We don’t do windows.  99 percent of vacation home cleaning crews do not clean windows.  While they will of course wipe down the most obvious entry way windows and mirrors, most of the remaining windows get neglected. 
You can easily get professional results with the right tools and offer clear views to your visitors.  Instead of [...]

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You may remember not all that long ago we reported in the Furnished Homes Blog about Homeaway.com securing $160 million to fuel acquisitions and future growth.  See the blog entry - titled “Vacation Rental by Owner Websites - Get Online.”  New and existing investors just upped the ante again - to a whopping $250 Million!
According to PE [...]

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Owners and managers continue to add vacation rental homes daily to the Furnishedhomes.com vacation rental website.  Here is a sampling of new listings from around the world. Just click on any of these images and go directly to the Furnished Homes listing for more images, Google map details, availability, post or read guest reviews or contact owners and [...]

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Need to increase your online advertising exposure for your vacation rentals?  There’s more competition this year and into the foreseeable future for vacation rentals due to the housing downturn.  Many more vacation rentals and furnished homes are available to travelers because homeowners have decided to rent out their properties or can’t sell them in their [...]

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Searching the internet for vacation rentals can now include those that really ROLL and have wheels!  Maybe your ideal getaway is renting a cozy Vintage Airstream or a luxury RV and hitting the highways to see the U.S.A.  Before you rent a vacation RV or travel trailer map out where you will be traveling and staying along [...]

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Will you be skiing or sunbathing this winter?  Perhaps you should consult the Old Farmer’s Almanac.  They are predicting colder weather and above average snowfall.  Every day since 1792, through blizzards to balmy days the Old Farmer’s Almanac has been predicting the weather.  They have been about 80 percent accurate too!
2009 will be no different. [...]

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Most vacation rental owners and managers have great insight to offer you about their vacation rentals.  One of the most important items that should be provided by owners and managers is a comprehensive welcome book.  The welcome book is a great introduction of your home to travelers - especially those not very familiar with the [...]

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“Co-sponsored by 14 industry players and HomeAway, the world ’s leading vacation rental marketplace with more than 309,000 properties, the study also reports online vacation rental bookings will grow from $2.8 billion in 2007 to $4.6 billion in 2010. More than 40 percent of leisure travelers considered or booked a vacation rental in the past [...]

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Furnishedhomes.com - The Place to Find Furnished Rentals adds new features to a pretty nifty vacation rental website.  Rolling out will be Guest Reviews, Google Nearby Mapping for each vacation rental listing, increase of high resolution images to 25, a second link to owners and managers personal websites, the ability to adjust for nearly any [...]

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No matter if you own and manage 1 or hundreds of vacation rentals it is wise to have a personal vacation rental website.  It is our experience that bookings will increase if you can show that you are a legitimate vacation rental owner or manager.  To create a professional image and increase your chances of [...]

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