All Forum Posts by: Anand S.

But if the stay is over $4k, we comp it. No need to nickel and dime.

Per stay. We average $800/night.

We charge an extra $200 for the pool heat. Almost everyone asks for it during the winter. 

We also have a canoe and paddleboard that folks can use FOC. We thought of charging but then logistically it would be a pain to remove if someone didn't want to pay to use. It's a nice touch since the guests speak highly of it in their reviews. 

Reviving to see if anyone has used this. Superbowl and Spring Break are around the corner and the party animals are coming out. Last year we had spring breakers at the home that threw a massive party -- they were passing out flyers on the beach and at the clubs. Hundreds of people showed up and damaged ours and the neighbor's property. 

It's all a matter of getting them to adopt the new system, which in my experience is the biggest challenge.

So I had a trouble guest that I caught on camera peeing outside next to the neighbor's yard. I notified them of this and gave them a warning. They then went and blocked the camera at the pool with a newspaper. I turned off notifications so I didn't notice they did this till they checked out. How do you deal with this? Is there action that I can take such as withholding deposit? Would you need to put a warning in your house rules about modifying the camera? 

Great looking home. I agree that you booking that fast means you left money on the table. I'd check ABB and HA to see what similar homes in the area are renting for, along with their calendars, to see where you should be. I'd also reach out to well managed homes in the area to see what they'd manage your home for. A local manager would be much more effective, in marketing, pricing and execution, than Evolve. 

 We're required to have a landline telephone in short term rentals here in SFL. I don't think anyone has ever used them, though. 

Where do you guys have your cameras mounted and pointed?

I just got around to installing a camera on one of our homes just in time for high season. I have the phone app installed and get buzzed constantly with new motion-activated clips. Each time I'm notified i'm anxious to see what's going on but the clips keep coming non-stop. The videos offer great insight to what's going on but it's a bit too much. How often do you all check the video feeds? Do you have an app with notifications activated on your smartphone? I'm concerned that when I add cameras to the other homes, I'll be getting non-stop notifications. 

Right now I have just one camera mounted at the exterior of the front door facing outward to the driveway. Some are saying to mount one facing the pool but I'm thinking this might be an invasion of privacy (I can see people wanting to get busy in the jacuzzi). What do you think?