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Vacation Rental Damage Protection Recommended by Rental Guardian
Bookerville is pleased to announce that we are we are now offering rental damage protection products via RentalGuardian.com to our vacation rental property manager customers. It's no secret that traditional, refundable security deposits have been slowly setting with the sun, due to their many drawbacks. Damage Protection s/b (the formal industry name for damage protection insurance) - whether mandatory or optional - is quickly becoming the preferred alternative. Let's briefly go over the reasons why:
Damage Protection s/b Benefits




There are many more advantages than this, but these four represent the most-often cited by property managers looking to escape the burden of refundable security deposits.
Why RentalGuardian.com?
RentalGuardian.com stands out from other vacation Damage Protection s/b providers in several ways:




How Do I Get Started?
If you'd like to poke around at what products RentalGuardian.com offers, you can browse their page here: Accidental Rental Damage Protection.
If you're ready to get started, contact us for details, and we will introduce you to one of RentalGuardian.com's expert account representatives. They can show you what products will best suit your needs, and what options there are for offering these to your guests. That's all you have to do - RentalGuardian.com and Bookerville will take care of the rest and you'll be all set.

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I went through the process... they are not interested in you if you are small. I submitted my two units and was refused by their underwriters because I only have two units. You might want to inquire how many units you have to have to use their service.

At this time, this product is not yet being offered to managers with fewer than 10 properties. We are hopeful this policy will change in the future. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Any plans to incorporate a rental insurance that caters to those of us with a few rentals? Guests are choosing to book with me ok VRBO since we have that option.

As I understand it, no they have no plans to accept fewer than 10-property accounts. :-(

Is there an option in your software to add this as an option for guests if you want to self insure?

Frank-4916 - yes, you can easily set up what we call a Guest Option in the Property Setup page. You can make it whatever you like, and priced however you like. You can also make it mandatory if you want to force them to buy it.

I reached out to Rental Guardian and they currently do take single property owners. How do I integrate this to Bookerville once the agent and I have discussed options?

Rental Guardian also indicates that they can offer travel insurance. Is that a feature that Bookerville owners use and offer to guests?

LCBR I believe it happened very recently. They are offering in under their Protection Brands branch. It is specifically for owners with 1 to 10 properties.

Very good news, and yes Travel Insurance is also something that can be integrated into the Guest Options of Bookerville. We set it up for you once your Rental Guardian account has been established. Let me know when you get the final email, which should have your API key and the relevant product info., and we will set things up for you in Bookerville. Thanks for the heads up!

Hi LCBR - they don't really have a single dedicated contact like that, but the best way to get it started is to submit this (short) form: https://www.bookerville.com/RentalGuardian

Broken link John and the other form I was able to locate doesn't let you submit unless you have 10 properties.

Yes, and actually there are some other minimums as well, like # of bookings per year, and I think even revenue volume. I wish it weren't so, but it's Rental Guardian's policy.
(And thanks for reporting the broken link...)
(And thanks for reporting the broken link...)
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