Beach vacation rental management

[Kyle Davis]

We’re thinking of purchasing a vacation house at / near the beach in Delaware (Bethany, Rehoboth etc). I have a handful of long term rentals here near home, but unsure who we’d use to manage our short term rental (this beach house). Are there vacation rental company’s, property managers etc anyone you can recommend?

Thank you!

[Julie Nealey]

I would self manage. You will be giving away a lot of money that will cut into your profits considerably. It is not hard to self manage at all. Carry a good inventory, and have the highest quality of linens, towels and furniture you can afford, as the cheaper stuff wears out faster. 

I have wonderful cleaners that I pay well, respect and most importantly communicate well with. I trust them and know that they treat my house like it was their own. I have them take inventory with every clean through Turno and have supplies sent to their personal homes to maintain my inventory. I have wonderful relationships with quality professionals, handyman(in my case, handywoman) plumbers, electricians, AC services etc. When I call, they usually get to my location within a few hours and always the same day for any repairs/services needed. I am loyal to them and they treat me very well. If you have all this in place, it is very minimal work daily and far outweighs the cost you would pay a property manager.