Vacation Rentals are Helping Second Homeowners Out of the Housing Market’s Foreclosure Crisis

June 1, 2009

There were more than 3 million foreclosure filings issued during 2008, up 81% year over year. A large percentage of these homes were second homes purchased between 2002 and 2007. Troubled owners are turning their second homes into vacation rentals. ReserveMyHome.com, a nationwide leading booking website destination for independent vacation rental owners, property managers and renters to list and book vacation rentals is making the arduous rental process quite easy. Vacation renters and owners of vacation rentals are flooding the site looking for deals and more bookings.

The company and its new and revolutionary nationwide vacation rentals company based in Incline Village, Nevada, is quickly becoming a bridge of life for owners of second homes strapped with high debt loads. Many of these homes that owners once set aside for family getaways are located in popular travel destinations like Lake Tahoe, Nevada, Orlando, Florida, Gulf shores and many other popular vacation rental destinations across the nation where vacation rentals are very popular. Changing the name from “second home” to “vacation rental” is helping owners make ends meet using rental income while also providing opportunist travelers some fantastic accommodations, great deals and plenty of space to bring the entire family.

ReserveMyHome.com seamlessly connects independently owned vacation rentals with travelers on its world class, proprietary real-time booking portal. The well designed website and streamlined booking engine hosts private rental homes, cabins, townhomes, chalets and villas. Each listing features quality photos, location maps, rates and up-to-date availability, a detailed description of the property, amenities and soon traveler reviews of the rental homes. Owners of these vacation homes pay ReserveMyHome.com a small commission upon each successful booking. However, the commission is considerably lower than a typical property management company because of low overhead since no property maintenance is available.

“We are a true booking site for vacation rentals and have been receiving lots of emails and calls from owners and property managers who want to be on the site and see the benefits of our service,” said Zoe Avery, a founder of the Lake Tahoe vacation rentals company. “Renters looking for Tahoe vacation home rentals on the North and South shores are inquiring daily and looking for deals. So, we have a very large advertising campaign going out to welcome owners of Lake Tahoe vacation rentals and second homes to ReserveMyHome.com’s revolutionary website.” The company has recently put together some large deals with hundreds of homes in Hawaii, Colorado and Florida. “These companies are looking to bolster their bookings and we can certainly help them.” To read the press release click here.

What is the #1 Website to get Your Lake Tahoe Vacation Rentals, Homes, Condos, Cabins and Accommodations Booked?

May 3, 2009

What is the #1 Website to get Your Lake Tahoe Vacation Rentals, Homes, Condos, Cabins and Accommodations Booked?

Lake Tahoe Vacation Rentals

Lake Tahoe Vacation Rentals

Tahoe vacation rentals are posted on many different websites but craigslist should be near the top of your Tahoe vacation homes list, but it is not #1.

Don’t get me wrong, it is my favorite site because it’s free to advertise, and thousands of travelers visit the vacation rentals page knowing they will find their perfect vacation home to rent. Will it be yours? I doubt it, and here is why.

There are thousands of vacation homes for renters to pick from on the site! The chances of renting your home are 1 in thousands. Sure, if you have your listing details up to date and comprehensive, the chances of receiving an inquiry will go up. For example, if your Lake Tahoe Vacation Home or Cabin Rental has the following information detailed:

Rates: Check out the local competition in the neighborhood to see how other Tahoe Vacation Rentals are priced. Take into account the number of bedrooms, amenities and quality of the home and raise or lower your asking price accordingly.

Pictures: Pictures are worth a thousand word, or in many cases a thousand dollars. Make certain your pictures are fresh, focused, bright and large. Most vacationers rely on their first impression and will pass your vacation home by if the pictures you have chosen are below standard.

Description: A well-written description should contain a description of the inside and outside of the home, the layout, bed configurations and amenities. Your Vacation Rentals description should also provide the cleaning fee and check-in and check-out times.

Location: The general location of the property, with its proximity to ski resorts, shopping, restaurants, and distances to some of the other major attractions in Lake Tahoe.

Availability Calendars: This is a must-have! An absolute! If your home gets selected based upon the Rates, Pictures, Description and finally the Location the renter will want to know if your rental home is available.

If you have all these details, you are ahead of the next listing. Did you know that making your vacation home EASY to rent will lead to more bookings? Much more! Within five minutes a renter can view five listings pretty easily and let’s say one of them is your home.

Are you available to answer the phone while at work or putting the kids to bed to take a potential renter inquiry? Did you check your email within the last hour for inquiries? If not, you are missing bookings and lots of them. For proof of this simply log into your email account and count the inquiries you received from October through March. Many of those inquires were lost because you were unavailable to answer the renter!!

So, what is the #1 website to get your Lake Tahoe vacation rental booked? A website that renters love and owners love even more because this revolutionary website does ALL of the above for you and the renter can book properties 24/7 365 days a year!

This site WILL get you more bookings and it’s better than craigslist because craigslist doesn’t book homes. For a cutting-edge site that does book homes (even while you sleep) sign up for FREE at www.reservemyhome.com and let the bookings begin!

Give me 5 minutes and I will give you vacation home rentals in 4 minutes or less!

