In this episode I talk about building a Vacation Rental Design Business with Jessica Duce.
Jessica has been in the Interior Design business for 15 years. She stumbled into vacation rental design 4 years ago and loves it. Her experience in residential and commercial design compliments the hospitality needs of this niche. Jessica sees VRD as a great new way to service her clients at all levels. And she is going to share her secrets for carving her way into this stream of income.
The vacation rental industry platforms such as Airbnb, VRBO, and HomeAway have millions of listings combined. With a vacation rental industry that is worth more than $100 billion, the opportunities for stagers and designers are higher than ever when it comes to making money from rental properties.
In this episode Jessica Duce shares her secrets on adding Vacation Rental Design to your menus of services.
In this episode you will learn:
The difference between designing a residential home and a vacation home rental.
How the “Pinterest Look” helps your designed vacation home compete better on the open market.
How to make sure that your design is functional while appealing to the “lifestyle aspirations” of the potential lessee.
How to help the owners of the vacation homes that you design get more business (and why that sets you apart).
What Jessica has learned the hard way (so that you don’t have to).
How Jessica landed her first VRD job (10,000 sq. ft and in another state).
When it is wise to buy trade for VRDs and when it is wise to drop ship retail.
What conference Jessica went to that changed everything for her.
Some of the questions Jessica asks on the first phone call with a potential client.
Who to target to get the VRD jobs.
How adding concierge services sets you apart, adds value and more income potential.
How spending a day with housekeeping helped Jessica improve her process.
Jessica’s awesome bedding tips for VRD’s.
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Xo Marianne
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Connect with Jessica
Website-https://jducedesign.com
Website- https://vacationrentaldesigners.com
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