Home Buyers Blog

Housekeepers are our lifeline for our rentals.  Get the inside scoop from Linette Simper, a housekeeper who services vacation rental properties.Find more tips and advice at the Christine’s website[Download in iTunes]
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Getting the nomenclature correct for security deposits and reservation deposit is imperative especially if a guest cancels a booking.  Christine explains why it is important to get it right. Find more tips and advice at the Christine’s website[Download in iTunes]
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Christine talks with Janice Mercieri, a new vacation rental owner who found marketing her vacation home to corporate executives even more lucrative than renting to travelers.  Listen to some of the innovative marketing strategies Janice employs to get her home booked.  Find more tips and advice at the Christine’s website[Download in iTunes]
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Ask Christine # 83: What steps should I take if I want to start managing other owner’s properties? Successful vacation rental owner Louis asks today’s question: I am doing really well with my vacation rental business and over the years I have had a lot of people ask me if I would rent their homes for them.  I was thinking about taking on some other people’s home to become a small property manager.  What are some steps I should take? 
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Are you in the market to purchase a new vacation rental but running into roadblocks with the financing?  Then you are not alone!  Mortgaging in today’s financial market can be extremely challenging.  Christine talks with author, columnist, and second home financing expert, Tom Kelly (www.TomKelly.com) who gives innovative options for financing a vacation home.  
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Today’s question comes from Beth.  She asks, I am just about done with a major refurbish of my vacation rental.  As soon as I am done I plan on hiring a photographer to take photos.  Can you sum up the most important thing I should consider when staging my photos?   
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Christine talks with professional Real Estate Photographer, Michael James of http://www.digitalcoastimage.com/ about the ins and outs of hiring a professional photographer for vacation rental advertisements.  Michael offers valuable insights into the specialized field of real estate photography. 
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Today’s question comes from Arlene, she writes: Christine, last week I had a very close call with my renters.  They went to the beach and lost the key to our home.   What do you do if your guests get locked out? 
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Christine interviews homeowner, Amy Greener of http://www.bluemistcabins.com/ .  Amy shares some of her secrets to decorating vacation rentals on a tight budget. 
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Today’s question comes from George, he asks:  I have noticed in my area, that property managers upload large blocks of properties onto VRBO which in turn buries the single homeowner. So how does the single homeowner differentiate ourselves on VRBO?
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