Share VRS045 – Managing Multiple Vacation Rental Properties with Oregon Owner Debi Hertert Debi’s story of buying, renovating and marketing four separate (and very different) vacation rental properties is motivating and inspiring. From a career in patient care to a rewarding business in […]
Share Are Your Cleaning Staff in the Hospitality Business? Who does the changeovers in your vacation rental property? Do you use a property management company or a local independent cleaner? Perhaps you do it yourself and are considering handing […]
Share You don’t have to be on-site to be a great host – It’s all a matter of management When you are a far-away owner, and by that I mean an airplane ride away – not a couple of hours by car – managing a property becomes a whole […]
Share 15 Tips for Fall and Winter Tasks for Vacation Rental Properties Now the busy season is over for most of us (winter hot spots just ramping up) take stock of the wear and tear of a long summer of rental and […]
Share When Guests are Locked Out – Who is Responsible? I’m always disappointed when I see reporting in the media such as this story from our own Canadian based CTV News. It’s about a couple from British Columbia who rented […]
Share Is An Attitude Adjustment Needed in the Vacation Rental Business? “To the ancient Greeks, hospitality was a divine right. The host was expected to make sure the needs of his guests were seen to. In Greek society a person’s ability […]
Share Dropping the Ball on my own Vacation Rental – A Learning Experience We all love positive reviews don’t we? Most owners I’ve talked with would be unhappy with anything less than five star, and see a lower grade as a severe dent […]
Share 10 Steps to Emergency Preparedness Putting together an emergency plan is one of those things we tend to put off for that day when ‘we’ve got a bit more time’. However, if you are like […]
Share Gadgets to Manage Your Rental Remotely This guest post is by Beth Stockwell at the Home Away Community. Though some owners and property managers live reasonably close to their vacation rentals, there are many that […]
Share Warm up Your Winter Vacation Rental Marketing Christmas is over; 2013 is fast approaching and if you have vacancies for January, February and March, it’s time to get them filled. Unless you are blessed with a property […]