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Difficult Guests and Negative Reviews

Now matter how well you treat your guests or how professional your operation is, sooner or later someone is going to complain. With the advent of online reviews, if a disgruntled guest wants to retaliate they now have a place to do it. You must have a plan in place to handle the unexpected breakdowns and misunderstandings that arise out of your … Continue reading »

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Vacation Rentals, the ADA, and Preditory Lawsuits.

Here Comes The Judge! When two local Big Bear property managers were contacted last year by an individual looking for an ADA compliant rental they had no idea that they would end up in federal court, being sued for thousands of dollars.  The agents advised the caller that they did in fact have wheelchair accessible properties … Continue reading »

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Insuring Your Vacation Rental – Four Basic Rules

Finding and maintaining the correct property and liability insurance for your vacation rental can be a challenge.  Most vacation rental properties are located in high risk areas such as low-lying beach towns or in national forests and that alone can make finding insurance difficult.  Add into the equation that the property will be rented on a part-time basis … Continue reading »

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Vacation Rental Services

Vacation Rental Services provides business development and marketing consulting services for vacation rental property owners and managers.   We are in the business of educating and enlightening the vacation rental industry in all areas of rental management including: intenet marketing, website development and hosting, software solutions, social media marketing, property staging, rental agreements, forms, policy, and procedure.  Doug Meeder, company founder, … Continue reading »

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