I didn't know about the balloons. Thanks.
But I don't know how we can discourage any type of misbehavior. We've had renters diving off the balcony on the second floor into the pool. My neighbors just happened to be staying at their house and called me. The rental company kicked out these people mid-week with no refund and put up a sign saying, "No diving off balconies."
But how much stupid behavior can one anticipate? Daughter joked that maybe we should put a sign on the knife block which says, "Do not run with a knife pointed at your chest. You might trip and kill yourself."
Some renters just do stupid, disrespectful things to the property of others. Thankfully, most don't. I've been told that's the cost of doing business and letting our guests help pay the mortgage.
BR I am wondering if you do any of the following:
-- advertise on VRBO or similar, and then refer your renters to your management company only after having a conversation with them.
-- put pictures of your family in the house
-- find other ways to make things personal, like a packet in the house that is clearly written by you with information on ways to make their stay more fun, more comfortable or easier.
It is my experience that the more personal you get with your renters (observing boundaries of course) the more likely they will see it as less of a "rental" and more as "someone's house." Our house only sleeps 2-3 families and we are just north of 30-A, so our house is different from yours, but these things have worked well for us. (Where is the *knocks on wood* smiley??)