Archive for April, 2009

Beware of craigslist postings to the housing section

Monday, April 27th, 2009

There is a “reverse spammer” using craigslist, they are called creditreport365.net. Here is what they do… When you post an ad on craigslist either offering or seeking housing… they will answer your ad with a simple 1 line sentence posed in the form of a question. Here are sample replies you will get from this spammer….
>>> Hi do you still […]

3 ways how vacation rentals save you money

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

The blog Orlando Vacation News has just posted 3 main points that vacation rentals offer over hotels. They are in a nutshell:

Room for everyone without the added cost. Ranging from 2 bedroom condos to 7 bedroom homes that sleep from 4 to 16 people comfortably.

Fully equipped kitchens that present tremendous savings versus dining out. With […]

Cabins for Rent

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

New start up ShopCabins.com allows you to find a cabin to rent. But for whatever reason, they also list condos and hotels. At time of this post, they have 63 cabin listings.

Ecominic crisis creates growth in vacation rental market

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

According to a National Association of Realtors’ 2008 Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey released March 30, 2009, the economy has more second home owners than ever before deciding to rent their homes to vacationers. Seems like it may be a better time to rent.
While the NAR reports a sharp decline in total second home […]

Hotpads now doing vacation rentals

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

Hotpads began by focusing on long term real estate rental heat maps, allowing you to view real estate listings primarily through a map front end interface. It then added a “Buy vs. Rent” search feature allowing users to search homes either for sale or rent while comparing their monthly costs.
Their latest addition is to offer vacation rentals across the […]