Publisher's Synopsis
NEW 2018 EDITION! This Vacation Rental Basic Do-it-Yourself Manual is primarily written for vacation rental start-ups, but offers key tips & tricks for old pros. Includes (IN BACK OF BOOK!) practical tools--20 efficient forms--including The Hospitality Contract--invaluable for avoiding legal pitfalls of tenancy law.
FREE BONUS: Download (FREE) Nuts & Bolts Checklist or PDF FIllable credit card form with book purchase! Instruction Manual's Appendix has (printed) forms like hospitality lease (warning: don't use a standard lease-this form's worth the price alone!), cleaning checklist, "Book of Etiquette" (to guide vacation rental guest behavior), e-mail form letters. The author even helps save the hassle of typing forms from the book with downloadable digital PDF forms (some free) on her website! WORTH HOSPITALITY LEASE ALONE! More than printed forms, you'll learn tricks how to close & maximize bookings, create a hospitable environment, handle any unexpected crisis. This manual instructs how to manage a vacation home from a laptop! What people say: "Every detail and then some is covered within its pages. I was amazed at just how many little things we had overlooked in our business plan and running of our own vacation rental in Cuernavaca, Mexico. This book has practical printed forms other vacation rental books don't have. Ms. Nelson has thought of everything and even offers digital FILLABLE PDF Forms from her site which makes life even more efficient for the vacation rental owner!" Imagine the HOSPITALITY LEASE in a FILLABLE and DIGITALLY SIGNABLE form! (save yourself from typing forms from book with this extra) If you have rental property - you need this book! No matter how experienced you believe yourself to be, pick up some great tips from the author's who must have spent years writing the book. The authors cover every little detail and point out how to avoid losing money through damages or cancellations. Don't wait until it's too late - buy this book today!"- Bill Hood (Austin, TX) "I started a vacation rental with very little knowledge. Thanks to Deborah Nelson and her helpful book I have learned so many things about this business. Many great ideas helped me to improve my business, improve my income, learn about the many things to be aware of and reduced my time involved in running it. Many cost-saving and time-saving tips in this book and issues I would never have thought of. A great investment!"
- Faro of Faro's Montecito Retreat (Montecito, CA) I bought this book to learn about the VRBO business from the ground up. This book delivered. Excellent detail in theoretical as well as practical information.
- V. L. Freeman (Goodland, KS) I have a home in Santa Barbara, which I turned into a vacation rental. I got Deborah Nelson's book and found it to be invaluable! It's extremely thorough, helpful and easy to understand. I am sure it will save me plenty of would-be problems with tenants. I especially liked the forms she includes. She explains why a 'hospitality agreement' is much better than a lease. If you plan on vacation renting or know someone who already is, this is the book!
- Cindy White (Santa Barbara, CA) BOTTOM LINE, this book is PRACTICAL. Avoid costly mistakes, save thousands of bucks with the "TOP TEN FREE & PAID VACATION RENTAL LISTINGS," with discounted promo codes for products to accelerate your vacation rentals to greater profits. This book is a MUST HAVE MANUAL for anyone starting vacation rental business!
