Vacation home rentals are becoming increasingly popular as more people recognize the benefits of renting a home instead of a hotel for vacations. Just consider some of the benefits to the renter. Instead of renting three or four hotel rooms for a week or two, a single home rental may be a better choice financially. The family that spends vacation in a rental home may also find that they have more time for family activities together than if everyone heads for their own hotel room each evening. Parents can keep a closer eye on smaller children without having them cooped up in a tiny room. And the list goes on.

But for the homeowner, vacation home rentals have some real advantages as well. Most landlords can cite many times when tenants failed to pay rent on time, and left the property damaged or messy. That