How to Earn Regular Income Through Your Holiday Home

Posted on December 10, 2020 by weloveportugal

Regular Income Through Your Holiday Home

How to earn regular income through your holiday home

If you are an owner of a holiday home here in the Western Algarve, there is a great potential to earn regular income on your home allowing you to earn a nice profit. Having a holiday home here in Portugal is a great long-term investment, but equally, it is a great asset to help you earn an extra regular income if you’re not using it yourself.

The Algarve tourism market is always in high demand with people visiting from other international countries, but also domestic travellers within Portugal. Western Algarve in particular, has so much to offer to tourists wishing to enjoy a relaxing long two-week holiday or extended weekend break. With over 3,000 hours of sunshine a year, the Algarve is a tourist dream any time of year, therefore, the opportunity to make regular income from your holiday home is huge.

At Vilalaia as a local property management company in the Algarve for over 15 years, we know the amounts of regular income holiday homeowners can earn by successfully renting out their property.

Let’s have a look at some of the key drivers that determine how successful you will be in earning regular income through your holiday home.

Holiday Home Amenities & Furnishings

One of the best ways to ensure you make money from your holiday home is to create a beautiful home for your guests. In order to do this, you need to make sure your home offers all the required amenities and furnishings to help market the property.

Make sure the appliances function properly and upgrade any fixtures and fittings before looking at listing the home on the market. Potential tenants will search for specific amenities so be sure to upgrade were necessary, swimming pools, hot tubs, and solid WIFI internet help to market the property and attract tenants.

The best way to ensure you set the right rate for the property is to utilize a local property manager. Rental rates have become much more dynamic, by having local expertise within the area they will know the current conditions and advise accordingly. A local property management company can monitor current fluctuations in the region due to seasonality, weather, or certain events and adjust your property pricing accordingly.

Set Your Holiday Home Rates

Setting an accurate rate for your holiday home rental is one of the biggest determining factors in whether you are able to effectively rent the home. To earn regular income through your home you need to accurately gauge the local market to determine a reasonable rate for the property.

The best way to ensure you set the right rate for the property is to utilize a local property manager. Rental rates have become much more dynamic, by having local expertise within the area they will know the current conditions and advise accordingly. A local property management company can monitor current fluctuations in the region due to seasonality, weather, or certain events and adjust your property pricing accordingly.

Hire a Property Management Company

By hiring a specialized property management company earning regular income through your home will become much easier. A local property management company like Vilalaia, can take care of all the marketing and extra details so you are able to focus on other projects and enjoy the regular income that you make.

The biggest key in renting your holiday home is how you market and where you list your property. By optimizing your marketing with professional photography, guest tours, and accurate property descriptions working with a team of professionals like Vilalaia will make all the difference.

By working with a local property management company, this will allow you to increase revenue by getting the holiday home in front of many potential tenants looking for exactly what you are listing.

Contact our team here today to see how we can help you with your local property management needs in the Algarve.

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35th Fatacil Fair 2014 – Lagoa, 15-24 August

Posted on August 4, 2014 by weloveportugal

The 35th edition of the Handicraft, Tourism, Agriculture, Trade and Industry Fair (FATACIL) will be held in Lagoa from 15th to 24th August 2014 with “massive“ changes to ensure the future survival of one of the best known Algarve event.

35th Fatacil Fair 2014 – Lagoa, 15-24 August

35th Fatacil Fair 2014 – Lagoa, 15-24 August

To reflect economic difficulties Fatasul (the organizer of the Fair) and the Municipality of Lagoa, lowered the ticket price to 3,50€. Included in the admission price are live concerts every evening on the large outdoor stage.

Fatacil 2014 Opening Hours
Weekends / Holidays: 04.00pm – 01.00am
Remaining Days: 06.00pm – 01.00am

FATACIL 2014 Concerts

Friday – 15th August – António Zambujo
Saturday – 16th August – UHF
Sunday – 17th August – Richie Campbell
Monday – 18th August – Bon Giovi (Bon Jovi Tribute Band)
Tuesday – 19th August – Deolinda
Wednesday – 20th Agust – Lucky Duckies
Thursday – 21st August – Quim Barreiros
Friday – 22nd August – Ana Moura
Saturday – 23rd August – Pedro Abrunhosa
Sunday – 24 August – Xutos & Pontapés

More information can be found on the Fatacil Website.
Image by fatacil.pt

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CLASSICAL MASSAGE – intensive Massage Workshop in the West Algarve

Posted on May 15, 2014 by weloveportugal

20 – 30 SEPTEMBER 2014, PORTUGAL, ALGARVE

We want to invite you to our 10 days intensive Massage Workshop in the West Algarve, where the wild ocean hugs the shore. The course will be held in Quinta das Pedras, a beautiful villa with pool located in soft hills. In walking distance there are three unspoiled beaches and Salema an idyllic fishing village. The 5-bedroom villa is surrounded by a spacious gardens inviting for meditation. It is an ideal place to relax and enjoy.

