We bought our house to rent out. We figured rent it and help pay down the mortgage. Then when we are ready to retire the house should be paid down quite a bit. We used Cyberrental.com, and had ouor place rented every week for the whole summer. We did however provide a few extras such as linens and towles. But several people asked how we got everyweek booked. I figure the cost of some cheap sheets and walmart towels was worth it. We used a local person to clean and did have to pay her to sit and do the laundry and change the beds. We installed locks on a seperate room in the basement for supplies and the laundry machines. But all costs for the summer was paid for in the first weeks rental. We got 1000 per week, 1300 for bike week. we also rented it for quite a few long weekends throughout the off season. ie Christmas, New years, school vacation weeks etc. We did not rent to large families as our septic was designed for a 2 bedroom home. But we had enough beds and bedding for 10 people. I did install all the water saving toilets and shower heads etc. Lots to think about when renting....
We liked it so much we decided to move up here earlier than we thought.
Hope that helped you a bit.
