Deborah Nelson
Ms Nelson is a writer/entrepreneur and owner of several businesses including Vacation Suites Global; and Vacation Rental Guru, and will be Introducing the VROM-Vacation Rental Owners Manual in March of 2010. If you are a Vacation Rental Property Owner, you may download a GUEST APPLICATION CONTRACT at http://www.VacationRentalGuru.org. It is a tried and true "hospitality contract" for your vacation rental business. Ms Nelson is also a 2-time nominee Entreprenerial Excellence Award.
Articles by this Author
VACATION RENTAL OWNER WEBSITE--To Build or Not to Build?
- By Deborah Nelson
- Published 01/3/2010
- Vacation Rental Articles
- Unrated
I was spending nearly $5,000 a year listing properties on vacation rental listing sites such as VRBO, HomeAway, Vacation Rentals, Find Rentals, Always on Vacation and others. Should I invest even more in my own vacation rental site? How could I compete with these major sites? After years in the vacation rental business, I realized the point wasn’t to compete with the “big boys,” but to supplement and expand on what they do. And addition to guests expecting it, you own website creates credibility.
Rookie Vacation Rental Guests--Golden Rules of Etiquette
- By Deborah Nelson
- Published 12/21/2009
- Vacation Rental Articles
- Unrated
With the influx of first-time renters looking to rent vacation homes instead of a hotel, “rookie guests” may be lacking in wisdom and often have unreasonable expectations. The “rookie mindset” sometimes expect owners to cater to every whim. It is up to us to educate them about the differences between Vacation Rental Homes and hotels.
Impressing Vacation Rental Guests with the Fragrance of Welcome
- By Deborah Nelson
- Published 10/2/2009
- Vacation Rental Articles
- Unrated
Using music to enhance the mood of the home will set the first impression as positive. With all these tips and tricks added together; if a spider happens to build a web in the corner of the living room right before your guests arrival, you won’t get that dreaded phone call saying that “this house is defective”!

