Finding the right vacation property is not easy. Once you’ve narrowed down your search, you’ll want to pay close attention to the properties themselves. Not just the obvious things such as pictures or amenities – those things you’ll always want to take into consideration. You’ll want to look to see if the availability calendar has been updated recently. That’s important because it shows both a dedication to actively managing the property, as well as giving you an indication of how much time you’ll gain or waste going back and forth trying to figure out if the property is available.
Before making a final decision of which owners or managers to approach, make sure that the property has received at least some reviews. Good reviews are useful to see, but don’t discount the bad reviews. If a bad review has a response specifically addressing the things mentioned in the review, that’s a good sign. It shows the owner or manager is paying attention and is working hard to make the property better.
All positive reviews don’t always indicate a good property. Reviews, even in popular vacation rental places like Cozumel, Mexico can be faked. If a property has all positive reviews, with no mention of any problems whatsoever, be weary. Newer sites, such as AirBnB make the process of determining whether a review is legitimate much easier by tying in the reviewers identity to Facebook or by including other types of social proof.
As a final step, evaluate the actual person you’re corresponding with about your rental. Don’t only ask them about the rental itself. Ask them specific questions about the area in which the rental is located, ask them for restaurant recommendations, ask them to suggest activities, etc. In other words, if they are representing an area such as Cozumel, Mexico make sure they are intimately familiar with both the property and area they represent. What you don’t want is just someone who’s answering inquiries. You want to correspond with someone who lives and works in the area.
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