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, [...]
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 [...]
From a management prospective, i think it is essential to talk to each guest. I deal with a lot of group bookings, and sometimes the groups try to over-max the property, but we would never know this if we didn’t talk to them and tell them the rules. plus it is a bonus to form [...]
Fellow Vacation Rental Owners: As a vacation home rental owner and operator of a vacation rentals by owner advertising website, I have been following the situation closely with regards to the recent sharp decline in both real estate prices (commercial and single family homes) and the stock market. Like a lot of investors out there [...]
Hello fellow owners: Marketing your vacation rental website online can be an excellent way to keep your property fully booked. These days, with a bad overall economy, it is even more important to keep that revenue coming in even when you are not in your peak season. Fortunately, there are lots of options for vacation [...]