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Managing Short-Term Rentals

Marketing Trends and Management Advice for Short-Term Rentals

  • What are your legal rights regarding who stays in, or even visits, your home? How do you say no? What can you do as a homeowner to legally protect your home from irresponsible parties?

    Screening Vacation Rental Tenants II

    What are your legal rights regarding who stays in, or even visits, your home? How do you say no? What can you do as a homeowner to legally protect your home from irresponsible parties?

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  • It takes past guests just a moment to do, and the resulting vacationer entered review is of much greater value to you.

    Help your tenants to help you! Convert a homeowner entered review to a vacationer entered one

    It takes past guests just a moment to do, and the resulting vacationer entered review is of much greater value to you.

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  • Joan and Jeff Talmadge, Co-Owners of WeNeedaVacation.com, are so accustomed to being on the homeowner side of vacation rentals, so it's always interesting for them to play the vacationer role. Not surprisingly, one of their biggest concerns is about trust.

    Vacation Rental Trust Works Both Ways

    Joan and Jeff Talmadge, Co-Owners of WeNeedaVacation.com, are so accustomed to being on the homeowner side of vacation rentals, so it's always interesting for them to play the vacationer role. Not surprisingly, one of their biggest concerns is about trust.

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  • The main topic of this year's annual Homeowner Forums was about how two fairly recent developments have impacted the Cape and Islands vacation rental marketplace - that is, a demand for high-quality photos and vacationer feedback - and how we homeowners need to adapt to and embrace these changes in order to remain successful in renting our homes.

    The 2013 WeNeedaVacation.com Homeowner Forums Recap and Video

    The main topic of this year's annual Homeowner Forums was about how two fairly recent developments have impacted the Cape and Islands vacation rental marketplace - that is, a demand for high-quality photos and vacationer feedback - and how we homeowners need to adapt to and embrace these changes in order to remain successful in renting our homes.

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  • Our WeNeedaVacation.com team was thrilled to welcome over 85 guests to help us celebrate the opening of our new office at 15 Cape Lane in Brewster.

    Thanks to all who attended the Open House celebrating our new Cape office!

    Our WeNeedaVacation.com team was thrilled to welcome over 85 guests to help us celebrate the opening of our new office at 15 Cape Lane in Brewster.

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  • Many homeowners generously reserve stays for past tenants with no commitment requirement until January. But can you afford to turn down prospective vacationers who might inquire in the meantime?

    Honoring promises to past tenants without losing new prospects

    Many homeowners generously reserve stays for past tenants with no commitment requirement until January. But can you afford to turn down prospective vacationers who might inquire in the meantime?

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  • We've combined our recent vacationer survey results with our site booking statistics to demonstrate how guest reviews are changing the way vacationers book vacation rental homes.

    [Infographic] Guest Reviews and Their Impact on the Vacation Rental Marketplace

    We've combined our recent vacationer survey results with our site booking statistics to demonstrate how guest reviews are changing the way vacationers book vacation rental homes.

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  • Attendance at last Saturday's complimentary, annual Homeowner Forums in Brewster was the largest ever. And, judging by the spontaneous applause at the end of the two sessions...

    A Recap of the Annual Homeowner Forums in Brewster

    Attendance at last Saturday's complimentary, annual Homeowner Forums in Brewster was the largest ever. And, judging by the spontaneous applause at the end of the two sessions...

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  • Vacationers have told us time and again - and our October 2013 vacationer survey has confirmed it - it's no longer enough just having a lot of pictures on your vacation rental listing.

    Homeowner Video Tutorial: Taking Better Pictures of Your Vacation Rental Home

    Vacationers have told us time and again - and our October 2013 vacationer survey has confirmed it - it's no longer enough just having a lot of pictures on your vacation rental listing.

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  • Last weekend's WeNeedaVacation.com Martha's Vineyard Homeowner Forum was another great success! It's always a treat for us to finally meet some of our listers, many of whom we've spoken with for years and never met.

    4th Annual Martha's Vineyard Homeowner Forum Recap

    Last weekend's WeNeedaVacation.com Martha's Vineyard Homeowner Forum was another great success! It's always a treat for us to finally meet some of our listers, many of whom we've spoken with for years and never met.

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