Author Archives: Maria Rekrut

About Maria Rekrut

Maria Rekrut, believes Vacation Rental Investing is much more fun than the average real estate investing. Maria, known as the Vacation Rental Guru, writes blogs regularly about her stories and adventures in vacation home investing. Maria Rekrut believes that if she can become successful investing in Vacation Rentals so can anyone else by following her simple investing techniques. Maria is also a regular contributor to the Real Estate Blog http://www.reiclub.com/realestateblog/author/maria-rekrut/

7 Must Have’s For The Best Vacation Rental Contract

Or what your best vacation rental contract should include so you stay out of trouble and sleep well at night.   Vacation rental contracts are essentially short-term leases drawn up between a property owner and a renter who wishes to use … Continue reading

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How To Get Your Vacation Rental To Wow Your Guests!!

Getting your vacation rental ready for the high season can be a very daunting and time consuming part of your vacation rental business. I’ve found that my low season is the best time to tackle larger projects such as painting, … Continue reading

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The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Truth About Accepting Credit Card Payments For Vacation Rentals

The whole truth about accepting credit card payments for your vacation rental. All vacation home owners who are renting out their vacation homes will have to deal with this question.  Should I accept guest payments via credit cards?  Myself having been … Continue reading

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10 Marketing Ideas For Vacation Rentals

1. Fill Your Rental Calendar With Last Minute Travellers While most people rent vacation homes in advance, some wait until the last minute. You can position yourself to scoop up those travellers by making a few adjustments to your marketing … Continue reading

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How To Get Your Vacation Rental To Wow Your Guests!!

Getting your vacation rental ready for the high season can be a very daunting and time consuming part of your vacation rental business. I’ve found that my low season is the best time to tackle larger projects such as painting, … Continue reading

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Vacation Rentals Getting The Biggest Bang For Your Bucks

This is a concept that you have to understand. Doing all the right things can really lead to more bookings at better prices. But I would enter the market at or below the market, and then work my way up … Continue reading

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Living in Your Dream Home While Making Money

Live in Your Dream Home While Making Money Wanting to get into the Real Estate business requires finances, what if I told you that you could live in your dream home and make money from home with Real Estate? You … Continue reading

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Cruising Around The World – Your Next Vacation Rental Investment?

Cruising Around The World – Your Next Vacation Rental Investment? Posted by Maria Rekrut | March 26, 2013 | Real estate investing. I can see in the not so far distant future, that you’ll be able to live and cruise … Continue reading

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