Simple Lyfe Management

A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned
While it’s always important to stock ample quantities of things like towels, washcloths, and bed linens; you also don’t want to waste time and money cleaning these items. If you know what was used and what was not used during a tenant’s stay you will only need to wash and clean the used items.

On a recent vacation we rented a nice three-bedroom house that had plenty of towels, but they were not smart about how they made them available. As you can see by the picture below, they placed the towels on the towel bars in the bathroom.

While it’s important to make sure there are ample supplies of towels, washcloths and linens; you don’t need to display them out where they are easily used. In the case of these towels there’s no way of knowing which ones were used, so all needed to be washed. If only one towel was displayed on the towel bar and the rest neatly folded and put on a shelf or in a cabinet, then you would know how many were used. This way you only need to wash the dirty ones and not everything on the towel bars. While this is not a big cost it does add time and cost to cleaning the property.

Remember you need to make sure there are plenty of linens, but you don’t have to leave more than your tenants require and you don’t need to have them displayed in a way that you can’t tell what was used. Be smart about how you stock these items because “a penny saved is a penny earned”.

A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned | Mysite While it’s always important to stock ample quantities of things like towels, washcloths, and bed linens; you also don’t want to waste time and money cleaning these items. If you know what was used and what was not used during a tenant’s stay you will only need to wash and clean the used items....

Less is More
I recently purchased a property that was already setup as a vacation rental property. While it was getting some good rental income, there were several comments about how dated and cluttered it was. There were knickknacks setting on many of the counters and tables along with dated furniture and old artwork on the walls. The first impression of the property was not what you want for your guests.

(Look at before and after pics right here)
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As you can see by the before and after pictures just decluttering and updating some of the furniture and artwork made a BIG difference. We replaced the dining room table and chairs, barstools, and added a new piece of artwork. The furniture was all used furniture we found locally so it cost a fraction of the cost of new furniture. The artwork was found at a local home store. We also painted the dining area to clean up the walls.

Cleaning up, decluttering and updating an area can make all the difference. This is especially true of the living and dining areas as these are normally the areas a tenant sees when they first walk into a property. The first impression sets the stage for the entire space so it should be clean, simple and current. We will talk about the other areas in a later blog as they could also need some work but if everything needs updating your priority should be on the first impression areas. Also remember that when it comes to decorating an area “less is more”.

Less is More | Mysite I recently purchased a property that was already setup as a vacation rental property. While it was getting some good rental income, there were several comments about how dated and cluttered it was. There were knickknacks setting on many of the counters and tables along with dated furniture and old a...