May 2, 2009
Vacatoin Home Rentals

Vacatoin Home RentalsThe current state of the housing market, the internet and frugal travelers are a boom for the vacation rentals across the country. Vacation home rentals are surging as serious destinations across the nation for families since in many cases, they are cheaper than renting hotel rooms especially for families. For owners, the thought of selling their second homes at a steep discount begs turning the home into a money maker.

The general consensus is vacation home rentals offer an added value, living space, and more amenities and many of these rentals are located in prime Real Estate locations. These Lake Tahoe Rentals all the way to Maui, Hi can come equipped with full kitchens and that benefit alone can save travelers lots of money vs. eating out three times per day. The internet is a boom for vacation home owners and traveler. Owners can list vacation homes at a small cost on billboard sites where travelers can easily find descriptions, location maps, photos and pricing for their family get-away. Travelers seeking these homes also have the ability to drill down on their search using different search criteria i.e. location, bedrooms, bathrooms, hot tub, near ski slopes, ocean view, city view etc… .

These days a family vacation that is within a few hours of home is becoming the standard as costly travel expenses can add up quickly when traveling by air and renting adjoining hotel rooms that still become cramped. Additionally, hotels are usually in locations that have busy streets surrounding most of the property. The days of pick up and go are becoming easier and possible again for families to enjoy a nice drive into the mountains or to the beach to their vacation. Going on vacation can be work and staying on vacation in a hotel room can became so miserable you may want to stop going on vacations. Travelers are booking these vacation homes in record numbers all across the country.

Doing some research across the plethora of websites displaying vacation rentals, cabins, beach homes, cottages and villas I discovered some of the best sites are the small and less populated websites that do not have 100,000 vacation homes. Instead, there are many sites that are geared toward the local area and the information on these sites appears to be more informative.

In a minute I will share with you a website that is in a class of its own. Some of the most important things to consider when looking for your vacation rental are within the private listings themselves. For example, is the owner or agent of the rental verified by the website or is any ordinary person able to pitch a home for rent. Trust should be at the top of your list when booking vacation rentals as there are scams in this marketplace too. Once you have a sense of trust in the website and owner based upon past reviews you can simply look through the listings by using the search tools provided. Does the site provide easy navigation and an in depth quality description of the home? Is the map feature enabled on the site so you can plot your journey? How about the fees…are they right there in plain sight?

Perhaps the worst thing about booking a vacation rental aside from sending lots of money to someone you have never met is getting in touch with these agents and owners. This alone can take anywhere from an hour to a week, and by then, rest assure their calendar you are looking at is out of date. This process alone can drive the ordinary traveler stir crazy to the point of staying home for the holidays. I mean lets face it, private vacation home owners have families, full time jobs, after school duties and a life filled from sun up to sun down. Many of them do not check their emails but once a week. As you can see booking a vacation rental vs. a hotel can become work in and of itself. You would think that as the owner of a vacation rental they would keep a close eye on their phone, email and update their homes rental calendar showing the availability. However, this is not the case. It’s been said, “what’s important now” gets the attention.

Before you say to yourself “Oh brother! Another internet listing service???”, please understand that this is a new and radically improved method that gets your vacation home booked and paid for quickly and easily. By taking a few more minutes to read this letter, you can honestly save dozens of hours, if not days of your time, and eliminate most all those aggravating hassles related to booking your property. Okay, I promised you the link and some information on this great new website and here it is.

ReserveMyHome.com .com

  • Owners Listings are Verified and posting is Free, without any charge.
  • Renters, you can search and book the dates and pay for your property immediately without calling, emailing, bothering anyone!
  • You no longer have to wonder where the home is located or what is on the inside. The quality of the pictures and descriptions are a full page or more in most listing.
  • No more worries about all the tiny details—done for you!
  • Each home has its very own webpage with rich, accurate content about your property, a beautiful photo slideshow, and detailed description about all the amenities.
  • You also get the contact name and telephone number for the owner for last minute questions.
  • The site is new but is capturing lots of new owners and renters.  The site guides renters and/or owners in 3 easy steps to renting or listing your property.
  • It works for you 24/7. Compare that to chasing down the owner all over the beach.
  • Best of all there are Live, friendly reservation specialists who are also there to help handle all communications, reservations, and financial details if needed.
  • The homes are offered at a discount because they are privately owned for the frugal traveler.

Now compare this with most other sites that are merely enormous billboard  list of homes for rent. Knock, Knock is anyone home? Mr. Homeowner are you there? Our family would like to rent your home. Hello!? Not anymore, ReserveMyHome.com has figured out how to provide a renter all the necessary information needed to make a safe, trusted vacation home booking similar to a fine hotel room but better in many ways.

Most bookings can be done in less than 4  minutes!! Online instantly, upon booking your vacation home, your email  in box is greeted with your rental confirmation, arrival and departure dates, check-in and check-out times and even driving direction to the home. Yes, the owners name and contact information is in there too for any last minute questions you may have.

Seriously, consider this… 411 information takes longer than booking vacation rental homes. This site is truly something to behold, as for me, I would rather be traveling instead of checking my messages and emails for a reservation confirmation…for my next adventure to Lake Tahoe, NV or the Bahamas. – vacation rental homes

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May 2, 2009

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