As a rental manager, you know the importance of having a quick and easy booking process. So, naturally, many choose to forego rental contracts to ensure there’s one less hoop your guests have to jump through. Luckily, that’s no longer an issue with electronic signature applications.
Every good business owner knows that you have to invest in your employees if you want to grow. That doesn’t just mean paying them more (that’s always great for improving your turnover rate though). You need to give them the tools they need to excel in their role and take on new responsibilities. For this, you’ll need some high quality vacation rental training resources.
The vacation rental management industry is a young one in the grand scheme of things, but its growth has been explosive. Many media outlets reported the reasoning behind this is that virtually anyone can do it. This is simply untrue. What they really meant to say was anyone who's willing to take the risk and put
With the vacation rental industry being a relatively new one, it's often hard to know who to trust when it comes to advice. There's quite a few voices out there offering their thoughts on how to succeed, but how many are experienced? In an effort to help first-time VRMs avoid common entry-level pitfalls, we consulted
With tax season just around the corner, you may be wondering what you can do to minimize the burden. Thankfully, our friends at the IRS have been quite generous in drawing up their list of vacation rental tax deductions. Hopefully you've kept meticulous expense records of your business, because the list of deductions is surprisingly
Considering your options for property investments? Well, hold off on making any purchases for the moment. You may be surprised to find that your money could be better spent elsewhere.
To put it simply, a rental agreement is a document outlining the dos and donts of your rental property. Some of you may be more familiar with the term tenancy agreement – same thing.
Perhaps the most important piece of your rental property strategy is calculating its ROI correctly. We stress the importance of doing it correctly because a single oversight could mean a massive headache later. This is especially true for anyone leasing or paying a mortgage.
A bad review: the bane of any vacation rental manager’s existence. It’s a smirch on your listing that could have a drastic effect on your bookings. Especially if your listing is new and struggling to generate bookings and reviews in the first place.
Vacation Rental Marketing 101
Looking for new ways to get your booking rate up? Well we’ve got a bunch of ideas for you right here. The following list is ordered sequentially – you can skip over some tasks when forming your vacation rental marketing strategy. But it’s recommended that you execute the steps in order to ensure maximum effectiveness.