Category Archive: New Vacation Rental Homeowner Resources

Just getting started? Find valuable tips and information for setting up a successful vacation rental listing.

May 31 2013

Be your own guest! Spend a night or two in your rental home.

Despite all of your concerted efforts to prepare your home for the rental season – spending tons of time and money to clean, fix, paint, replace and even rebuild – the best way to guarantee that it will be beyond reproach for your tenants is to spend a night or two in the home before …

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Apr 29 2013

It’s That Time of Year Again…Spring Clean-up Time

Guest post from Joyce Landscaping — Here we go again…it’s that time of year that we all look forward to. After a long winter of high winds, snow, and ice, typical New England weather, we cannot wait to enjoy spring/summer on Cape Cod. Unfortunately, we need to do a “spring clean-up” in our yards …

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Apr 05 2013

Handling International Inquiries, Payments and Bookings

As the global economy begins to stabilize and consumer confidence grows, more and more vacationers from other countries are resuming vacations to the US. And with this winter’s devastating effects on other popular East Coast destinations, vacation rental owners on the Cape & Islands could see a surge in inquiries and bookings from our friends …

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Mar 29 2013

Make your home more energy efficient this summer!

Guest post from Cape Light Compact: Every day, people are making their homes more energy efficient! No, they’re not putting solar panels up on their roofs or suddenly going off the grid. They’re doing simple projects that create more energy efficient homes. This helps the environment and saves them money every year.  What kinds of …

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Mar 15 2013

15 Tips for Improving Your Home’s Curb Appeal

Interested in a sure-fire way to make your vacation rental home more attractive to vacationers?  Kick up its curb appeal! Your listing will be more eye-catching to prospective guests, and think of how thrilled people will feel when they drive up to your home! Here are some relatively simple and inexpensive curb appeal upgrades.

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