Wow - if I had a nickel for every time we get that question. If you own and advertise vacation rentals or list vacation properties for rent you have probably heard that question a whole bunch too. “Now exactly, where is your home located?” We used to send over a Google Map or Mapquest the property for visitors. Some vacation rental sites are now allowing users to map the location of your vacation rental.

At the new Furnished Homes site for vacation rentals and furnished apartment rentals you can start your search with the Google interactive map. You can even get some help with an auto suggest tool that is similar to Yahoo’s search assist and Ask.com’s search suggest tool.

For example, if you forget how to spell a city, landmark or street name you will most likely find it with Furnished Homes auto suggest. If you want to see how truly unique this search function is to the vacation rental and real estate industry just type in your business address or home address. Yep, just start with the numerical street address and continue until it shows up in the auto suggest bar. Here’s a good one! Most of us remember the TV series “90210″. Yes, I hate to admit that I did watch it too! Anyway, this is a good example of how to find a vacation rental in the zip code 90210.

Type in 90210 and “vwhalla” up comes Beverly Hills and surrounding area on the Google interactive map! The point is that you can search the maps at Furnished Homes with incredible accuracy and owners who list their vacation rentals will be able to show off their locations. If you have rentals near the beach, lakes, ski runs, historic landmarks, parks, and theme parks this can be an awesome tool to provide to your visitors. See the example above that really shows the visitor the beach front and waves! This is one of many gorgeous beach houses offered by BeachFrontOnly properties in San Diego, CA. You can see just how close you are to the Pacific Ocean.

You can help fill the Furnished Homes map with your vacation rentals for FREE. Check us out today to add fully interactive vacation listings. You can use our built in calendar or link to your personal calendar. Upload 12 high quality photos, rates, amenities and your property will be placed on our maps. There is no credit card required to add properties. No catch - 6 months for free - unlimited properties. See you soon at Furnished Homes!