Renting out your island home is a fantastic way to enjoy added income and put your real estate investment to work for you. Most coastal Georgia vacation rentals experience high occupancy rates all year long. With the guidance of an experienced, local, full-service property manager, you will find it easy to reach the right traveler at the right time, knowing all the while that your property is in good hands and your best interests are in focus.
The barrier islands of the Georgia coast offer year-round sun, fun, and natural recreation with a touch of class and Southern charm, so it’s no wonder that we’re a destination of choice for vacationers year after year. If you already own a St. Simons Island or Sea Island, Georgia, home that you think would make a fabulous vacation rental – or if you are considering buying a property with real vacation rental potential – we’re here to guide you through the process of a smart investment. Our team of experts will help you determine what makes a successful vacation rental property.
We won’t represent every property – but every property we represent is a winner. If you already own a vacation home in St. Simons Island or Sea Island, Georgia, that you self-manage – or if you are thinking about upgrading your property management services, you’ll want to know the secrets to our success, and we’re happy to share our expertise to help you enjoy a winning investment.
Lighthouse Vacation Rentals is a locally owned and operated, full-service property management company serving St. Simons Island and Sea Island, Georgia. We are proud to represent a carefully curated collection of remarkable coastal homes and beach retreats.
We are experts when it comes to creating successful vacation rental properties. We can guide you on location, design, size, income projections and what amenities to include. We have dozens of insider tips and guiding points to help you choose the right property or transform your existing property. Put our experience and expertise to work for you.
We are experts when it comes to creating successful vacation rental properties. We can guide you on location, design, size, income projections and what amenities to include. We have dozens of insider tips and guiding points to help you choose the right property or transform your existing property. Put our experience and expertise to work for you.
Once you’ve found the right property or you’ve made the decision to enter your existing property into the vacation rental market, our in-house design experts will help you choose the furniture and decor that resonate with our guests. We offer budget-conscious decorating ideas for both the interior and exterior of your vacation home. Whether you are starting from scratch or supplementing what you already have, we’ll work with you to include the most popular “bells and whistles” that will appeal to our guests and make your property a winner.
We treat each property individually – creating a marketing plan tailored specifically to your objectives. Some of our Property Owner Partners are motivated to maximize their income while others prefer to simply offset their carrying costs. Our plan will consider how often you want to reserve the property for your own private use. Your financial goals and how you plan to use the home will play a large role in how we will market your property.
We have aligned ourselves with the most successful local, national and international vacation rental search engines. In addition to the exposure your home will receive through our travel site affiliates, your property will be marketed to our loyal website subscribers and social media followers. As a result of our web presence and the high profile involvement we have in the local tourism industry – our average Partner Properties enjoy a __% to __% annual occupancy. We are often at guest capacity, even during the shoulder and off-seasons.
Our aggressive rate management program establishes the right rate for the right time. We understand our tourism trends and know how to keep your property at the top of the list during peak times and ahead of the competition during shoulder seasons. Our marketing programs attract quality guests and our Five-Star management style keeps them coming back.
Our expertise pays off in a big way for our Property Owner Partners. Our approach to rate management, when combined with our high-powered marketing programs, maximum occupancy ratios, quality property care, and utility offset programs – are the cornerstones of our success. We will maximize your annual profit yield in response to how often you would like to use your property. We are here to meet your bottom line while protecting the value of your property.
A well-maintained home makes for happy guests who are more likely to return to stay at your property, rave about your property online, and recommend your vacation home to their friends and relatives. We do walk through checks with an all inspection checklist after each guest leaves and before each guest arrives.
Our 24-hour property management team keeps our vacation rental homes looking good and operating well. We honor the intended capacity of our properties. We don’t over-crowd our vacation rental homes and we have strict guidelines regarding property use, noise levels, parking and the number of additional day and night time guests allowed. We screen our vacation rental guests – attracting only the best temporary tenants. We underscore to our guests that they are staying in someone’s personal home. We also educate our guests about the flavor and tone of each neighborhood – so they know what to expect when they arrive. For us, it’s all about respect on every level.
Occasionally, problems do occur during a guest stay. We respond to service requests and neighbor concerns immediately… even in the middle of the night. We take pride in our reputation as a superior Professional Vacation Rental Management company. We have worked hard to establish ourselves as the best and we intend to maintain our standing by providing timely, quality service to all of our guests and property owners. We worry about the details, large and small, so you don’t have to. But don’t take our word for it. Be sure to visit the testimonial section on this website. You’ll learn a lot about us by reading what others have to say about the way we do business.
We’ve recruited a top notch team of dedicated professionals. Everyone lives in the Golden Isles and most live on St. Simons Island. Our experienced staff of online and telephone reservation staff, marketing pros, maintenance guys and journeymen all work together to provide excellent owner and guest care.
We keep you informed every step of the way. As a Property Owner Partner, you’ll have access to a owner liaison and our online Owner Portal to keep you abreast of your reservation calendar in real time and your monthly earnings. Our property owners are our partners in this hospitality business. We are in this together – working toward providing fabulous vacation experiences for our guests. Our Owner Partners like the way we do business… you will like us too!
Lighthouse Vacations Golden Isles, LLC 2024