Rental Demand this Year

[SGB]

What kind of demand are you seeing for 2010 for your rentals? We are noticing a lot more inquiries and no demand for discounts. Our house is booking really well for the spring break and summer. Last year we got a lot more last minute rentals and everyone asked for a discount. If this is any indication, SoWal is going to be full this Spring and Summer.

 

[SunBurns2]

Same here....love it!

 

[Just_In_Thyme]

We've almost booked up our summer completely, no discounts except to returning rentors. Spring has been slower than last year so far.

 

[Lynnie]

Y'all! This is great news!!

 

[Matt J]

Due to the horrible spring break schedules I think more families are foregoing the traditional week in spring and opting for a week or more during the summer when they can be a little more assured of warm temperatures.

 

[swantree]

I'm with SWGB, i think we are seeing a huge stack on spring break and not spread out like last year, but the trade off seems to be solid pricing over the summer with less discounts going out. which is great news to my clients!

 

[gmarc]

I have a home on vrbo and i got at least 70 in inquiries the past 3 weeks and 90% of them were for march13th-april 10th. i'd say at least 50% asked "whats your best price" or "are running any last minute specials ".this is my first yr on vrbo and what i've learned is if you have a nice home in a good area you will get your price if you're patient.i've had no requests for april 11th-may20th yet.

 

[Jdarg]

I have a home on vrbo and i got at least 70 in inquiries the past 3 weeks and 90% of them were for march13th-april 10th. i'd say at least 50% asked "whats your best price" or "are running any last minute specials ".this is my first yr on vrbo and what i've learned is if you have a nice home in a good area you will get your price if you'repatient.i've had no requests for april 11th-may20th yet.

I call this time period the calm before the storm- all spring breaks are over, but before Memorial Day!

So if anyone out there is trying to figure out a nice time to visit and school schedules are not a factor- this is one of the 2 best times of the year for nice weather but want to avoid the crowds!

 

[Kurt]

I call this time period the calm before the storm- all spring breaks are over, but before Memorial Day!

So if anyone out there is trying to figure out a nice time to visit and school schedules are not a factor- this is one of the 2 best times of the year for nice weather but want to avoid the crowds!

True that - everyone around here is usually relieved the first wave was a success and standing tall for Summer.

 

[RiverOtter]

This is our 1st year on VRBO. We are doing way better than we expected. Our Beach Front condo has always done well. This year we took over our Gulf View/Pool Front condo and are very happy with the activity.