Comments on: Keep 100% Of Your Rent By Listing Your Vacation Rental By Owner http://www.lordsummerisle.com/vacation-rental-by-owner/keep-100-of-your-rent-by-listing-your-vacation-rental-by-owner.html Vacation Rentals, Beach House and Vacation Condo Rentals Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:34:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Jeanne S http://www.lordsummerisle.com/vacation-rental-by-owner/keep-100-of-your-rent-by-listing-your-vacation-rental-by-owner.html/comment-page-1#comment-33 Jeanne S Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:14:34 +0000 http://www.lordsummerisle.com/vacation-rental-by-owner/keep-100-of-your-rent-by-listing-your-vacation-rental-by-owner.html#comment-33 I don't tip the owners. They're usually making a nice chunk of money on my weekly rental. I do tip the cleaning staff. I leave $5-$10 in an envelope (which I have to bring with me) and write "HOUSEKEEPING" on it. Of course, most rental places expect you to leave the place really clean, and we do, but still, maids make lousy money, it's hard work, and I assume they appreciate it. For the owners, I write in their guest book (most provide one) how much I enjoyed my stay and how pleased I was at how well-stocked the place was. If and only if the place is the primary residence of the owner, rather than a rental-only place, sometimes I'll wait several months and write a little thank-you note telling them I was among their summer renters and how very much at-home I felt. Twice now the next year's slightly increased rental rate on the same house mysteriously dropped to the previous year's level when they sent the contract--presumably at the owner's request. Nice works! I don't tip the owners. They're usually making a nice chunk of money on my weekly rental.

I do tip the cleaning staff. I leave $5-$10 in an envelope (which I have to bring with me) and write "HOUSEKEEPING" on it.

Of course, most rental places expect you to leave the place really clean, and we do, but still, maids make lousy money, it's hard work, and I assume they appreciate it.

For the owners, I write in their guest book (most provide one) how much I enjoyed my stay and how pleased I was at how well-stocked the place was.

If and only if the place is the primary residence of the owner, rather than a rental-only place, sometimes I'll wait several months and write a little thank-you note telling them I was among their summer renters and how very much at-home I felt. Twice now the next year's slightly increased rental rate on the same house mysteriously dropped to the previous year's level when they sent the contract–presumably at the owner's request. Nice works!

]]> By: robinlovescmt http://www.lordsummerisle.com/vacation-rental-by-owner/keep-100-of-your-rent-by-listing-your-vacation-rental-by-owner.html/comment-page-1#comment-31 robinlovescmt Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:21:36 +0000 http://www.lordsummerisle.com/vacation-rental-by-owner/keep-100-of-your-rent-by-listing-your-vacation-rental-by-owner.html#comment-31 credit card only references from your area who have stayed there credit card only
references from your area who have stayed there

]]> By: Kristin S http://www.lordsummerisle.com/vacation-rental-by-owner/keep-100-of-your-rent-by-listing-your-vacation-rental-by-owner.html/comment-page-1#comment-32 Kristin S Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:31:49 +0000 http://www.lordsummerisle.com/vacation-rental-by-owner/keep-100-of-your-rent-by-listing-your-vacation-rental-by-owner.html#comment-32 You can always try-the worst that can happen is they say "no"; you might want to research what similar rentals are going for in the area--you may already have a bargain. If its a "hot" area as well, you may have no bargaining power--if there already are multiple potential renters. Good luck. You can always try-the worst that can happen is they say "no"; you might want to research what similar rentals are going for in the area–you may already have a bargain. If its a "hot" area as well, you may have no bargaining power–if there already are multiple potential renters. Good luck.

]]>