You have to love the location, say these owners of Orlando Florida Villas

Written by David Leonhardt


Location. Location. Location. You have to loverepparttar location, say these owners of Orlando Florida Villas By David Leonhardt

It has been said that in real estate there are three things that countrepparttar 134026 most: location, location and location. I recently discovered how powerful this concept can be.

Not long ago, I wrote an article about owning a vacation rental and what to consider before makingrepparttar 134027 plunge ( http://www.seo-writer.net/clients/villa-ownership.html ). Like every decision, there are pros and cons, and it also depends on an individual's temperament, comfort with risk and many other factors.

I asked a few dozen villa owners who were listed at an Orlando Florida villas rental listing site at http://www.lastminutevillas.net why they had chosen villa ownership and what cautions or advice they would offer somebody considering a Florida vacation rental.

What struck me, however, was how most ofrepparttar 134028 vacation rental owners I interviewed offered more comments on why they chose Florida as a location, than why they chose to be a villa owner.

In other words,repparttar 134029 location more thanrepparttar 134030 occupation inspired villa ownership, and that location is Orlando, Florida. Consideringrepparttar 134031 battering Florida had recently taken by one hurricane after another, this struck me as kind of odd. So I picked uprepparttar 134032 phone and called Stewart Granville, owner ofrepparttar 134033 listing site.

Going on vacation?

Written by Michael McBee


Is your home safe?

Inrepparttar hustle and bustle of getting ready to go on vacation we prepare for many things. But for many of us we forget about protecting our home while we travel. I have compiled a few tips about what to do aboutrepparttar 134025 place you will be leaving behind, your home. If you are able to do just a few of them there is a better likelihood your home will be justrepparttar 134026 way you left it.

One ofrepparttar 134027 times your home is most vulnerable is when it is left empty for an extended period of time. Darkened windows, unretrieved mail or newspapers and closed windows in hotter weather all advertise your absence to a potential burglar.

The best protection for your home during your absence is to have a house sitter. A friend you trust staying at your house can take care of your pets and/or plants in addition to making surerepparttar 134028 house is inhabited. Have a neighbor check on your home while you're away turning on lights, radios or TVs and opening and closing curtains will give your apartmentrepparttar 134029 appearance that someone is home. If you don't have a friend or neighbor to housesit or check your home while you're away -- perhaps even if you do - you should keep not only lights but also a TV or radio on a timer. If you're like me and have your TV on almost allrepparttar 134030 time you're home (NOTE: I don't watch it, it's just background noise while I work),repparttar 134031 absence ofrepparttar 134032 sound and that bluish light inrepparttar 134033 windows announces that you're not there (besides it keeps my pets company as well).

Cont'd on page 2 ==>
 
ImproveHomeLife.com © 2005
Terms of Use