John's Blog

Painting your vacation home rental anytime soon?  We recently stumbled on a very cool tool to help you decide if you will continue with the plain Jane "vanilla" color or spice up the walls with some really cool new colors.  You can save time and money with this new tool to see what your walls ca...

                 When it comes to furnishing vacation rentals you need to ask yourself a few qualifying questions before you start furnishing or updating your furnishings.  1.  Will this home be primarily my vacation getaway and will I only rent to family? 2.  Am I looking to maximize rental inco...

 We are witnessing a fairly dramatic increase in the market place for vacation rentals by owner.  Just take a peek at some of the "Big Boy" vacation rental by owner sites and you will see a surge in the number of "vacation rentals" that are now coming to market.Reality check has arrived for many ...

Does anyone really care about the beds anyway? Yes!  Have you ever slept in a crummy bed?  Chances are we all have had a bad night sleep or rolled out of bed with a back ache from sleeping on a BAD mattress.  One summer I found a great vacation rental on Coronado (Island), California near San Die...

 Can it get better than free?  Yep, if you own or manage more than 50 vacation rentals email us at admin@furnishedhomes.com and we will build your listings for you and enter you in our Blackberry Curve drawing!  With your permission we'll grab your images and descriptions of your vacation homes, ...

"So, if I understand you correctly you are not happy?"Property managers and owners of vacation rentals and furnished vacation homes know that most reservations go off without a hitch.  However, as the old saying goes "stuff happens."  That is the G rated version of course.Why is it that while I a...

Owners and managers save yourselves some money!  Before you call the electrician or plumber, go check out the issue for yourself!  If you are not local have a friend go by just to double check that there is truly a problem that requires a professional.  Sometimes it is just simple user error or a...

 Provide these little extras to seperate your vacation rentals from the rest without breaking the bank!  Here are a few items that your guests will actually appreciate and use.  1.  Two way radios (walkie talkies) $352.  Binoculars $203.  Board and card games $204.  DVD movie library $50 for 5-10...

For those of you who have been to an optometrist for an eye exam, can you relate?  As you peer through the lenses to they eye vision chart the optometrist will take you through a series of images - some are really clear and some are really bad.  The photos of your vacation rentals can be a simila...

I really dislike standing in dirty bath tub water or clogged shower water!  I would venture to say that most would agree.  This is one of those dreaded jobs that really needs to be done at least on a monthly basis.  The drains become clogged with many different items, however, the most popular cu...