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Plan Ahead with an Owner's Lockout Closet at Your Vacation Home
When converting your second home into a vacation rental, it's important to find a balance between personal convenience and guest comfort. While you don't want your guests to feel like they're invading...
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Recovering from a Hurricane at Your Vacation Rental Home
If a hurricane strikes your vacation rental property, it may be hard to know how to tackle the situation, especially from a distance. Following these guidelines for communicating with renters, filing...
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Six Ways to Lower Your Water Bill at Your Vacation Rental
You may not be able to control your guests' water use, but you can do a few things around your vacation home to improve your water efficiency.1. Fix leaky faucets. A slow, steady drip wastes 330...
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Light Your Vacation Home Without Spending a Fortune
Proper lighting at your vacation rental home can make rooms seem larger, provide functional reading light, and enhance the aesthetic appeal. However, illumination doesn't come cheap, especially when...
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Lower the Heating and Cooling Costs at Your Vacation Home
When purchasing a vacation home, most prospective second homeowners considered the cost of the mortgage, insurance, remodeling, and upkeep but may not have anticipated potentially through-the-roof...
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Going Green at Your Vacation Home
Leslie Garrett, author of The Virtuous Consumer and The Virtuous Traveler columns shares some great money-saving and environmentally helpful tips. This advice is not only useful for maintaining your...
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How to Decrease Your Electricity Bill by Lowering Appliance Costs
Appliances such as washers, dryers, refrigerators, ranges, and dishwashers add value to your vacation property by providing your guests the conveniences of home. However, when purchasing and installing...
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Seasonal Maintenance Checklist for Vacation Rental Homes
Preventive maintenance is vital to the long-term value of your home...and crucial to preventing vacation-ruining disasters before they happen. The winter season in particular can be ******* a vacation...
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7 Preventive Maintenance Tips for Your Vacation Rental
7 Preventive Maintenance Tips For Your Vacation Home Proper maintenance of your vacation home is crucial to keeping your rental business running smoothly. Don't make the mistake of thinking you'll...
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Managing Cleaning and Maintenance at Your Vacation Home from a Distance
Handling cleaning and maintenance from a distance will likely be the biggest challenge you face as a vacation rental owner. The key is hiring someone you can rely on to be your "eyes and ears" at your...
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