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New to Vacation Home Rental?

New to Vacation Home Rental?

If you and your group have never rented a Vacation Home before, here are some great articles on what to expect or how to choose the perfect house for your needs!

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Compare Your Options - Is It Time to Houfy Yet?

Compare Your Options - Is It Time to Houfy Yet?

Houfy is it! Houfy is a new site, with great functionality, clean looks, thousands of listings, around the world, and it is free! It works like the OTAs of the past. Your listing is a money maker for you, not for the site! You decide how much you charge, when you collect funds and when you charge for damages. Your business. Your rules. Your decisions.

Why Isn't My Beer Cold Yet?!

Why Isn't My Beer Cold Yet?!

Many guests text or call a few hours after arriving at Tiki House with the same comment or complaint. "The refrigerator isn't working!" In all the years we have rented, this has always been a false alarm! We have 2 refrigerators for guest to use, which is really great, but this means we sometimes get the complaint that BOTH fridges are not working!

What Vacation Rental Owners Want You to Know

What Vacation Rental Owners Want You to Know

When an individual or family decides to share their home on Houfy or another listing site, their first concern isn't whether others will love their home as much as they do. They are concerned whether others will take care of their home as well as they do. With stories in the press of trashed vacation homes, owners are terrified that the guest they turn their home over to will turn out to be the worse type of renter imaginable.

4 Tips for Protecting Your Trip During Hurricane Season

4 Tips for Protecting Your Trip During Hurricane Season

Travel Tips As soon as a hurricane is named, it's too late to purchase travel insurance, so planning well in advance for potential disruptions is essential. With some parts of the world still recovering from last year's brutal hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting a slightly-above average stretch this year (through Sept.

Trip and Travel Insurance Guide

Trip and Travel Insurance Guide

Remember the volcanic eruption in Iceland that left millions of travelers stranded on both sides of the Atlantic a few years ago? Boy, did that present one compelling argument for buying trip insurance. Trip insurance is something I get so many questions and there seems to be confusion surrounding it.

<p>The Right Way to Avoid Paying Service Fees for a Rental</p><p>Renting Tiki House Pensacola Beach or any rental can be a frightening process.  But don&#x27;t let the big on-line booking companies scare you into paying more than you should!  Owners are ready and willing to make the rental process as easy as possible and make you feel comfortable during the process.  Here is a good article for those new to renting.</p>

<p>The Right Way to Avoid Paying Service Fees for a Rental</p><p>Renting Tiki House Pensacola Beach or any rental can be a frightening process. But don&#x27;t let the big on-line booking companies scare you into paying more than you should! Owners are ready and willing to make the rental process as easy as possible and make you feel comfortable during the process. Here is a good article for those new to renting.</p>

To help buffer the service fee backlash, HomeAway introduced the "Book with Confidence Guarantee" ( Ingrid Genest is a travel blogger specializing in alternative lodging trends, marketing, and advertising including Vacation Rentals, Inns, B & B's, private rooms, and sublets. The introduction of the HomeAway / VRBO service fee has caused sudden concern for both property owners and travelers alike.

Top 19 Things to Pack for a House Rental Vacation

Top 19 Things to Pack for a House Rental Vacation

House rentals are lodging options that give you more space for your vacation, especially on an extended vacation of more than a few days. Vacation rentals offer many amenities that hotels do not, including some specialty items like beach gear, bicycles, and, of course, extra bedrooms and bathrooms. There are some things, however, that you will need to remember to pack for your vacation at a rental house.

VRBO Alternatives

VRBO Alternatives

Wondering what's up with the ridiculous fees on VRBO and other listing sites? Read here to find out what they are and how to avoid these useless fees on your next vacation rental.

Say No to VRBO Service Fee

Say No to VRBO Service Fee

Say No to VRBO Service Fee. 5.2K likes. This page is intended to voice concerns of VRBO owners and their guests for the newly imposed "Service Fee" on vacation rentals. Will VRBO listen?

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