“Get insights quickly, with Google Contact Forms. Easily create and share online forms and surveys, and analyze responses in real-time.” – Google Forms
Most importantly: save time with the ability to see at a glance all ski lease applicants and their answers to your ski lease share application. In addition, using a contact form prevents spam to your inbox by not showing your contact email directly.
Time saving tip: how to use a Google Contact Form to Screen Ski Lease Applicants
Key to creating an effective contact form is to be clear and concise; aside from name, email and contact number, it’s best to ask no more than four to five screening questions.
Here are some key questions ski lease organizers have asked on their contact forms:
Tell us a little more about yourself and how you see yourself being a good match to join our ski lease share?
Where do you live, and are you interested in carpooling? (ride share with others and/or provide a ride to others)?
What's your normal ski schedule (e.g., mostly weekends, mostly mid-week, mix of weekends and mid-week)?
When and how do you expect to use the house?
What do you value most (or least) in a ski house environment?
Are you comfortable contributing to house chores?
Please share your LinkedIn profile, if you have one.
Are there any questions you have for us?
Best practices tip: state when you’ll contact the applicant to follow up, such as:
“After submitting the contact form, we’ll schedule a phone call or video meeting (Zoom, Google Meet, etc.) to get acquainted and answer any questions you may have within 1-2 days.”
Four examples of Lake Tahoe ski lease share contact forms:
– Click the + button in the top left corner
– Name your form
– Add a photo of your ski lease or use a stock image to the top of the form
– Add questions to your form by clicking the + button
– Click the Preview (eye) button in the top-right corner of the page to test your form
– Also, you can choose a template to create a form quickly: Google Forms offers pre-made templates to use.
* IMPORTANT: Remember to test your contact form by submitting the form to yourself and/or have family and friends test it out for you to verify that it works.
How to manage your Google Contact Form responses
Turn response notifications on or off
Open a form in Google Forms.
At the top of the form, click Responses.
Click More :
Click Get email notifications for new responses.
Interested in creating a ski lease share members group to share the cost of a ski house/cabin, and have a place to store your gear and be slopeside to ski/ride powder first tracks? Browse available ski leases, join or list your own group ski lease share.
If you are a property owner, advertise your Lake Tahoe vacation rental or private winter ski lease. Browse the listing
* The above screenshot images are from Google Forms (opens in new window).
How for Increase Bookings for your Airbnb, VRBO, Zillow, FlipKey and HomeAway Listing! A Property Owner’s Guide of Proven Tips on How to Successfully Rent/Lease Out Your Rental Property
We won’t waste your time so let’s get to it:
(1) Professional photography highly recommended – this is the most important factor if you’d like to attract renters over other listings in the same geographical area. Invest the money to hire a pro photographer to take photos of your rental property especially to feature the amenities that make your rental stands out from the rest, be it hot tub, lake views, prime location, etc.
Even if you have a tight budget, consider hiring an ‘up and coming’ photographer from Craigslist to take professional looking photos of your vacation home/ski lease rental property. And yes, it’s true: “a picture is worth a thousand words” and photos are priceless when it comes to instant appeal which will get you more clicks on your rental listing which equates to more booking inquiries.
(2) Take time to write a clear and concise description of your rental/ski lease listing and be sure to include things such as:
* amenities? what makes your rental property unique? prime location at the base of Squaw? hot tub and sauna?
* how many people can your property sleep/accommodate? How many beds and baths total?
* location and proximity of your property in relation to points of interests in the area: resorts, restaurants, grocery markets, etc.
* is this a family type rental or a group type rental?
* duration of rental/lease: daily, monthly or winter seasonal lease?
* rental/lease rates: discount if booked for longer term? Security deposit? Cleaning fee? Snow plow service included? Utilities included?
* how many covered parking spaces? flat driveway?
* pet friendly? other restrictions?
* for group ski lease, guest fees? full time residence ok?
* for ski lease group, it’s good idea to describe age range of people in the group and preferences for social activities, apres ski happy hour, family type shared meals, etc
* best way to contact you: by email, phone, text or?
* what basic information would you like from potential renters or ski lease members to provide as part of initial email contact so you can get an idea of who they are? Ask renters to share something about themselves such as profession, LinkedIn profile, FB, Instagram, etc.
(3) Make use of well written rental agreements:
Your rental agreement is essential for setting expectations between you and your guests/renters/lease members! It provides a sense of security for all parties involved, and defines the rules and policies for the property prior to their stay. Some key items to include in rental/lease agreements:
* Dates
* Rates/Payment
* Maximum Occupancy
* Cancellation Policies
* House Rules (very important to be specific)
* Check In/Out procedures (be clear & specific)
* Damage Policy
Consider having your renters/lease members read and sign House Rules and rental policies to show that they clearly understood your rental terms prior to their stay. For example, include in your policy things like where guests can smoke, where they can’t smoke (a fine is levied if they are caught smoking where they aren’t allowed to). Consider including rules and policies on pets, occupancy and type of use (no wild parties, etc).
Visit the following sites to view some examples/templates of Lake Tahoe area lease/rental agreements/terms/contracts/policies:
(4) Complete a rental market research ‘due diligence’: ask yourself.. ‘have I priced my rental or ski lease competitively for the current rental market for my geographical area my rental is located in?’
Do some market research and make sure to price ‘apples to apples’ comparison based on rental location, number of bedrooms, baths, amenities, square footage, etc. If you don’t nail your rental pricing competitively, you won’t get as many rental inquiries no matter how pretty your rental photos look.
Next, perform keyword searches on Airbnb, VRBO and Craigslist among other rental sites to get an idea of what is the current market rate for rentals/ski leases.
(5) Lastly, leverage your social connections (before you submit your listing) by asking family and friends to give you feedback on ways to improve your rental/ski lease listing for clarity, conciseness and appeal.
* Looking to create a ski lease members group to share the cost of a ski house/cabin lease, have a place to store your gear and to expand your circle of ski, ride buddies?List your ski lease.
* New to SnowPals? Join us to expand your circle of ski and ride buddies and Tahoe ride-share contacts for powder trips to Tahoe and to powder resorts in Utah, Colorado, British Columbia, etc.
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