Snagging an apartment, bungalow, villa, or pretty much any space of your own definitely has its advantages -- financial and otherwise. And sometimes you don't even have to give up maid service!
Enjoying a vacation rental in a Tuscany vineyard
Wandering the hilly, narrow cobblestone streets in our home base of Montalcino, a medieval city of interlocking passageways, steps, and alleyways curving around and through and behind and beyond the main square, I reminded myself I was walking through history spanning eight hundred years. Stopping for lunch, I ordered a glass of the house wine. A bottle arrived at the table. When I protested, I was told to drink what I wanted and I would be charged accordingly. Not a bad system, I thought.…
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Saludos, John
PS, Randy - I hope I can get down to Nicaragua and see Casa del Sol sometime soon.
New York Passes Ban on Short-term Apartment Rentals
By Laura Bly, USA Today
For thrifty tourists, the days of "living like a New Yawker" - and bypassing steep Manhattan hotel rates - could be coming to an end. The New York Assembly passed a bill Thursday that, by banning rentals of less than 30 days, makes operating a residential apartment as a transient hotel illegal in New York City. The legislation, already approved by the state Senate, now goes to Gov. David Paterson for signature.
According to co-sponsor and State Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, the bill is aimed at apartment owners who put up temporary walls and make other illegal improvements to draw short-term, budget-minded visitors, driving out permanent residents during a city housing shortage.
But it would also apply to individual tenants who rent out their own digs through sites like Craigslist for extra income, as well as to owners who live elsewhere but market their apartments specifically to tourists. And it comes at a time when, as my colleague Barbara DeLollis of Hotel Check-In points out, the average New York City hotel room cost $232 a night the week of June 20-26 - the highest in the nation."
"Real estate and identity theft experts say scam vacation rentals advertised over the Internet are popping up all across the country."
First a scam artist copies a photo of a property up for sale and portrays it as a vacation rental property on sites such as Craigslist. Then an unwitting victim contacts the scammer and secures the rental with a deposit or even the full amount requested without verifying that legitimacy of the property. And the scammer is never heard from again."
Some tips:
"• Contact a real estate agent before you rent the property. You can minimize the likelihood you will become a victim of a rental scam by verifying the legitimacy of the property with a professional.
• Search property records for the actual owner. Many property records, in particular in Florida, are online and searchable. Find the owner and contact the person to ensure the home is a vacation rental.
• Consider using a nationally recognized vacation rental agency. This might be a more expensive way to secure a vacation rental, but in the end, you won't lose all your money."
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am from San Francisco, married to a Mexican American with an MBA from
Cal. You have to out for the smarts ones>> Ha Ha. We live our Condo in Puerto
Vallarta, From Mid December to April or May. It depends if tenants are leaving or not.. VIVA MI LINDO PUERTO VALLARTA.
I actually building soon in Punta Mita on the best beach North of PV by 25 minutes. It's very cool up there. A little quiet, by that;s the trade of ...Beautiful
beaches or closer to town. I call SFO to PVR my little for 3 hours back and worth to work.
Thanx for having a Great Greek American.
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Thanx, Nick
"Hello!
I am looking for a furnished apt. in BA but am having some troubles finding a company that doesn't overcharge me because I'm American. Does anyone have any suggestions for companies or sites to search on?
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