Beth Carson

Profitable Vacation Rentals Abroad

Turn Your Home into a Cash Machine

Vacation Rentals-

Investment and Income

Travel Industry- Top 3 global industries

8 hours/week at $58/hour

Selling? Viable company with forward bookings

Investment can appreciate

Start your life abroad now

Huge News

Travel Industry

$23 Billion

7% of Travel

20% of Lodging

Estimated 6 Million Second Homes Worldwide

Less than 20% are on major listing portals.

And a fraction of those are well-marketed.

Vacation Rental Industry

More sophisticated than ever

2013 is the Year of Online Booking

Marketing is a major component of success

VR’s are IN

Potential Financial Benefits

Hard Asset

HTF (Happy Traveler Funds) pay down loan

Fun tax write-offs

Long Term month = week+

Income

Appreciation

Questions to Ask

Rental Rates

Occupancy rates

Any restrictions

Buy Low

Reasonable down payment

Friendly terms

Use income to pay down mortgage

2 or more

Rent High

High, year round interest

Multiple visitor streams

Areas where interest is starting to build

Add-on amenities and packages

High level marketing

How Important is Marketing?

Travelers are 83% more likely to inquire if there are 20 or more photos

Web visitors are 64% more likely to inquire if the description has 2000 or more characters.

33% of mobile travel searchers want to complete the travel reservation the same day

Increase chance of booking by 7x’s if respond within the hour

Would your home make a great VR?

Legally Allowed

Location (Location, Location)

Desirable

Amenities

Income

Safe

Money Maker or Hobby?

Hobby Friends and family

Casual

Calendar- empty

Emails- Ignored

Haphazard Listings

Darkly lit, sparse photos

Income Stream Substantial Income

Professional Habits

Updated Calendar

Prompt Reply to Emails

Professional Listings

Engaging, High Quality

Photos

Help Is Here!

Fear Damage

Long Distance Ownership

Middle of the Night Call

Short Term

Solution Insurance

PM Company

Handyman

Commission

Profitable Vacation Rentals Abroad

International Living’s program

Online delivery with videos, photos, workbook

Conference Special – ½ off

Marketing Mastermind Group- for those who don’t want to leave money on the table

Come by the VRfusion table-Let’s Talk about You!