I once built a house with $10 k European refrigerators.

Check the price action of European banks.  

Most major renter’s insurance carriers have policies that will have at least the basics covered, but definitely have your tenant get a few different quotes and do some cross-product analysis.

Colorado Springs has a lot to offer for tourism with a 1-2 hour drive to most major mountain towns / resorts, we are at the base of Pikes Peak with the Cog Railroad, and we have Garden of the Gods and Red Rocks Open Space.

Just let me know when it's close to pack my toothbrush and European Speedo :) ... 

Partner is European and I’m American. 

I would also put a plug in for flipkey.com, which has drawn more of a Canadian/European market for my vacation rental.

I like the more European approach of get three bids and take the middle when basing the decision solely on price and not value.For the record though, if Adolf Hitler came to me and asked for a bid to build a concentration camp it would most certainly be met with resistance.

Each summer an influx of eastern European students descend on the OBX for work opportunities and the local businesses enjoy the "work ethic" of the Euro students. 

I use it also as a seperate landing page with own domain to target European clients.