Something I hear from vacation rental owners frequently is, ‘How can I bring in more traffic to my listing?’. The answer can be simpler (and cheaper) than you might think. What we hear from visitors to FindVacationRentals.com is that they are looking for properties that are priced right, have the availability that they need, and [...]
Good afternoon, As a second home owner renting out your property throughout the year I am pleased to bring you the safest and simplest way to manage your home from miles away without the needs for keys! It will be of great benefit to you and will make your life so much easier when dealing [...]
Recently, I came cross this article excerpt written by industry expert think PhoCusWright. The jist of the article is that the traveler community does not select vacation rentals only on obvious factors, like cost and location. Many travelers are looking for a specific kind of travel experience, and they actually don’t care where they go, [...]
For those of you renting in a spring break area (I have a condo on the Gulf Coast), will you rent to “spring breakers”? When I first started renting and had a hard time keeping my condo booked, I would rent to the 21-25 crowd with a larger deposit. Maybe it’s my old age and [...]
In last Sunday’s Boston Globe, there was an article talking about staying in a vacation rental for a great honeymoon experience. The article really got me thinking about how vacation rental owners are marketing their vacation rentals properties – specifically, the description of the property and the photos that owners post of the property. What [...]
Although it’s a tough thing to ask owners to constantly keep their calendars updated, or respond to renters when they send an inquiry for a date range that the owner already has booked, it is an unending source of frustration for renters. Anytime I receive an email inquiry, I make an effort to respond immediately, [...]
With more and more people owning GPS units you may want to think about providing pre-built POI files that can be loaded on most modern GPS Units. These can include not only the location of your unit but also nearby amenities and attractions. On a recent trip to Walt Disney World I found it an [...]
The verdict on the true cost of spending your vacation in a hotel versus staying in a vacation rental is in, and I have the proof. For a family on a vacation, a vacation rental provides great accommodations for far less money. I just had a very unique personal experience that allowed me to test [...]
Every vacation rental property owner gets questions from prospective renters like: How far away from the beach is your unit? How do I get to your property? Where is the nearest grocery store? Do you have a map of the area? Community Walk (www.communitywalk.com) provides a great utility to build custom maps that showcase Sample [...]
by Alfred & Emily Glossbrenner of FullyBookedRentals Here’s a sad scenario: The day before your next guests are due to check in, they call with bad news. One of them is too sick to travel. Or there’s been a death in the family. Or a major ice storm has brought down power lines and closed [...]
For those of you in Panama City Beach, Laguna Beach, Mexico Beach, Grand Lagoon, and elsewhere in Bay County, FL: The county commissioners just raised the tourist development tax from 3% to 4% for March 1-31 and 5% for after April 1. Combine this with the state of Florida tax of 6%, we are now [...]
Hello Fellow Vacation Rentals Owners: Late last week, FindVacationRentals.com released a completely revamped website with new features designed to attract and keep renters attention. It also offers new ways for owners to market and promote their properties. And the best part – this comes with no price increase to our owner community. Some of the [...]
Vacations for Veterans is a nonprofit created to provide recently wounded veterans free lodging donated by a vacation home owner. Regardless of your views on our foreign policy, I think everyone can agree that what our veterans do for our country is incredible honorable and they are not recognized enough for their service. As vacation [...]