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Summary: Great information to get started in the VR business
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I had been debating on for the past year on whether to pursue the vacation rental business. I had many questions that I needed answering. And I found almost all of them addressed by this book.
After studying it carefully, I felt fully armed with the knowledge of how to make this business work for me. I felt confident to purchase my first vacation rental property and have had bookings since my first day due to the marketing advice presented in this extremely informative book.
I saved many frustrating hours in filling out forms and writing ad copy for the four recommended vacation rental websites because there is detailed instructions on EXACTLY how to fill them out, what would give me best ad placement, etc. I'm sure I've saved a great deal of money in going directly to the best sites to advertise instead of trial and error.
For me, it is well worth the money to invest in this very practical and informative book. I appreciate that Emily and Alfred make themselves available for personal phone consultation as well. After a personal coaching session critiquing my ad copy and photos, I was able to fine-tune my ads to be even more effective. Thanks!
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Summary: Must have book for new vacation rental owners
Review: Alfred and Emily have put togetgher one of the first comprehensive primers on how to turn your vacation home into a money making short-term rental. Whether you are just buying, already own, or hope to you can get a big head start with the insight this handy workbook provides. Good check lists, tips and techniques. Owning a vacation rental home is a great way to have your cake and eat it too. Use the home whenever you can get there, rent it out when you can't.
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Summary: Great Advice
Review: Amazing. I began implementing the strategies in this book soon after we purchased our beach home in Folly Beach, South Carolina. By the time we were on the second web site, I was recieving several phone calls a day to rent "Lamm's End", our Folly Beach home. The bottom line is that we are nearly rented for the entire summer after just two weeks on the web. All of our business has come from the web. Summer has just begun and we are already getting requests for fall rentals!
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Summary: Great Advice
Review: Amazing. I began implementing the strategies in this book soon after we purchased our beach home in Folly Beach, South Carolina. By the time we were on the second web site, I was recieving several phone calls a day to rent "Lamm's End", our Folly Beach home. The bottom line is that we are nearly rented for the entire summer after just two weeks on the web. All of our business has come from the web. Summer has just begun and we are already getting requests for fall rentals!
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Summary: Great Book
Review: Great book. Worth every penny. My listings are going through the roof! I have owned long term rentals for some time, but this was my first venture with a vacation rental. After implementing a number of suggestions from the book, my bookings are now 30% above where they were a year ago. Very, very worthwhile purchase.Rick Scali
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Summary: This book is for absolute novices
Review: I just paid over $100 for this book and I was disappointed. Over 100 of the 300 pages of the guide are simply a glorified advertisement and screen prints (filler) from what the authors call the "big 4" vacation rental websites. There were a few useful tips that I got from the last two chapters of the book, but it is not worth the price. This book may help you if you have never rented a house before, and you are new to the internet, otherwise, it is much too basic to be useful.
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Summary: Finally, a book just for vacation rental owners!
Review: I looked everywhere for something that would help me figure out how to advertise and manage my Maui condo as a vacation rental. All I could find were books aimed at "landlords" and people who do long-term rentals -- nothing specifically for someone like me who just wants to make some extra money renting a vacation home. Then I found this book. The authors show you step by step what you need to do to put your property on the Internet, and to make sure that it gets noticed! They also give you several really good forms and checklists on CD that you can use as models for creating your own rental agreement, confirmation form, etc. What a timesaver. Plus it made me feel really confident that I wasn't forgetting anything important, and that I would look professional when I started communicating with my renters. Which I'm now happily doing, thanks to this book.
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Summary: Finally, a book just for vacation rental owners!
Review: I looked everywhere for something that would help me figure out how to advertise and manage my Maui condo as a vacation rental. All I could find were books aimed at "landlords" and people who do long-term rentals -- nothing specifically for someone like me who just wants to make some extra money renting a vacation home. Then I found this book. The authors show you step by step what you need to do to put your property on the Internet, and to make sure that it gets noticed! They also give you several really good forms and checklists on CD that you can use as models for creating your own rental agreement, confirmation form, etc. What a timesaver. Plus it made me feel really confident that I wasn't forgetting anything important, and that I would look professional when I started communicating with my renters. Which I'm now happily doing, thanks to this book.
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Summary: Great book for novices and for experienced owners
Review: I own three homes in the highly competitive Orlando rental market (www.Mickeytown.com) I've read several books about short term rental homes and I consider this to be one of the best. For those of you considering short term rentals, you'll find a lot of great basic information here. This book can help you get a realistic view of this business before you make a big investment in a vacation rental home. For those of you with vacation home rental experience, you'll find several tips that will help you increase your income far beyond the cost of this book. In my opinion, this book is a great bargain considering knowledge and experience it provides.
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Summary: Great book for novices and for experienced owners
Review: I own three homes in the highly competitive Orlando rental market (www.Mickeytown.com) I've read several books about short term rental homes and I consider this to be one of the best. For those of you considering short term rentals, you'll find a lot of great basic information here. This book can help you get a realistic view of this business before you make a big investment in a vacation rental home. For those of you with vacation home rental experience, you'll find several tips that will help you increase your income far beyond the cost of this book. In my opinion, this book is a great bargain considering knowledge and experience it provides.
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