Are you a vacation rental owner looking to find tenants and reduce your vacancy? Are you tired of paying fees for to list your property online?
Here’s a short list of sites that we think offer a great value for property owners and travelers alike.
ShortTermHousing.com
Short Term Housing is a free place to list and rent your next vacation home, B&B or short term rental. It’s free! Yes let me repeat that, it is completely free. To break it down here’s a few highlights of ShortTermHousing.com:
Property Manager Fee: $0
Guest Fee: $0
Communication: Phone and email allowed
Listings: Provide personal email, phone and website
Example: $0 per year regardless of rental rates
HomeAway/VRBO
HomeAway/VRBO is an online vacation rental marketplace. HomeAway connects homeowners and property managers who advertise their properties available for rent with travelers who choose these alternative accommodations as opposed to hotels. VRBO/HomeAway puts guests in contact with owners or property managers. However, the transaction is not facilitated so tenants and owners are responsible for processing their own payments. When using HomeAway/VRBO owners pay to advertise their space in exchange for a high number of traffic to their properties- and travelers can be sure that they will always have a great place to stay. To break it down here is a few highlights of HomeAway/VRBO:
Property Manager Fee: $349 to list
Guest Fee: $0
Communication: Direct contact through phone or VRBO’s online form
Listing: Restrictions on listing property website or direct email
Example: $349 flat fee per year regardless of the rental rate charge
Airbnb
Airbnb is an online community service for people to list, discover, and book unique spaces around the world. Airbnb assists with the process of listing and booking a space by handling all financial transactions. The site was founded in October 2007 by Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia. In July 2011, the company had over 100,000 listings in 16,000 cities and 186 countries. The site was founded in October 2007 by Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia. In July 2011, the company had over 100,000 listings in 16,000 cities and 186 countries. Airbnb makes both finding an awesome place to stay and finding great people to book your home during their travels secure and fun. To break it down here is a few of the highlights of Airbnb:
Property Manager Fee: 3% collected for payment processing
Guest Fee: 6% – 12% service fee
Communication: Must be logged into AirBnB to communicate with travelers
Listing: Restrictions on listing property owners phone number, website or email
Example: For a property rental that costs $12,000/year, fees total $360 – $1,440
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