ncome chain. Everyone else has made the money, and you come last.

Where as retail (your own bookings) you take control and reap all the rewards. Do not forget Tour Operators and Management Companies have to fulfill their books and profits every year with thousands of bookings, whereas you only need 15 - 30 per villa. It is just knowing how and where to get them.

Remember you are about cashflow, they are about profits, see the power you can have.

So investment in Florida is not risky and the rewards can be great, if you

Florida is definitely the right time to buy, prices are stabilizing, and this is always a good time to invest but the greatest fear in any second home or vacation home is the cashflow, can you rent the property out while you are not using it to pay the utilities, taxes and mortgage?, many many people do not realize how easy it really is, if only they did some homework first.

There is nothing more satisfying than owing a 2nd holiday or vacation home, once its yours it can be a fantastic, relaxing, luxurious and enviable lifestyle, but only if you are pro active.

Once you work out who is your audience, what time of the year suits which country for rentals it is so easy.

Let me explain for instance Americans usually only take off 1 week at a time, Canadians take off 1-5 weeks in the winter (Snowbirds) as they are called and the Brits usually love Easter, Christmas and all UK School holidays, with this balance in mind it is not too hard to work out when to advertise to who.

Also understand the difference between drive to and fly to clients.
Most Americans will drive to Florida, but the rest of the world have to fly to florida, we already have said most Americans take only 1 week at a time, so with this mix on average you could advertise for 5 weeks to Americans, (Peak Times), 5 weeks to Canadians (Winter months) and 30 weeks to the Brits (who usually take 2 weeks at a time) so all you would need is 5 American clients, 1 -2 Canadian clients and 15 UK clients, that is on average around 22 clients.

Believe me this is not hard to find or implement. Forget the guaranteed bookings from the developers, take the money and start getting top dollar for your vacation home by doing a little bit of work yourself.

Do you understand the difference between wholesale and retail bookings?
OK well this is really interesting, When a management company gets you bookings it is usually wholesale, they get their business from large tour operators and sell thousands of weeks to the tour operators at a bargain price for the bulk, but guess who suffers the most you the villa owner, because you are at the bottom of the income chain. Everyone else has made the money, and you come last.

Where as retail (your own bookings) you take control and reap all the rewards. Do not forget Tour Operators and Management Companies have to fulfill their books and profits every year with thousands of bookings, whereas you only need 15 - 30 per villa. It is just knowing how and where to get them.

Remember you are about cashflow, they are about profits, see the power you can have.

So investment in Florida is not risky and the rewards can be great, if you t

ut only if you are pro active.

Once you work out who is your audience, what time of the year suits which country for rentals it is so easy.

Let me explain for instance Americans usually only take off 1 week at a time, Canadians take off 1-5 weeks in the winter (Snowbirds) as they are called and the Brits usually love Easter, Christmas and all UK School holidays, with this balance in mind it is not too hard to work out when to advertise to who.

Also understand the difference between drive to and fly to clients.
Most Americans will drive to Florida, but the rest of the world have to fly to florida, we already have said most Americans take only 1 week at a time, so with this mix on average you could advertise for 5 weeks to Americans, (Peak Times), 5 weeks to Canadians (Winter months) and 30 weeks to the Brits (who usually take 2 weeks at a time) so all you would need is 5 American clients, 1 -2 Canadian clients and 15 UK clients, that is on average around 22 clients.

Believe me this is not hard to find or implement. Forget the guaranteed bookings from the developers, take the money and start getting top dollar for your vacation home by doing a little bit of work yourself.

Do you understand the difference between wholesale and retail bookings?
OK well this is really interesting, When a management company gets you bookings it is usually wholesale, they get their business from large tour operators and sell thousands of weeks to the tour operators at a bargain price for the bulk, but guess who suffers the most you the villa owner, because you are at the bottom of the income chain. Everyone else has made the money, and you come last.

Where as retail (your own bookings) you take control and reap all the rewards. Do not forget Tour Operators and Management Companies have to fulfill their books and profits every year with thousands of bookings, whereas you only need 15 - 30 per villa. It is just knowing how and where to get them.

Remember you are about cashflow, they are about profits, see the power you can have.

So investment in Florida is not risky and the rewards can be great, if you

Americans will drive to Florida, but the rest of the world have to fly to florida, we already have said most Americans take only 1 week at a time, so with this mix on average you could advertise for 5 weeks to Americans, (Peak Times), 5 weeks to Canadians (Winter months) and 30 weeks to the Brits (who usually take 2 weeks at a time) so all you would need is 5 American clients, 1 -2 Canadian clients and 15 UK clients, that is on average around 22 clients.

Believe me this is not hard to find or implement. Forget the guaranteed bookings from the developers, take the money and start getting top dollar for your vacation home by doing a little bit of work yourself.

Do you understand the difference between wholesale and retail bookings?
OK well this is really interesting, When a management company gets you bookings it is usually wholesale, they get their business from large tour operators and sell thousands of weeks to the tour operators at a bargain price for the bulk, but guess who suffers the most you the villa owner, because you are at the bottom of the income chain. Everyone else has made the money, and you come last.

Where as retail (your own bookings) you take control and reap all the rewards. Do not forget Tour Operators and Management Companies have to fulfill their books and profits every year with thousands of bookings, whereas you only need 15 - 30 per villa. It is just knowing how and where to get them.

Remember you are about cashflow, they are about profits, see the power you can have.

So investment in Florida is not risky and the rewards can be great, if you

ncome chain. Everyone else has made the money, and you come last.

Where as retail (your own bookings) you take control and reap all the rewards. Do not forget Tour Operators and Management Companies have to fulfill their books and profits every year with thousands of bookings, whereas you only need 15 - 30 per villa. It is just knowing how and where to get them.

Remember you are about cashflow, they are about profits, see the power you can have.

So investment in Florida is not risky and the rewards can be great, if you take the time to control and educate yourself.

Understand This, Most Real Estate Agents know nothing about Rentals (Or Care) and Most Rental Agents no nothing about Real Estate that affects rentals.

If you understand both you will have a win/win situation.

If you take control yourself the following is in the palm of your hands
The results are fast
The response is quick
Income in constant and regular
Reserves can be built fast
You control your budget
You can easily compete with the biggest players
You dont have massive overheads
You can build loyal relationships
Easier to build repeat business
You know your clients will respect your home

So take all the incentives the developers or sellers are giving, keep the money and or use some of the gains to cashflow your property for as long as you like.