This is my first blog so bear with me as I learn this new way of communicating. There are few things I enjoy more than talking, especially about what interests me, so lets hope it will translate into blogging. I am passionate about the pet friendly vacation rental business, so I wanted to share my thoughts on that subject in this blog and hopefully answer any questions that may come my way. So here goes.
I retired from the credit union industry roughly 7 years ago and really planned to travel with my wife and our two pets, maybe play a little golf, and basically enjoy a new chapter in my life. The problem we ran into, however, was we couldn't find clean, well maintained vacation rental homes that we could bring our two pets that are an important part of our family. We wanted to find homes that we would want to stay in even if we didn't have pets, but would allow pets. We ended up staying at places that were pretty nasty, two I remember we walked in and then immediately walked back out because they were so bad. that's when it hit me that this could be a great market niche, clean well maintained homes that were pet friendly.
We sold property in California, did a 1031 exchange, and bought rentals homes in beautiful Destin Florida. We weren't really planning on starting a business, but we bought one home and started renting it as pet friendly, did so well that we bought another, and then a third, each time we didn't have any problem finding rental guests that appreciated being able to take their pets on vacation to a clean, well maintained rental home. Some of the same guests that stayed with us the first year are still coming back.
There are a number of rental companies here in Destin that offer certain homes in their inventory that are pet friendly, but frequently they have restrictions on the size of the pet and/or the numbers of pets. We chose to allow any size pet and any number of pets, we have pets as small as 3 pounds, and as big as 100 pounds. The record for the number of pets is 5 show dogs at one time in our Pineapple Cabana house. She stays with us about every other year. One year we even had a pet in a wheel chair, or I guess they called it a trolley. The dogs back legs were paralyzed so they were in this contraption that he pulled around with his front legs, and he got around just fine, just a happy little dog.
That's it for now,
Rick Scali
Rick Scali is the Owner of Easy Street Pet Friendly Vacation Rentals in Destin Florida. Whether you are a family looking for a squeaky clean Destin Rental Home with a Private Pool or a couple looking for a romantic getaway in a Destin Beachhouse, Easy Street Pet Friendly Vacation Rentals will exceed your expectations. Easy Street Pet Friendly Vacation Rentals has the largest selection of quality pet friendly homes in Destin, Florida and throughout the Emerald Coast. Call us toll-free today at 877.432.7978 or email us at info@easystreet-rentals.com - we would love to welcome you, your family AND Fido to join us at the beach.
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