2018 October

As I write this column, our neighbors to the east located in Panama City and Mexico Beach Florida have incurred probably the worst natural disaster we’ve seen along Florida’s Northwest Gulf coast in my lifetime. Numerous homes, families and businesses have suffered tremendously as result of the storm. Hurricanes, wild fires, snow storms and other catastrophic events can materially impair a vacation rental operation or force vacation rental managers to shut their doors if not properly prepared for the impending disaster.