According to VisitDallas.com, Dallas welcomed over 27 million visitors in 2023. The city's visitors left $10.5 billion in total economic impact, of which $6.6 billion was in direct spending. Lodging accounted for the most significant chunk of that spending: a whopping $1.8 billion.
If few to none of those visitors stay at your Dallas vacation property, you have and will lose a lot of income. One possible reason is that previous guests may have left negative reviews about you not tackling stains and spills in your rental before renting it out to them.
To prevent that and give your guests a 5-star experience instead, follow the vacation rental cleaning tips our Dallas rental management team at PMI Big Tex shared in this guide.
Establish Reasonable Guest Cleanliness Policies
Effective and quick stain remedies involve preventing spills in rental properties and cleaning them up immediately if they do happen. Otherwise, they can seep through surfaces quickly, particularly porous ones. The longer they stay on surfaces, the deeper they'll get and the more difficult they'll be to eradicate.
For those reasons, you should have guests contribute to vacation rental maintenance by establishing cleanliness policies. Yes, they have paid you to rent your property for vacations. However, this doesn't mean they can do whatever they want and leave it in a mess.
So, prepare a vacation rental handbook that includes spill clean-up instructions. For example, ask guests to wipe up spills immediately using the cleaning supplies you've provided on the property.
Clean With Baking Soda
Baking soda is a safe and eco-friendly material that can help remove stains and odors in your rental. It absorbs moisture and unpleasant odors and can eliminate stains caused by acids, as The Spruce explains.
To clean stains with baking soda, follow these steps:
- Moisten the affected areas with clean water
- Sprinkle liberal amounts of baking soda on the stained areas
- Allow to sit for a few hours before vacuuming
You can also pop a box of freshly opened baking soda in the fridge to help control odors. Likewise, you can use it as an additional deodorizer and freshener when laundering vacation rental linens.
Hire a Property Manager
Although renting out your Dallas property to vacationers can help you generate excellent income, it involves tedious, even back-breaking, cleaning work. Luckily, you don't have to do all these maintenance and upkeep tasks yourself; you can delegate them to a highly experienced and reputable property manager.
With a dedicated property manager, you can still earn rental income without doing all the hard work. Your manager will oversee your vacation rental, from screening and coordinating with guests, addressing their concerns, and ensuring your property is spotless from top to bottom before every check-in and after every check-out.
Simplify Tackling Stains and Spills in Your Rental
From establishing cleanliness policies to using baking soda and hiring a property manager, these tactics can help simplify tackling stains and spills in your rental.
So, if you're ready to make your vacation rental more successful, partner with PMI Big Tex. Our owner, Marco Burbano, brings over 15 years of customer care and service expertise to the company. With our team's assistance, rest assured your rental will always be 100% guest-ready.
Contact us today for a free property consultation and discover how we can help your Dallas vacation rental business succeed!
