Barefoot Technologies Blog- Vacation Rental Industry News

As we prepare for the upcoming Vacation Rental Management Association's Conference (VRMA) at the end of October, it is important to think about how we can get the most of attending it.  After all, conferences can be a major expense to most small businesses especially when it involves travel costs.  Not only do we want to introduce our services to potential customers, we want to gain something from the planned seminars, discussions and activities. Let’s face it -- whether the time spent there is beneficial is dependent on what we put into it.  With that in mind, here are some tips on getting the most out of attending conferences: 

Managing vacation rentals is a stressful business that involves keeping track of property inventory as well as payments, cleaning schedules, contracts with property owners, maintenance and accounting (the most important part).  In a time where technology has made it easier for small businesses to handle their accounting in-house, this financial end of the job always seem to be a hassle.  An integrated trust accounting system can provide you with the flexibility, efficiency, and safety not available with other systems that haven’t invested the time or resources to integrate these tools.   

As part of our continuing series "Notes from the Edge", our anonymous vacation
rental staffer and guest blogger offers thoughts on the the subject of homes vs hotels.

Henniker, New Hampshire -- Barefoot Technologies is pleased to announce a new partnership with Resort Rentals of Hilton Head Island. Resort Rentals has purchased th
e Agent 3.0c system to run the essential backend systems for their vacation rental management business replacing a custom system.

At Barefoot, we love to get the perspective of the people that work in the vacation rental management trenches every day. Below, you will find the current musings of someone who works in a long standing, high end, vacation rental company. I think you will all understand the perspective that is offered…

If you follow business trends, you will have noticed that giving back to the community is integral to the business plans of some of the most influential companies and entrepreneurs in the world.

By understanding your vacation rental owner base, you will derive some important clues
and demographic information about your potential tenant profile. After all, your property owners we

Everyone sees how videos and pictures go viral on the internet but did you know articles go viral as well? It does happen.  Most of the time, it is because the article was generated as a press release and submitted to digital press release services like PR Web. 

We wanted to introduce a new member of the Barefoot team, Sean Woodie. Sean will be joining the leading customer support team in the vacation rental management industry.

Barefoot Technologies is delighted  to announce a new partnership with Debordieu Rentals of Georgetown, South Carolina. Debordieu has decided on the Agent 3.0c system to run their systems for their vacation rental and property management business..