How to Rent a Summer Home
How To Rent Your Summer Home - By Property Questions Answered
It is great having a summer home, where you can retreat from the
world as and when you please, isn't it? But unfortunately all
this comes at a price. If you too are finding the upkeep of your
vacation home difficult, you should think of renting your summer
home. Here are some things that you should know about renting
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1) Where to begin: In order to rent your summer home, it is
necessary that you list it with various agencies. Some of these
are:
* Your state tourism bureau
* Local travel agencies
* Area newspaper
* Area and accommodation guides
In addition to the above, you can also list your rental summer
home on the Internet. There are various websites for rental
summer homes where you can list your vacation home. These
websites typically offer you two options for listing your summer
home for rent. You can either go in for a text based listing
where you are allowed to put up a two line description about
your summer home, or you can go in for a photo page where you
can describe your summer home fully and also upload few pictures
of your vacation home. The websites generally charge you some
fee for listing with them; find more such real estate resources
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2) Prepare a contract: If you want to rent your vacation home,
you should prepare a contract specifying the terms of rental.
This contract should include:
* The duration of the rental
* The rent for the specified period
* The amount of deposit, if any
* Maximum occupancy in the vacation home
Any other individual terms that you may have should be included
in the contract.
3) Accepting an offer: If you have received some offers for
renting your summer home, you should not pick the first one.
Here are some things to watch out for:
* Do the renter's look trustworthy?
* Are they willing to care for your plants, if any?
* Have they agreed to pay the deposit?
* Are they willing to give you advance rent?
Once you get satisfactory answers to these questions, only then
should you agree to rent your vacation home.
4) Offering tips and suggestions: In order to get your summer
home on the most wanted list for rentals, you should provide
some helpful tips and suggestions to prospective renters. You
can make a small book that lists the various places to see
around the area. You should list all the activities that are
available to people. You can also tell them what temperatures
and climactic conditions to expect at different times of the
year, and how best to enjoy renting your summer home. You even
need to list down all emergency numbers such as the plumber,
electrician, etc.
5) End of rental period: Once the period for rental of your
summer home has ended, you should ensure that the renters have
not caused any damage to your home and leave it exactly as they
found it. Any damages can be deducted from their deposit.