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The Vacation Rental Revolution
It all started with the internet. Like many other industries, the vacation rental business came into its own with the advent of the world wide web. Finally, vacation rental properties could be marketed to the masses. Local property managers were the first adopters and soon every vacation rental business had a website, with online reservations soon to follow. … Continue reading
Building Your Company’s Vacation Rental Inventory
Building a vacation rental inventory for your management company follows many of the same techniques that real estate agents use for obtaining new listings. It’s all about building your professional and personal contacts, networking, farming, salesmanship, and performance. Search Engine Rankings Maintaining a high rank in the search engines is crucial to successful property recruitment. New prospects will want … Continue reading
A Day In The Life Of A Vacation Rental Manager
I live in the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California, specifically Big Bear, about 100 miles east of Los Angeles. It’s a very competitive rental market with many unique challenges. Our winters are usually nothing compared to other parts of the country but every once in a while we get big storms and lots of snow. Several … Continue reading
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
Create A Welcome Book / Users Manual For Your Vacation Rental
One of the best ways to help your guests enjoy their stay at your vacation rental is to create a comprehensive “Welcome” book. Chances are your guests will be unfamiliar with your property and the surrounding area and will appreciate all the relevent information you can provide. Here’s a few tips for creating a custom welcome book for your vacation rental. Start … Continue reading
Vacation Rental Marketing – Getting Started
In todays competitive vacation rental market it’s all about marketing. You can’t just list your property with a property manager or on a directory and expect the same occupancy rates you were getting in years past. You have to be creative, innovative, consistent, and focused. Here are a few tips to get your marketing campaign off the ground. The … Continue reading
Vacation Rental Services
Vacation rental management is a unique blend of property management, real estate marketing, and hospitality services. With the right mix of knowledge, time, and effort, your vacation rental can generate enough income to cover expenses and possibly show a profit. Unfortunately, the real estate meltdown has forced many property owners into the rental market, unprepared for the realities of property management and … Continue reading
What Makes A Great Vacation Rental?
What exactly is it that makes a vacation rental truly great? A place that the guests rave about to their friends and return to year after year. The fact is that you can have an amazing location, every conceivable amenity, and the best rates in town, but if you ignore a few basic rules of property management … Continue reading
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