What kind of housing is rented for the holidays and how to make money on it

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

In which cities on New Year's Eve, houses will be snapped up, what to write in the ad and why the owner and tenants should conclude an agreement - we explain with Avito Real Estate.

Where to rest for the New Year

In 2020, for obvious reasons, it will not be possible to celebrate holidays abroad, so domestic tourism is in trend. Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Krasnodar and Kaliningrad are among the five most popular cities this winter - they account for more than 90% of tickets sold. Tourists are also attracted by Bashkortostan and Tatarstan - these regions have traditionally been on the list of popular destinations for the New Year holidays. There is a growing interest in daily rent of country houses in Karelia, Kemerovo and Nizhny Novgorod regions.

The main hit of the season is country houses. According to Avito Real Estate, in the period from November 16 to December 4 of this year, the demand for daily rent of such housing increased by 55% compared to the same period in 2019. However, apartments are still valued. Although the demand for them fell, but insignificantly - by only 2%.

You can make money both on a one-room apartment near the center, and on a guest house outside the city - it's very good if there is also a bathhouse or barbecue area. So, renting a studio in St. Petersburg near Nevsky Prospekt from 499 to 12,000 rubles per day, a one-room apartment in the center of Moscow will be from 1,200 to 10,000 rubles per day, and in Sochi you can find a guest house for a large company from 1,000 up to 75,000 rubles.

If you have never rented out a house, it will help you to do it profitably and without unnecessary worries. Here you can offer daily rent of an apartment, a cottage, a summer residence, a house or a townhouse. If you want to rent out your home urgently, do not wait for someone to write to you, but offer your services yourself. The section "Tenants" contains requests from those who are looking for or. To find suitable ads, use the filters - select a city, rental period and approximate price.

And if you are a professional in the real estate market, Avito has a special one for you: a branded company page and an Avito Pro account, where you can set up promotion, view statistics and plan expenses.

How to rent out an apartment for daily rent so that you don't regret anything later

Prepare to welcome guests

This is especially important in the case of short-term hiring. If the property is rented out for a long time, tenants can choose an easier option to save money. But for those who are looking for accommodation for the holidays, the impressions are important not only from the trip, but also from being in a non-standard setting. In the end, you can sit at home with poor repairs.

Update your wallpaper and linoleum, and replace the plumbing if necessary. Make sure all communications are working properly. If the sockets spark, and the hot water is regularly turned off in the house, the guests will probably mention this in the review. Try to look at your home with a fresh eye: you usually get used to little things like peeling doorknobs and a shabby rug at the entrance, but they will immediately catch your guests' eyes. By the way, about the rugs. It is better to do without them in the bathroom - when you know that this element of comfort has been thoroughly trampled before you, you somehow don't really want to get up on it. Consider additional foot towels instead.

Take care of the comfort of your guests. On a short trip, no one will carry a kettle and microwave with them. The room should have everything you need: from bed linen and hygiene items (shower gel and shampoo) to dishes and a minimum set of equipment (stove, refrigerator, washing machine, iron and hair dryer). Don't forget about consumables: washing powder, sponges and dishwashing detergent, sunflower oil, tea and coffee, salt and pepper, after all. If you are renting out a house, equip a place in the yard with a barbecue, benches and a shed - and the guests are pleased, and the rental price can be slightly raised.

Just in case, leave a memo to tenants: Wi-Fi password, check-in and check-out times, your phone number for communication in any incomprehensible situation. When you are waiting for out-of-town residents, tell the memo where convenience stores are nearby and how to get to the main attractions. And also hang the keychain with the address of the house on the guest key set. So tourists will at least be able to explain to the taxi driver where to go if they suddenly get lost or the phone gets lost.

Take visual photos

This is a prerequisite. Firstly, few people will choose housing blindly, and secondly, some services simply do not accept ads without photos. Avito Real Estate has even a minimum number of photos - at least three shots in a studio and four in a two-room apartment.

Before the photo session, put things in order: remove personal belongings out of sight, dust off furniture, wash mirrors and sinks, and keep the toilet lid closed. Photos are best taken in daylight, no flash or zoom. It's good if you have a tripod so that the pictures are clear. If not, find some support for your hands, such as a wall or the back of a chair. Make sure that the horizon is not overwhelmed.

Better to use horizontal shots, and every room needs to be photographed from at least two points. Choose such an angle so that not only the closet with the sofa, but also the whole room is included in the picture. It's good if you can show the transitions between different zones and, as it were, "walk" around the house.

Create a detailed ad

Mandatory parameters - area, cost, number of rooms and area of the apartment or house. Additionally, indicate on which floor the apartment is located, whether it has a balcony, and the building has an elevator. It's better not to bump into the lyrics: put yourself in the shoes of a tourist looking for an overnight stay in another city, and think about what you would like to know about housing before renting it.

Tell us how many sleeping places are in the apartment or house, what kind of furniture and household appliances are, what is with parking, how far are public transport stops and main tourist sites. If you have a great view from the window, and there is a lake, park or forest nearby, this is also worth mentioning - of course, with photos.

So that there are no conflicts with tenants, immediately tell us about the living conditions - for example, you can smoke only on the balcony or on the street, and the like.

Decide on the price

Traditionally, on New Year's Eve, the cost of short-term rental housing grows - apartments and houses are sometimes two or three times more expensive. It is important to strike a balance here: if you openly raise the price, it will alienate guests, but too low a cost can be dangerous - it may attract the wrong tenants whom you would like to see in your home.

Look at the ads in your area and determine the price bracket within which it is better to set the cost of the reservation. Just do not break away from reality: if a house with a bathhouse and a swimming pool is rented out next door for 10,000 rubles a day, it is unlikely that someone will be flattered by a hut with amenities on the street for the same amount.

Avito Real Estate has a service. The tenant indicates the dates of arrival and departure, and you receive an order with a prepayment for the first day. If the guest cancels the reservation later than two weeks before check-in, the prepayment minus 10% commission will remain for you.

In the booking calendar, you can mark the days suitable for check-in and indicate the rental price for each date. And if you are looking for tenants not only on Avito, synchronize the calendar with other sites or with the PMS (Property Management System) so that it does not happen that there are more guests than free places. If you are using Bnovo and RealtyCalendar, you can also set up synchronization with them.

Sign a contract

It will not work to arrange a hotel or hostel in an apartment building - the Housing Code prohibits. But you can rent an apartment for daily rent, but on the condition that everything will be legal - the owner needs to conclude contracts with tenants and pay taxes. In fact, such an agreement is needed not only to justify before the tax authorities if the neighbors suddenly complain. First of all, this is your protection from too violent tenants who are used to carousing to the fullest.

The employment contract is concluded in writing. It should indicate the address of the apartment or house, the area of housing, the passport data of the parties and the rental conditions - the period, the cost per day, the procedure for payment, the time of arrival and departure. Do not forget to mention the rights and obligations of the landlord and tenant - for example, the owner must provide a house with furniture and household appliances, and the guest promises to take good care of the property and return a set of keys to the owner upon departure.

An inventory of the property that is in the house can be attached to the contract, and at the same time draw up an act of acceptance and transfer. It's good if the inventory includes photographs: you don't have to figure out who left the wine stain on the light sofa - you or guests.