5 ways to get more $$ out of your villa rental
OK I am writing this mainly because I am in a great mood for writing, but I also thought it is nice to share a few ideas with you. Maybe you never heard some of these before, and discover something new, mind blowing, and use it to your benefit. And for what purpose you may […]
More bookings to your Villa in the low season
You know these annoying gaps in the low and mid season that never seem to fill? Almost any vacation rental owner tries to fill as many nights as possible during that time and everything is in the works for reaching a good score in terms of nights booked. Chances are if your mid season gets […]
The “Copy-Paste” Inquiry
Do you list your rental property at the various Vacation Rental sites out there? I do (at least the major ones) as part of my freelance work is to manage rental bookings and coordinate booking calendars for several villas scattered on the Greek islands and the Athens Riviera; I also happen to scan through all […]
The new Legal Framework for Vacation Rentals in Greece
The summary of the new Law is as follows: You can rent a property (or up to 2 properties per unique VAT) and aim for rental revenue of up to 12,000€. Up to this amount the total number of nights booked cannot be more than 90 or 60 (90 nights for mainland Greece and the […]
The New Law for Vacation Rentals in Greece freezes
With a change made at the Greek Parliament the New Law for Vacation Rentals in Greece is postponed. Which means that the older version is in effect (the Law passed from Mrs. Olga Kefalogianni in November 2013). So this will mean that: There is a 92 night limit as to the number of nights a […]
Renting vacation homes – Seminar (Part 6)
Imagine for a moment that you are already active for the last two years in short-term rentals, for managing a villa with swimming pool; and that most of your reservations come from Homelidays, where you have the option of paying an annual subscription, and not the choice of paying a revenue share per booking. So […]
Renting vacation homes – Seminar (Part 5)
Seasonality in vacation rentals is almost identical to that of tourism and hotel units. Rents begin around Easter, followed by a small gap, and from June to September there is work for almost all properties rented for this period. There are exceptions. In areas with high demand, such as the center of Athens, where rents continue throughout […]
Renting vacation homes – Seminar (Part 4)
Today we will discuss prices, but because it is a very large subject in itself, I will try to touch only those that are absolutely necessary. Because I would like you to understand today’s discussion in the best possible way, I will use an example and the whole discussion will be based on this example. So […]
Renting vacation homes – Seminar (Part 3)
Let’s discuss the posts, the so-called listings, which is your main tool to promote your property locally and abroad, and to present yourself to the prospective tenants. From platform to platform the rules for entering a property are a little different. Each of the platforms has a different way of displaying property information, but the ultimate […]
Renting vacation homes – Seminar (Part 2)
Let’s talk a little bit about rental platforms. In summary, rental platforms are companies who own websites or gates or travel portals made for the purpose to allow travelers to make bookings in homes and hotels online. On the plus side, they make the entire booking process incredibly easy, where anyone can book in a matter of minutes, either for […]