For any owners who rent their properties, either all themselves or in combination with a rental agency, how do you take/keep track of your rentals?
Do you just write them down in a notebook/calendar, use a spreadsheet, or some kind of software? If you rent in combination with a rental agency, do you have to call them every time you get an inquiry yourself to find out if your property is available?
When dealing with prospective renters, is it all email's back and forth, phone tag, etc.? Anyone have online booking? Do you allow anything like a 24 hour hold?
Anyone set up for credit cards? I know it can be done, but what is the best/cheapest way to take cc's. Paypal is pretty decent.
What are the best self-rental sites? I know VRBO is probably the biggest (40k plus now) and best known?
Thanks for any information.
Do you just write them down in a notebook/calendar, use a spreadsheet, or some kind of software? If you rent in combination with a rental agency, do you have to call them every time you get an inquiry yourself to find out if your property is available?
When dealing with prospective renters, is it all email's back and forth, phone tag, etc.? Anyone have online booking? Do you allow anything like a 24 hour hold?
Anyone set up for credit cards? I know it can be done, but what is the best/cheapest way to take cc's. Paypal is pretty decent.
What are the best self-rental sites? I know VRBO is probably the biggest (40k plus now) and best known?
Thanks for any information.