Artifical Plants in Orlando Vacation Rental Homes

Hi,
Can you recommend where we can get some quality interior artificial plants in the Orlando area?
Answer:
For what it’s worth, in our rental homes we’ve been slowly moving away from artificial plants because of the dusting maintenance hassle. Our complaint is that artificial plants show dust very quickly and the housekeepers aren’t very keen on cleaning [Read More →]

Having a Car in Florida

Chuck,
We were wondering if you, or anyone you know have bought and registered a car to their house in Florida. We like the idea of buying a car and keeping it in safe storage to use when we go over.
Answer:
Generally, it doesn’t make financial sense to own a car.
Be sure to add up all the [Read More →]

How can I get financing to buy my vacation rental home?

I am a newbie when it comes to vacation rentals. I have been reading
up on it and want to get going with it. This has been our dream for a
long while. My question begins with financing. We currently own a
home, and are building one to sell. So we have 2 large loans showing
on our credit. [Read More →]

How can I avoid capital gains taxes when I sell my villa or short term vacation rental home?

You can sell your primary home every two years and pocket up to $500K in capital gains.

Would it be a good idea to buy a Vacation Rental Home that sleeps 30 people?

From: blarson01 > We’re thinking about buying a VR that would sleep a large number of people (around 30) to use as a multi-generational getaway.

Are your Orlando Vacation Rental Homes available for parties?

“House parties are strictly prohibited, and are grounds for immediate eviction, and forfeiture of all deposits received. The Sheriffs department will be called to evict Tenants who exceed occupancy limits and violate noise ordinances.”

A few times each year we get calls from locals who want to rent our homes for a [Read More →]

Should I install Solar Heating for my Pool at my Vacation Rental Home?

Summary:

Should I keep the rental rate of my rental home the same year round?

Debby asked,  “Should I keep my rental pricing simple and charge the same rate per night year round?”
The value of a week when nearly any guest can travel, like Easter, is HIGH.
The value of a week when when fewer guests can travel, like the second week of September when children return to school, is LOW.
If [Read More →]

How can I come up with a catchy name for my Vacation Rental Home?

> Does anyone know a site (or method) to use for
> coming up with a pleasant,memorable,catchy or
> otherwise appropriate name for a vacation rental?
Referrals are very important to any business.  They’re especially important in the vacation rental business where many folks rely on the recommendations of people they know.
The problem is, people often recommend vacation [Read More →]

How do you recommend that I furnish and decorate my Vacation Rental Home?

Summary:

How you furnish and decorate your home depends somewhat on what guests expect in your vacation rental market. For example, if you’re renting a bed and breakfast, then guests are somewhat expecting the furniture and decorations they would expect to find in a bed and breakfast in your market. I’m somewhat pragmatic about my [Read More →]