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Why you need more than cleaning on vacation rental turnover days.


If you rent your Cape Cod property for family vacations, there’s nothing more important than having dependable, top notch cleaners doing their thing every turnover day. Professional vacation rental turnover cleaning is a marvel of skill and efficiency that never ceases to amaze. But it’s not nearly enough. Because there’s a pretty big gap between what cleaners can and will do on a turnover day, and what needs to be...

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Five Affordable Upgrades Your Vacation Rental Guests Want Most


OK, so you won’t be adding the heated, in-ground pool this year. But just because that’s not in the cards (or budget), what about these won’t-break-the-bank vacation rental upgrades rental guests tell us over and over they would most appreciate: 1. New Pillows Seriously now, just how old are those pillows at your Cape home? If you can’t remember, that’s not a good sign. Can’t tell you how often we...

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Fido Fills Weeks — Consider Pets for Your Vacation Rental and Broaden Market Appeal


First, understand that pets are not a protected class under the Fair Housing Act. You can advertise “Pets Considered,” then decide case by case, yea or nay. You can rent one week to a family with a six-pound, well trained Pomeranian, then just say “No” to the group with the twin Palominos. Totally your call.

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To Rent or Not to Rent Your Cape Cod home to summer vacationers


That is the question for many Lower Cape second homeowners. The potential income from a Cape Cod summer rental is thrilling, but the possible property impact is chilling. To arrive at the right answer for you, try answering a few easier questions first: Will you perceive vacationing families as welcome guests in your home or a barely tolerable means of generating extra cash? The owners who rent most successfully see...

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Trash Talk — Intelligent management of trash and recycling for your Cape Cod summer vacation rentals.


Recycling Helps Recycle Guests. You might be surprised how often we hear the frustration of rental guests when they stay at homes that do not offer recycling. They are in the habit of recycling, they feel it’s the right thing to do, and they feel very uncomfortable throwing recyclable items into the trash. So, if you don’t offer recycling at your rental property, we urge you to reconsider. Sure, it’s good for the planet, but you have another important motivation: making guests happy so they will book your property again next year.

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The Secret to Cape Cod June and September Rentals


Homeowner tips for booking rentals in the off-season

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Cape Cod Rental Guest Issues Require Rapid Owner Response


“How come I can go through the rest of the year without a single repair issue at my house, but as soon as the rental season arrives, things start to go wrong?”   I have heard that lament from many an owner during Cape Cod rental season, and as an owner myself, I feel their pain.   A lot of owners blame guest abuse for some of the problems that...

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