It Now, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
     Rent-A-Center East, Inc., a Delaware corporation
     Rent-A-Center Texas, L.L.C., a Nevada limited liability company
     Rent-A-Center Texas, L.P., a Texas limited partnership
     Rent-A-Center West, Inc., a Delaware corporation