We recently referred a friend to list vacation rentals on VRBO.com and VacationRentals.com.  “Why in the world would you do that - they’re your competitors?” they said!  These two sites are owned and operated by HomeAway based in Austin, Texas.  We think these vacation rental advertising sites are high quality and compliment the Furnished Homes [...]

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Results 1 - 10 of about 57,200,000 for vacation rentals (0.29 seconds) compliments of Google.com. This is the number of returns when you type in vacation rentals as your search key words at Google.com.  That’s a big number! 
So what’s the point?  Here at Furnished Homes we aim to improve the vacation rental search process for travelers and help owner’s [...]

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Furnished Homes - The Place to Find Furnished Rentals introduces new improved Nearby Map features to aide travelers in searching vacation rentals online.  This new feature allows the traveler to see the nearest coffee shops, fitness centers, movie theatres, theme parks, Italian food, and just about anything searchable on Google. 
The screen shot above shows my recent search for a Taos, New [...]

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Furnished Homes Improves Summary View for Vacation Rentals!

Vacation rental listings at Furnished Homes will include new Big Bold Title, Property ID #, Quick buttons to view Guest Reviews, Expanded Owner Comments, Enhanced Rental Rates Page, Check Availability links, View Owner Website Link, Enhanced Images up to 25, Broader tabs to navigate and Bookmarking capabilities!  Thanks to [...]

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Most vacation rental directories are in the form of a list.  Furnished Homes was developed with the Google interactive map for searches.  In testing the navigation of the site over the last few months we decided that it would be best to have the option for travelers to view listings by Map and by List.

The Furnished [...]

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Big, Bigger, Biggest Vacation Home Images!
We have begged, pleaded, coaxed, paid and nagged our development team for excellent image presentation for your vacation rentals.  We so appreciate their patience and expertise in finding a solution for better vacation rental images!  We think they delivered in a big way!  Check these incredible pictures for this snow-bird vacation home listing - they speak [...]

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Even if you are completely satisfied with your vacation rental property manager you may want to consider letting them know about the Furnished Homes website.  Let them know that there is a new vacation home rental website that will list all of their properties, including yours, for 6 months free trials! 
The listings at Furnished Homes will soon [...]

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Vacation Renters and Vacation Homeowners be aware of scams that are perpetrated by both parties!
The most common scam aimed at the Vacation Rental Owners is that of “over-payments”.  Many of these inquiries to owners are similar in the fact that the traveler suggests that their employer will be covering all travel related expenses.  The will go into [...]

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Does the idea of a guest reviewing your vacation home sound scary?  If your answer is yes, then you may want to correct issues that create poor reviews.  More travelers are searching for vacation rentals online that include guest reviews and feedback from previous visitors.  Positive reviews can give you an added boost!  Guest reviews help to [...]

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There’s plenty of online vacation rental websites and vacation rental directories out there vying to help put ”eyes” on your vacation home listings.  Currently, Furnished Homes does not put additional ads for car rentals, hotels, airline tickets and such along side your vacation rental listings. We think they will just cannibalize your listing?
We have posted our share of vacation rental ads on many Vacation [...]

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