Managing your Spanish property for holiday rentals
When buying your property in Spain as a holiday home for you and your family, why not consider turning this into a business and generating rental income? You may have already brought your perfect villa in Spain and now need to rent out your Spanish property to pay for your mortgage. You may be considering which holiday villa to buy and how you can get a great return on your investment.
If you want to rent your Spanish property there are some things you must take into account. You must think about what property in Spain would make a perfect holiday home and a great holiday rental for paying guests. Consider the location, average local rents, availability of swimming pools and golf courses etc.
What are the legal requirements for people hoping to use their property in Spain as a holiday rental? You must also consider costs such as:
- Building a website
- Advertising
- Tax and insurance
Managing your Spanish property as a holiday rental
This is a difficult task. You must find people interested in renting your property in Spain first of all. This can be done through advertising, agents or the local tourist board. You might want to establish a website to take bookings online and offer a credit card facility.
The property in Spain must be managed and suitable for guests, but you must also consider potential damage and the risks to your Spanish property when it is lying empty.
Overseas Homes Direct - Spanish property rental service
In order to ensure that your holiday rental is not left empty throughout the year, Overseas-Homes-Direct.com offers an online "villa rental service". We have teamed-up with the leading provider of villa renting services to bring you a low-cost DIY rental service and booking engine for your property in Spain.
This service allows you to use the holiday booking engine which you can integrate within your own web site, with the option of using an online web builder to create your own mini-site. You set the weeks you want to rent your holiday home using the online "availability tool" and the rent per week.
Your holiday home (with links to your web site) is advertised on www.overseas-homes-direct.com, www.myvillarenters.com and other web sites offering holiday homes. Your holiday rental is then advertised to thousands of holiday makers, who can book online using a credit card or by contacting you by email.
This secure and reputable villa rental service will cost you between 7.5% and 10% for the booking charge depending on whether they pay by credit card or directly.
This service ensures your holiday rental in Spain is leased out for most of the year but still allows you the flexibility to book weeks for you and the family. Let Overseas Homes Direct take some of the hassle out of managing your Spanish property. We can help you turn your property in Spain into a profitable investment and holiday home at the same time.
