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Whether you own a second home or just spend a lot of time traveling away from your primary residence, services like AirBnB make it easier than ever to use a home as a short-term rental. Investing money in the right kind of remodeling projects will make your home more attractive to vacation renters and able to fetch a higher price in a competitive marketplace. Consider using at least one of these four remodeling ideas for a better short-term rental home.

Turning Spare Rooms into Bedrooms

Many homeowners originally save spare rooms to use for storage, as playrooms, or for home offices. Yet when you're maximizing your earnings from a home used for a short-term rental, you want as many bedrooms as possible to maximize your total booking fee per night. Adding a comfortable bed and a few other cozy details, such as a bedside table and alarm clock, can turn practically any kind of spare room into another bedroom.

Updating the Bathrooms

Improving the home's bathrooms and adding luxury details like steam showers and shiny new tile flooring can draw in more traffic through your favorite vacation and short-term rental platforms. Bathrooms are often what make or break the choice for a renter, especially when there's multiple homes or rooms available at the same price point. If you're working with a limited budget, consider just renovating a single bathroom and directing your tenants to use it exclusively.

Touching Up Small Details

As the homeowner, you can spend time before taking rental photographs to clean up as many small details as possible. Touching up marks on baseboards and scratches on furniture is easy with a pint of matching paint and a small paint brush. Don't skimp on cleaning services, especially if you're trying to rent out an older home without making major renovations. Clean grout and freshly cleaned carpet are attractive to renters even when other features are not quite cutting-edge.

Upgrading the Appliances

Making the kitchen and laundry room more functional and easier to use for the renter can help you cinch a reservation from a busy traveler or vacationing family. For example, high-efficiency washing machines, extra-large dishwashers, and eye-catching features like hot tubs all set your rental home ahead of the pack. Don't be afraid to focus just on appliance upgrades if the rest of the home is relatively new and still in great shape. Including free services and unusual amenities are effective ways to market your short-term rental home while still staying within budget. 

For more remodeling ideas for your short-term rental, reach out to companies like Kavin Construction.