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Wanna make some money with your vacation home?

If your dream is to rent your vacation home and make some extra bucks, this is what you've been looking for.

This article offers you practical, hands on advice, showing you how to rent your second home without a property management company and in the process keep the rentals collected for yourself.

The concept of Renting by Owner is catching fire throughout the vacation globe. You dont have to be rich or a real estate expert to market your vacation home efficiently. What you really need is expert advice and well-researched information that is easy to follow and use.

Renting vacation homes can be affordable for about anybody who is willing to put in the time and effort. Starting from the prime factor - time. You need to spend about three hours a week to rent your property and earn some residual income. If you are renting your vacation home as a business you will need to invest much more time.

You have to put enough efforts to increase the value of your vacation property. Landscape according to the area of the property and enhance fun areas in your property. Always provide high quality in relaxation-zones. Start with or convert to a low maintenance or a maintenance-free living environment. Think of areas in your property, which needs regular maintenance, and always do preventive maintenance on those areas and keep it up.

Furniture needs to be replaced often. The normal wear and tear on upholstery and linens can prove a turn-off for vacationers. They are much more satisfied when everything is more crisp and new. Preventive maintenance that is performed on a regular basis will save you a lot of money over the years and will show to any prospective renter that you are an owner who takes pride in your property.

List out all Rules and Regulations. If you want only nonsmokers, then make sure this is in the rules you write. If the rules are strict you will actually appeal to more people than not. But make sure you can back up the rules with enforcement.

Advertising is important in todays competitive business environment. The internet is the easiest way to get renters for your vacation property. So use the internet to boost your income. You can list your property on any number of websites that offer such service. Create your own web site and put lot of good photos in it with all accurate information. Dont exaggerate. That will help avoid disappointment from renters who expect more than there is.  I as a customer, would not rent a place without checking the photos of all rooms and accessories.

And finally you need to have feet-on-the-ground. if there is distance between you and your rental property then it would be difficult to manage .The easiest solution is to hire a caretaker for the property. This person will in essence be your go to man for repairs and staff issues as well.

By drawing upon these knowledge and listening to other vacation rental owners and renters you can develop a very functional, easy to deliver business.

Kenny Doucette has written for several travel publications and operates http://www.VacationRentalHotSpots.com. Visit his blog at http://blog.VacationRentalHotSpots.com to know more about renting condos.

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