- Blog Archive: April, 2017 | Page #3

Have you decided to list your Orlando home in one of the vacation rental websites like HomeAway, FlipKey or VRBO.com? Renting out your vacation home is a great way to generate income when you’re not using your property. 

There are several factors that contribute to a great rental listing, starting with an attention-grabbing headline. In fact, the headline is the single most important text in your entire listing, since it appears at the top of your advertisement. Your headline also appears in the property summary that displays in the rental website’ s index and search results. 

In order to attract rental guests to your vacation home, your property headline must contain a few well-chosen words, up to 12 words in many cases. 

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Many people who decide to buy vacation homes in Orlando rent them out to holiday visitors when they’re not using them. But one of the drawbacks of owning a vacation rental is the constant need to find new guests. Since turnover is high, and holiday stays are short-term, it’s not unheard of to end up with an empty property, even if your home is located next to Disney. 

One of the most frustrating and costly issues vacation owners have to deal with is cancellations. Here are a few ways you can cut your rental cancellations in half. 

Know Your Market – It’s good practice to check out your competition in the rental market from time to time. Find out what they charge during low season and high season, and what type of amenities they offer their guests. 

***Published on 1st April 2017***

March 'murmurings' From The Resort Area...

The total resort area inventory offered for sale stood at 1859 homes at the end of March which is an 8.1% decrease from the corresponding month last year and a 5.6% decrease from last months 1964 recorded total. By listing type the March total recorded 1806 normal owner listings which was a 4.9% decrease from February and 5.9% lower than March 2016. Bank owned listings at 34 were down from 63 last year with the short sale total of 19 down 16 from the 35 recorded total of March 2016. The sales total of 281 closings in March was identical to the March 2016 total but up by 9 from the February 272 recorded sales. Homes that closed took an average 133 days to sell which compares…