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Services Include:
1.
www.CertifiedVacatonRentals.com –
Membership (More bookings - Guaranteed
)
2.
One on one consulting – increase
your knowledge. Build and host a website
for your vacation rental ( Sample Click
Here )
3. Professional photography services
–
check out the images on this page
4.
Video production of your vacation rental
upload to www.YouTube.com
5. Suggestions on sites to upload
your property…. FREE
6. Your personal coach on
Pay Per Click with Google and Yahoo
Robert Reynolds has loads of experience
promoting vacation rentals online over
the
past 10 years including his own vacation
rentals.
Vacation
Rental
Coaching
and Consulting:
Many
more bookings.
1)
Learn the Inside Secrets to Search Engine
Placement and Marketing.
2) Paid Placement in Google, Yahoo,
MSN and others.
3) Vacation Rental Agreements
4) Key distribution issues...Lockboxes
and Keyless Door Entry
5) Security Deposit Issues
6) Instruction on Taking Reservations
7) Vacation Home Inventory Suggestions
8) Where and How to Advertise
9) Insider Secrets From Experienced
Vacation Homeowners.
10) Money Transfer Consulting
11) Get new ideas in marketing your
property.
12)
Housecleaner Issues... Tips for finding
a good one who may also become your
manager!
13) And a Whole Lot More
Check
out a few of our sites :
www.MultiMillionDollarHomes.com
www.ParkCityTouristInformation.com
www.BedAndBreakfastAccommodations.com
www.CertifiedVacationRentals.com
www.GentlemenStartYourEngines.com
Over
100 sites on our server!
Here
are some great ideas to help you market
your property online.
Her is a sample of the professional
photography you will get of your home.
This photo on the left was taken with
a normal camera and lens. The
photo on the right was taken with a
special camera and software was used
to enhance the photo.
Rental
Photos…”A picture is worth
a thousand words”
It is important to have “great”
photos of your vacation rental. When
surfers compare your place to another
they first compare the photos…
it's only natural. So please take some
important advice… the better
the photos the more bookings you will
be able to make.The photo on the left
is a typical vacation rental photo and
the one on the right is one of our photos
we took.
Other services include keeping an emergency
key for you, referring you to a house
cleaner or installing a "combination
keyless door lock".
Click
here for a photo of a combination
keyless entry lock, information and
purchase instructions.
http://keylessentrylocks.com.
Click
here for a photo of a door hanging
lockbox, information and purchase instructions.
Try
to stage the home …just pick
up a Good Housekeeping magazine to get
some ideas. Some additional things to
remember are good lighting, find a good
focal point, try standing on a step
ladder or a chair. Remember the internet
is changing the way vacation rentals
are marketed …by all means spend
a little extra time taking your photos...
it will pay off a 100 times over.
Pricing – Supply and Demand |
In
order to be “right on the money
in pricing your unit you will have to
do some research on what your competition
charges. It might even be a good idea
to see what professional management
companies are charging in your area
for the same size unit.
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Taking Reservations |
After signing
up for our service you will get some
great tips regarding this subject.
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Damage/Security Deposits |
The
best way to receive payment is to have
the renter send a personal check provided
that it is sent in advance.
What
to charge for a cleaning fee or a damage
deposit? Cleaning fees will depend on
the size of your unit but an average
fee is $90 for the Palm Springs area.
The damage deposit averages $250 - $500.
If you are going
to allow pets it is a good idea to increase
the deposit an additional $50.
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Keys |
The
best way to handle the “key”
distribution problem is to not distribute
the keys at all.
General Electric has a “key lockbox”
that has a combination. It will hold
two keys. Ever couple of months you
can have your housecleaner change the
combination or just have three lockboxes
and change them now and then. You should
also put your telephone number and the
house cleaners telephone number in the
lockbox in case the renter locks the
keys in the house and your phone number
is in the house.
Another
option is a “push button code
door handle” or “keyless
entry door lock” for the front
door of your condo. (you have probably
seen them on some newer cars.). The
cost is around $120 - $250 at Home Depot
and are very easy to install and very
easy to have your housecleaner change
the code (as often as you like).
Remember there
is always going to be a “lost
key issue”. Just be prepared and
think ahead. You might give an extra
key to a neighbor or have a “special
hidden lockbox”. Having an extra
key will be definitely worth the added
expense, it is just too easy.
By all means don’t let this key
thing scare you… thousands and
thousands of homeowners are renting
out their places themselves. If they
can do it so can you!
Vacation
Rental Consulting, a professional
services firm based in Palm Desert
,
CA, provides Internet solutions
through the combined expertise of advisory,
design, technology,
and online
marketing solutions. Robert
Reynolds has experience
promoting vacation
rentals
online
having owned numerous properties himself.
We do
more than talk about solutions. We make
them happen every day for
our clients. |
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