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Top 5 Tips To Hire A Housekeeper For Your Vacation Rental

Looking for the right people to care for your vacation rental home is a challenging job. You really cant do it all. Managing the home, keeping it organized and making it profitable can be a full time job in itself and but who has the time to do it full time. Its very important to find reliable and loyal people that can maintain your vacation home well, while lending a helping hand with other errands as needed such as checking out renters and keeping you promptly informed about any maintenance requirements.

Here are a few guidelines to make your job of selecting one easier.

1. Planning frequent trips to your rental property atleast towards an end of the week may help you find cleaning help who probably work in your neighboring properties. This visit also helps you to identify whether cleaning help works independently and if they find themselves free in their schedule, you might find just what you need right after that.

2. Check out local resources for cleaning/maintenance help, you can usually find such advertisements in Caf?s and at the dry cleaners. Another great resource these days is craigslist.org. Log in to craigslist and post a job in the jobs section. You will be amazed at how many responses you get and the quality of the people. To find housekeepers, this might a bit challenging, but you never know.

3. In churches priests may have cleaning help or know of someone in his worshippers that would help you to make a good fit. He may also post a note in the weekly bulletin, advertising your need.

4. Reading through the local phone book may also help to find a reliable cleaning service. This is probably the most expensive since the ones that advertise usually charge higher, however, they are often also the most professional and long-term.

A little bit of verification before making the hire can go a long way. You will be surprised how many people avoid this simple step out of sheer laziness and an unfounded hope that their housekeeper will miraculously turn out to the be the best one in the world. Wake up! If all this still doesnt seem to jive with you, hiring a cleaning service might be your best bet. This way, you can be assured of the staffs background but this comes at a price.

Hiring a great housekeeper is easier than you think. Treat it as a very important part of your vacation rental business and you will not regret the time and money spent on them. With these little tips your vacation rental property could be in superior, clean hands in no time at all.

Kenny Doucette has written for several travel publications and operates http://www.VacationRentalHotSpots.com. Visit his blog at http://vacationrentalhotspots.com/florida-gulf-coast-vacation-rentals to check out Florida gulf coast vacation rentals.

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