She also suggests carefully reviewing the contract. "If you are booking through a vacation rental site, review the owner's uploaded rental agreement, and the site's dictated cancellation policy ...

Adapting your home for a vacation ... guidelines around noise, parties, or damage can help mitigate risks,” Hair says. “Consider requiring security deposits and investing in short-term rental ...

The idea of banning new vacation rentals in certain Waynesville neighborhoods appears to have fizzled out. A surge in homes being converted to vacation rentals and the associated problems that come ...