Resources

Buying a Vacation Property
We often hear from people who are intrigued by the notion of owning and operating a vacation-rental property but have yet to buy one themselves. If you need help figuring out where and what to buy, we have several books and Web sites to recommend:

Books from - Rent My Vacation Home

Buying a Second Home: Income, Getaway, or Retirement , 2012. We're big fans , forms, and software. We've always found them to be authoritative, well-researched, and superbly written.

How a Second Home Can Be Your Best Investment . In clear, hype-free prose, the authors of this 220-page book explain how to calculate what you can afford for a second home, find the perfect property, and turn the place into a "cash cow" that provides a lifelong source of income.

The Complete Guide to Second Homes for Vacations, Retirement, and Investment. Though not quite as current as the first two books listed here, this 280-page guide offers a wealth of practical advice from one of the country's leading experts on real estate investing.

Getting Started as a Vacation Rental Owner

There are countless books on how to be a successful landlord or property manager.

How to Make Your Vacation Property Work for You!:

Advertising Your Vacation Rental Property
The secret to spreading the word about your vacation-rental property is to create effective listings on several of the leading vacation-rental advertising sites. We recommend that you start with three or four sites, but you may need several more if your property is in a highly competitive area, or if your objective is to book your property year-round rather than just during a few weeks in high season.Start with Rent My vacation Home Network of 83 homes.

Here's our "short list" of sites that you should consider when you're just starting out. These are sites that have good reputations and a strong track record for generating bookings, regardless of where the property is located:

What can we do for you in the way of resources :

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File download button (you can download the owner's floor plans, brochure, local maps, local restaurant menus and more)
Newsletter from the owner regarding the local area, happenings and more
Videos of the rental, the local area and more - up to three that the owner chooses
Links to external videos about the owner's rental or local area - up to three that the owner chooses
Virtual tour of the rental
Online guestbook/comments from previous customers
Online and up-to-date calendar to view openings
Real time local weather data and forecasts
Visitor counter to see how many have viewed this profile previously
Rental type (house, condo, apartment, yacht, submarine, B&B, cottage, cabin, RV, room, etc.)
Name of the local community that the rental is in
Number of bedrooms
Number of bathrooms
Number of people it sleeps
Rental rates for the high season, the low season, weekends, weekdays, weekly, and monthly
Current and upcoming specials the owner may be offering
Location description with Google map
Indoor amenities with up to 12 photos of the inside
Outdoor amenities with up to 12 photos of the outside
Local highlights, Places to see/Things to do - with up to 12 photos of the local area
Detailed information on reservations, deposits, refunds, cancellations, check-in and check-out times, and additional information
Reviews and testimonials from previous customers
Owner's personal profile with photo
Contact form and phone number