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Winter Camping in Central Ohio – YAHOO! (Discount Vacations Online)

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Photos are Worth a Million Words

affordableweb — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:17:18 +0000

We caught an interesting post over at 37signals (give it a read) a few days back that has some great before and after shots of photos for real estate listings. It’s amazing how much of a difference moving a few steps in one direction or moving one piece of furniture can have on the image that photograph portrays of a room or building.
Just like with selling a home, the pictures you list with your vacation rental are the #1 selling point for potential renters when they view your listing. They want to see what they will be getting by staying in your place, and envision themselves there. It’s important to take hundreds of photos of your vacation rental, from different vantage points and during different times of day (usually, early in the morning or right around twilight are the best times).
Remember, you [...]

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Written by Vacations MAX and Jamaica Tours Tags: vacation rental

A Mini-Bar in Your Vacation Rental? Why Not.

affordableweb — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 11:13:13 +0000

I recently stayed in a vacation rental out in San Diego that was equipped with it’s own fully-stocked mini-bar (just like the ones you typically see in higher-end hotel rooms). 15 bottles of liquor, 8 bottles of wine, soda, tonic, candy bars and popcorn, it was decked out. It even accompanied a price list and a little box for us to leave the money in if we used anything.
While I personally had never seen anyone doing this in their vacation rental, I loved discovering it upon our arrival. Even if we didn’t use it (we did consume a few things), it is a great convenience to offer to your visitors and a simple way to get people to remember your rental as a cool place to stay the next time they are on vacation. I truly believe it will end up increasing your return [...]

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The Jewel of Southern California

affordableweb — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:08:46 +0000

La Jolla, CA is one of the wealthiest locales in the United States. We’ve raved about it before on CoastRentals, and our weekend getaway to San Diego proved once again that La Jolla is one of the most beautiful places around. Lush hills covered in palm trees and large homes all surround a vibrant art community, upscale shopping, great dining, all under a never-ending blanket of sun.
Just a few miles north of downtown, taking the La Jolla Expressway exit west will land you where you need to be. This time around, my fellow travelers and I made a quick right turn after passing Hotel La Jolla and got to experience the northern beach of La Jolla. Talk about the nicest beach I’ve ever seen . . . wow. A great blend of sunbathers, surfers, families and the younger crowd all matriculate here.
After a [...]

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Kauai Vacation Rentals Poised for Restriction

affordableweb — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:03:07 +0000

News surfaced a few days ago that legislation set on limiting the number of vacation rental properties rented to short-term visitors is gaining steam on the island of Kauai in Hawaii. Bill 2204, as referenced here, would effectively place a limit on the number of vacation properties to be used in such a fashion by not allowing anyone who doesn’t currently rent their property to do so in the future.
Current owners who have paid the appropriate taxes for the current year would be ‘grandfathered’, and free to continue to operate their vacation rental as in the past. New owners looking to enter the market would be unable to use their property for other visitors.
This possible ‘ban’ on vacation rentals in the area comes on the heels of countless other similar news stories coming to light from Alabama to Washington State. While many 2nd [...]

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Spring Cleaning Your Vacation Rental

affordableweb — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:04:02 +0000

Spring has often been the proverbial default time to do a little house cleaning, why should your vacation property be any different? The weather has heated up, and after surviving the winter most homes, condos and cabins could use a little cleaning. (Do we have cabins on CoastRentals? Guess that’s more of a Lake thing).
The best course of action is to make a simple checklist that lists everything out 1-by-1 that needs to be cleaned and/or checked for maintenance. While it’s obvious that floors need to be swept and scrubbed, and the bathroom probably needs some attention, property owners should also make time to check smoke detectors and to clean out furnace ducts. Do you have a fireplace? Spring is a great time to get all the ashes out of that sucker.
And what about your exterior? Limbs of [...]

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Key West, FL – A Real Look

affordableweb — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:28:51 +0000

So myself and a few of the other people that help make CoastRentals possible made our annual pilgrimmage to Key West, Florida this past weekend. While this is always one of our most favorite trips of the year (especially considering it encompasses the first weekend of March Madness AND St. Patrick’s Day AND Spring Break), it also provided me with an opportunity to get real, first-person accounts of a feature vacation location here on the website.
‘Florida beach vacation’, which is a big part of what we do here on our website and a key term for our property listers to focus on, can mean a whole lot of different things. Heading down for a weekend of go karting and crab cakes in Panama City definitely is different than clubbing down in South Beach Miami or exploring the Everglades. I bring this up only because I feel like [...]

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Vacation Rental Bans

affordableweb — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:36:36 +0000

Vacation Rental bans are becoming a hot topic in the industry. Recent occurrences in places like Encinitas and in Hawaii have drawn a lot of attention, and tons of isolated incidents of vacation rental owners struggling with their communities over renting out their properties are happening across the country. Why all the fuss?
Well, it’s been an ongoing problem for as long as the idea of renting out a vacation property to short-term travelers has existed. I think a big part of all the recent problems is the success people are having marketing their properties on the internet. More and more people vacationers are both aware and actively seeking lodging in vacation rentals over hotels, and the big websites have allowed them the ability to easily find thousands of potential places to stay. With that, there have been a lot less vacancies and a lot more [...]

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Alabama Shores Area Sees a Boost

affordableweb — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:57:37 +0000

A recent report on AL.com states that the Gulf Shores and surrounding Alabama coastal region has seen a big jump in bookings for the 2007 season already, rivaling the business the region saw in 2004 during a boom. Recent hurricane destruction to the Gulf region caused a bit of downturn, but Gulf Shores has always been one of the U.S.’ top beach vacation spots.
With over 14,000 vacation properties available, it’s hard not to find the right fit for your vacation needs in Gulf Shores. White sand, warm weather (and warm water), great seafood, and traditional beach pastimes like go karts and the boardwalk are all part of what makes Gulf Shores a good beach getaway.
I personally visited the area in 2000 and was impressed to see all the development underway at that time. Huge beach homes, some 4 and 5 stories tall were being built [...]

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Property Managers that Hold Your Money

affordableweb — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:21:38 +0000

I just finished talking to one of our listers who is in Hawaii (lovely area by the way, she is on Maui) and had been working recently with a property manager. Now, I’ve mentioned some of the negatives of dealing with property managers before in this space – their lack of good online marketing, their high fees, etc. I strongly believe that managing your vacation rental “by owner” is the way to go, and not just because I own LakeRentals and CoastRentals, but also because it was a decision I had to make many years ago myself.
This person in particular had come across something I never ran into when dealing with property managers – her property management firm only paid her 4 times per year! They would rent out her vacation home, collect the money and then only send her checks at the end of each quarter. I couldn’t believe [...]

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