{"id":9355,"date":"2011-06-10T09:15:12","date_gmt":"2011-06-10T13:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/?p=9355"},"modified":"2011-06-10T09:15:12","modified_gmt":"2011-06-10T13:15:12","slug":"5-steps-to-vacation-rental-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2011\/06\/5-steps-to-vacation-rental-success","title":{"rendered":"5 Steps to Vacation Rental Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nassau, Bahamas villa rental experts at Island Living Real Estate have created a list of five simple  steps that will help ensure a property owners\u2019 rental process goes  smoothly and their villas Bahamas for rent generate an income.<\/p>\n<p>Those steps include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Select an Agency<\/strong><br \/>\nEspecially for those who own property in the Bahamas but don&#8217;t live  here, hiring an agency to manage the rental process can help ensure  vacation homes in the Bahamas are rented without much effort from the  owner, says Rachel Pinder, principle broker of Island Living Real  Estate, an agency specializing in Bahamas rental house and other property listings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Focus on Clients<\/strong><br \/>\nProvide superb service and a favorable experience to those who rent a property.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The better you treat the people who rent your home, the more likely  they are to refer your property to family and friends,\u201d Pinder says.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.\tAdd Value<\/strong><br \/>\nAdding value goes hand in hand with client focus. With lots of options  in the Bahamas, property owners must be mindful of what they offer  tenants that make their property rise above the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Little details including Internet access, an iPhone docking station and book collections mean a lot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.\tMarketing Plan Development<\/strong><br \/>\nMany outlets are available for marketing Bahamas beach rentals, so it&#8217;s wise to have a plan before starting a marketing campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Because of our expertise with representing owners of Bahamas condo rentals,  we work with home owners to set a marketing budget,&#8221; Pinder says. &#8220;From  there, we offer recommendations on where to market the properties to  best ensure a successful rental history.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.\tMarket Listings with Great Pictures<\/strong><br \/>\nMany people turn to the Internet for their rental property searches,  which means it is vital that photos paint an accurate picture of the  property.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learn More<\/strong><br \/>\nFor information about Island Living Real Estate visit their website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.islandlivingrealestate.com\/blog\/\">www.islandlivingrealestate.com\/blog<\/a> or call for a consultation: 1-242-322-7979\/80.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Island Living Real Estate<\/strong><br \/>\nIsland Living Real Estate has more than 25 years of experience in real  estate sales and rentals throughout the Bahamas. Island Living&#8217;s main  office is located in one of Nassau&#8217;s oldest historic buildings on Bay  Street, named &#8220;Red Roofs.&#8221; Red Roofs was built in 1896 and has been home  to various families, a Gourmet Deli and now Island Living.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em>Source: www.theopenpress.com<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A list of five steps to help owners of vacation rental homes ensure their rental efforts are successful, created by the Nassau, Bahamas Villa Rental agents at Island Living Real Estate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_10223285771444175_51037792744":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[28,33],"class_list":["post-9355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel","tag-real-estate","tag-tourism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9355\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}