Frequently Asked Questions
Below, we have tried to answer the most common questions visitors to our site may have. If you find that your question is not answered on this page, please email us at vintprop@aol.com or call us during business hours at 831.624.2930. For more contact options please click here.
Short Term Rental Questions
- What house is best for me?
- What is the next step?
- How do I get the keys to the home on the day of my arrival?
- When do I pay the rental fee?
- What does the house contain?
- How do I get my mail?
- Can I bring my pets?
- How do I use the phone?
- What else do I pay for?
Long Term Rental Questions
- Where do you advertise your vacancies?
- What is the next step?
- How much money do I need to start renting?
- How long do you rent for?
- Do you have pet friendly homes?
Short Term Rental Questions:
Narrow down your search by location,price,availability
and capacity. VPM will then help you in choosing what home is best for
you.
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After you have chosen the perfect home, we will then mail
you an agreement in which you review and send back the original copy with
your signatures and a check in the amount of the security deposit indicated.
This will guarantee the home for your tenancy
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How do I get the keys to the home on the day of my arrival?
We will be contacting you before your date of arrival
to obtain your estimated time of arrival. If you get to Carmel-by-the-Sea
during our business hours then we will give you a packet with two keys
and you will be all set to go into the home. If your arrival is before
or after business hours we will set up a special pickup time and place
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The rent is due on the date of your arrival in the form
of check, cashiers check, or cash. We do not accept credit cards
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The houses that are in our inventory have everything.
They are fully equipped houses with furniture, kitchen ware, linens, barbecues,
and much more. The only thing that you may want to bring are your special
toiletries, or electronics
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Most of our houses are in Carmel-by-the-Sea which means they do not
have addresses. All the addresses are directional in Carmel-by-the-Sea. If you are
staying a month or longer have your mail forwarded to our office. Vintage
Property Management P.O. Box 5788 Carmel, CA. 93921. When you get mail
our office will contact you in the morning so that you may come and pick
it up
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Most of our houses do not allow pets, but please ask before
renting a home so that we may accommodate you with a pet friendly vacation
rental
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All guests may use the home’s phone, you will be
charged for the long distant calls and the charges will be deducted from
your security deposit
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All guests pay for the phone calls, cleaning, and PG&E.
These charges are deducted from your security deposit and then the remaining
balance is forwarded to you in 21 days after your departure
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Long Term Rental Questions:
Where do you advertise your vacancies?
When we have vacancies in our long term inventory they
will be in the Herald
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If you see a house that you like please call the office
to pick up an application. Fill out the application and submit it back
to the office. We will then review it, and if it looks good we will run
a credit report. If the credit report is up to our par, the house is yours
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How much money do I need to start renting?
We require the first month’s rent and a security
deposit which is the same amount as the rent
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There are some houses in our inventory that are month
to month, but most are one year leases
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Do you have pet friendly homes?
Yes there are some houses that are pet friendly, but most
are not. In the pet friendly homes we do require a pet deposit
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