Product Description
SECOND EDITION Also includes Welcome Book: Each chapter in this expanded handbook has been updated along with three new chapters. Frequently asked questions are answered and integrated throughout chapters. Marie Ferguson shows you how to convert your second home into a successful vacation rental. She will teach you how to simplify the process of becoming an efficient and affective property manager. Why hire someone else when you can do it yourself and keep the profit? This is a step by step process in Preparing and Managing your vacation rental, Tracking Income and Expenses, Organizing and Scheduling, Detailed Advertising and Online Marketing Tips, Handling Inquiries, Screening Potential Renters and Maintaining your vacation rental property. Marie teaches you how to create the most desirable vacation rental in your area to increase bookings - get qualified guests and higher net profit. And, if you still have any questions, Marie is always available to answer your questions. Add your property on www.DreamAwayRentals.com
REVIEWS: "To your highly recommended "do's & don'ts"...., to your sample rental contracts & confirmations"....., to your advice on the special touches to make my rental stand above the competition....., to the Welcome Book you provided so that readers can customize it for their own rental property.....to the continued email correspondence that I receive from you!!!......It is all more than I expected by far! I have read other articles and books regarding vacation rentals and I have not found any one of them even remotely close to the effective suggestions you have provided me!" Jane M, San Diego, CA
"I am a marketing specialist and vacation rental owner, so my curiousity was peaked when reading the reviews about this book. I am glad I ordered it. A no nonsense approach that provided ideas I hadn't yet encountered." - O.R., Kitsap County, WA
REVIEWS: "To your highly recommended "do's & don'ts"...., to your sample rental contracts & confirmations"....., to your advice on the special touches to make my rental stand above the competition....., to the Welcome Book you provided so that readers can customize it for their own rental property.....to the continued email correspondence that I receive from you!!!......It is all more than I expected by far! I have read other articles and books regarding vacation rentals and I have not found any one of them even remotely close to the effective suggestions you have provided me!" Jane M, San Diego, CA
"I am a marketing specialist and vacation rental owner, so my curiousity was peaked when reading the reviews about this book. I am glad I ordered it. A no nonsense approach that provided ideas I hadn't yet encountered." - O.R., Kitsap County, WA
About the Author
During the summer of 1998, Marie found the perfect spot to share with her family on Lake Ossipee. In order to support her investment, she found a way to make it affordable. With much success, Marie turned her vacation home into a vacation rental business and it was always booked. Her discovery for short-term vacation rentals became an inspirational message for Marie's first edition of "Breaking all the Rules: How to Rent Vacation Homes." The Second Edition includes three new chapters and updated information for each chapter which applies to renting in ANY market. Marie R Ferguson: Author, and tax consultant with over twenty-five years of experience in the financial and real estate industries. Marie has written several books including, "Vacation Rental Planner and Tax Organizer." Marie recently created The Mobile Bookkeeper, specifically designed to streamline the rental process between owner and renter. Only offered at www.DreamAwayRentals.com

