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Managing Short-Term Rentals

Marketing Trends and Management Advice for Short-Term Rentals

  • 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.

    By Shannon Russo | Updated 11/22/2013

    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.

    By Elizabeth Weedon | 10/11/2013

    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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  • Despite your home being a perfect fit for a prospective vacationer, it's possible that you can lose the booking due to an ill-advised booking procedure.

    By Joan Talmadge | 10/2/2013

    Don't let poor business practices result in lost bookings

    Despite your home being a perfect fit for a prospective vacationer, it's possible that you can lose the booking due to an ill-advised booking procedure.

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  • One of our homeowners recently inquired about whether he should require the same security deposit for an off-season and/or shorter stay rental as he does for an in-season, weekly one.

    By Elizabeth Weedon | 9/20/2013

    Quick Tip: What to charge for off season security deposits

    One of our homeowners recently inquired about whether he should require the same security deposit for an off-season and/or shorter stay rental as he does for an in-season, weekly one.

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  • Naturally, we hope that our vacation rental guests have wonderful, perfect beach weather when staying in our homes on Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard - because, if they're not happy, we're not happy.

    By Susan Hutchins | 9/11/2013

    11 Ways to Help Your Tenants Weather a Rainy Day

    Naturally, we hope that our vacation rental guests have wonderful, perfect beach weather when staying in our homes on Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard - because, if they're not happy, we're not happy.

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  • Studies have shown that people are becoming more likely to visit vacation hotspots if a renewable energy method has been implemented.

    By | Updated 12/18/2024

    6 Renewable Energy Projects for a Sustainable Vacation Rental Home

    Studies have shown that people are becoming more likely to visit vacation hotspots if a renewable energy method has been implemented.

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  • By Shannon Russo | 8/21/2013

    Homeowner Video Tutorial: Guest Review Request Feature

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  • These simple guidelines to managing your vacation rental will result in your receiving the glowing reviews that bring future successful bookings.

    By Elizabeth Weedon | Updated 5/30/2025

    Top 10 Tips to Get Positive Guest Reviews (and Prevent Negative Ones)

    These simple guidelines to managing your vacation rental will result in your receiving the glowing reviews that bring future successful bookings.

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  • Boost your Cape & Islands shoulder season bookings by modifying your listing slightly to promote the unique advantages of your home in the spring & fall.

    By Elizabeth Weedon | Updated 7/29/2024

    Tips for attracting fall bookings

    Boost your Cape & Islands shoulder season bookings by modifying your listing slightly to promote the unique advantages of your home in the spring & fall.

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  • By Joan Talmadge | Updated 4/4/2022

    Why certain summer weeks go like hotcakes one year and fall flat the next

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