How are your bookings going for 2011?
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Good idea. BTW the girl who called me had an Auburn cell phone prefix.
We are new condo owners that are going to rent. How
do we know the dates for Spring Break of most Southern Colleges? If you block those dates, do most of you also block those in Kentucky, Ohio etc. that are a little later in April. Thanks so much and can't wait til we move everything in next week. Will be needing lots of advice.
do we know the dates for Spring Break of most Southern Colleges? If you block those dates, do most of you also block those in Kentucky, Ohio etc. that are a little later in April. Thanks so much and can't wait til we move everything in next week. Will be needing lots of advice.
If they really are college students, then the operative word is "awesome"...
Depends on who you get in your rental. We focus on advertising for families, and they've been great guests so far. Our places are smaller one-story cottages (with no balconies so we don't get the beer and balcony crowd, just the sit-on-the-porch crowd), so they don't attract the partying crowd with 18 people - usually 3-6 people. And our community isn't in an area where there's a lot happening other than pool/porch/beach so people who want a lot of action right near by go elsewhere. Owners in the community keep an eye on what's happening and let each other know if there's something an owner needs to know, including if any renters are causing problems.
So, from my experience, renters rock and I'm glad to share our little piece of heaven with families. In fact, we have the dining room table in one cottage that I ate off of when I was little, and I like the idea that other people are enjoying family meals off that table, too, now. I don't worry about little nicks because I figure each has a little story to tell. And I probably couldn't tell one of the new little nicks from the old little nicks! We have a family with 4 boys who have rented from us over the years (including when there were just 2-3 boys) and I like the idea that those boys are having a good time running around and making memories with their parents and each other. I think families add good karma to a place.
(perhaps my day is coming when I eat those words, but so far it has been great)
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So your bookings are down compared to last year or other years? Or do you mean owning a rental sucks in reference to spring break?
I meant that bookings are down compared to previous years.
It is also true that owning a rental in the past year or two is much more challenging when it comes to spring break. The college kids have moved west from PCB.
Since the inception of this thread, inquiries have increased dramatically and I have been booking. I think this will be a better than expected year.
As far as spring breakers, I've only received a few inquiries from the college crowd, but mainly families thus far.... as far as I can tell. I've been in the game 7 years now and I hope I can sniff out the trouble. I think it is really important to call people directly for those weeks and ask pointed questions like: how many adults and children, ages, # of cars,...things people will regularly tell you before you even ask. if they don't, they seem to get thrown off balance and you got trouble lurking.
As far as spring breakers, I've only received a few inquiries from the college crowd, but mainly families thus far.... as far as I can tell. I've been in the game 7 years now and I hope I can sniff out the trouble. I think it is really important to call people directly for those weeks and ask pointed questions like: how many adults and children, ages, # of cars,...things people will regularly tell you before you even ask. if they don't, they seem to get thrown off balance and you got trouble lurking.