25th August 2009
Continued from "How Bulletproof Are Your Vacation Rental Agreement Tools? - Part 1"
There are several useful books on the market. One is Cliff Roberson's The Landlord's Book of Forms and Agreements (McGraw Hill, 2006) which features several examples of...
23rd August 2009
Continued from "The Art And Science Of Responding To Vacation Rental Inquiries - Part 1"
Email or phone call?
Now that you've sent your "fast-and-dirty" messages off into cyberspace, you'll need to decide how to deal with the remaining inquiries - w...
23rd August 2009
So what's so complicated, you say, about providing information and answering questions from potential vacation renters? After all, as an owner, you certainly know your property well. And it's not like it's rocket science or something. Or is it?
As you ...
20th August 2009
Continued from "How Bulletproof Are Your Vacation Rental Agreement Tools? - Part 1"
There are several useful books on the market. One is Cliff Roberson's The Landlord's Book of Forms and Agreements (McGraw Hill, 2006) which features several examples of...
19th August 2009
In my previous article, How To Close A Vacation Rental Deal Like A Pro, we talked about how to better your renter inquiry / booking ratio by improving communications with potential guests. Now that your guest is ready to book and he's passed your screenin...
19th August 2009
Continued from "How To Close A Vacation Rental Deal Like A Pro - Part 1"
Concern: Activities for your teenagers
Things to consider: * A number 25 bus - 3 blocks from our property - gets them to the beach in 20 minutes. Joe's Surf Shop offers priva...
19th August 2009
In previous article, The Art and Science of Responding to Inquiries, we discussed how to instruct your computer to automatically respond to a prospective renter's first email request, how to handle your next communication with him using the "fast-and-dirt...
18th August 2009
So what's so complicated, you say, about providing information and answering questions from potential vacation renters? After all, as an owner, you certainly know your property well. And it's not like it's rocket science or something. Or is it?
As you ...
18th August 2009
Just good business sense!
When you think about it, it makes no sense to let a satisfied renter get away without leveraging his satisfaction to your benefit. Why would you hesitate to go that extra little mile to make sure he returns to your home-away-f...
30th July 2009
As a property owner anxious to maximize your vacation rentals, you're competing with thousands of other owners who are adding new, creative online rental listings every week. So you may want to step up your game. Here are some tips to help you make sure y...
