How to Rent Your Cottage
9 Key Decisions Every Rental Owner Needs To Make
Renting out your cottage can be a thoroughly rewarding experience or it can be one you wish you’d never started. It’s certainly not something you should go into without understanding the responsibilities and commitment that make it successful. Bear in... Read more
Standing Your Cottage Out From the Crowd
The Ontario cottage rental market is highly competitive. Over the past few years, an abundance of new properties have been listed on the major rental platforms as well as with cottage rental agencies, and most owners go above and beyond... Read more
5 Small Appliances That Will Wow Your Guests
Do you remember the old days when a cottage rental kitchen was the final resting place for old pots and pans, blunt knives and rusty can openers? Nowadays, guests have loftier expectations and look for well-equipped gourmet kitchens where they... Read more
13 Things you should never have in your cottage when you rent it out
Setting a cottage up for rental can be challenging particularly it you use it for your family and have a lot of your own things there. If you use it regularly and go there between guests it’s tough to know... Read more
Renting Out Your Cottage – Tips For Success
We’re often asked by new cottage rental owners what they have to do to maximise occupancy, build a good repeat market and create good income. So, we looked at our most successful rentals and – the ones that are solidly... Read more
I Want To Rent Out The Cottage – 10 Questions To Ask Your Realtor
When I bought my first Ontario cottage in 1998 I flew out from England on a buying mission and an agent took me to a dozen properties he’d decided I would want to buy. I finally settled on a cottage... Read more
Why Guest Safety Should Be Top Priority
It’s easy to overlook safety when you are preparing a place for rental. There’s plenty of HGTV shows, blog posts and articles that focus on décor and furniture, rugs and cushions, bed linens and bathroom extras. They tell you to... Read more
How Covid Has Changed The Rental Experience
It’s been a roller-coaster time in the Ontario cottage rental market since the pandemic began. From wondering whether there would be a summer in 2020 at all, to experiencing massive demand after rentals opened up on June 5th showed itself... Read more
