Bartlett, NH - STR Booked For 40 Nights - Red Flags?

[Bob D.]

We just had a party of guests book our ski house in Bartlett, NH for 40 nights over January and February 2023. I'm pretty skeptical of doing this and will likely cancel the reservation but is there anything I can do to protect myself against something going horribly wrong here? I was thinking of (1) signing a formal short term lease agreement (2) having the renters pay utilities and (3) requiring that the renters obtain "renters insurance" over the course of their stay. Anything else? 

[Kenneth Woodruff]

We also add a stipulation that anytime we rent longer than 2 weeks we must have access to clean the house twice a month.  That does two things, allows us to see the property in case something is wrong and gives us the ability to stop a bad stay if needed.  If they don't want to allow you to do your cleaning until they leave, cancel the listing.

On a side note, ski junkies are crazy, so could be pretty legit, just take steps to protect the property.