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 [...]

Original post by nathaniel and software by Elliott Back

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 [...]

Original post by nathaniel and software by Elliott Back