Massage Workshop Westalgarve

Massage Workshop Westalgarve

A key-word for the course is touch. Touch means contact. Concerning Bodywork it is the step for reintegrating an isolated area into the stream of life. This isolation from life’s flow often is a substantial part of a health issue.

Every physical and emotional expression is energetic in its origin. When our energies are accepted and flow in an unhindered way, we experience them as alive and flexible. We are healthy.

Breathwork, Biodanza and Tai Ji exercises will be part of the classes. As well we will serve a balanced and healthy vegetarian food, full of sun and energy, that will give you lots of positive vibrations during the workshop.

The course addresses to beginners who are interested in learning to give massages as to those who already know and want to deepen their understanding.

WHAT WILL HAPPEN DURING THE COURSE ?

Trixie and Carl are massage therapists with a holistic vision towards wellbeing and health. You will learn basic technics of muscle relaxation as applied in classical massage. In addition we will investigate and experience the energetic and emotional aspects underlying the physical structures of our bodies. The interplay of the anatomical muscle positions, their functions and the energy currents corresponding to them will be felt and studied.

Work on the meridians with acupressure will be practiced on different parts of the body. In an atmosphere of safety and acceptance we will have a closer look on our sometimes conflicting wishes for protection and openness.

The course can be given either in English or in German, for a maximum of 10 participants. You will receive written material about the different technics we practice and a certificate at the end of the course. During the 10 days of practice there will be 2 half-days free for personal activities.

On the workshop days 3 meals will be served. We would like to serve you a mixture of vegetarian, vegan and raw food. For example, beside the breakfast we will have a vitalising green smoothy. For lunch there will be something light: salads, sprouts, fruits and crackers and a warm 2 course dinner at the end of the day, made from all the wonderful vegetables grown here in Portugal.

TRIXIE DENNEBORG

Trixie Denneborg

Successful and independent massage therapist and trainer for over 20 years, running Biodanza groups at various venues.
www.beatrixdenneborg.com

 

 

CARL ZIMMERLING

Carl Zimmerling

Tai Ji and Integrative Bodywork, diplomaed by the Green Mountain Institute, Vermont – USA.
www.feelyourinnerspace.com

 

 

The cook: ANNETTE KLASEN

Annette

With 12 years experience in vegan, raw and vegetarian cooking. Special diets can be taken care of.

 

 

PRICE
Price all included: 1350€ ( except flight ) With the booking a deposit of 350€ has to be paid. Discount for people who book until the end of June, in this case the price will be: 1200€.

Booking form: www.feelyourinnerspace.com/registration
More Infos: www.feelyourinnerspace.com/massage-workshop

 

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The noble tree of the Algarve

Posted on March 26, 2014 by weloveportugal

The Algarve landscape would not be complete without the majestic cork oak, Quercus Suber, as a backdrop. Indigenous to the Mediterranean, it was revered by the ancient Greeks as a symbol of honour and liberty and they marvelled at its “capacity to renew its skin once it is removed”. In Portugal, the cork oak is a species protected by law as are the cork oak forests called “montados”. These laws, going back to the beginning of the XIII century, have lead to the evolution of a unique and rich ecosystem that is today home to over 200 bird and plant species and mammals. These include grey herons, black storks, kestrels, eagles, foxes, wolves, wild boar, deer and the endangered Iberian lynx.

Cork tree in the Algarve

Cork tree in the Algarve © M Dommett

The bark is cut off the cork oaks in summer when the inner layer comes away most easily. The first extraction takes place when a tree is between 25 and 30 years old. Subsequent extractions take place every nine years. Once removed, each tree is marked with the last two digits of the next year in which it will be cut.

Cork is an ecological, recyclable and biodegradable gift from nature with amazing insulation properties. Its use goes back at least to 400 B.C. where in Italy it was used in roof tiles, buoys, lids and ladies shoes. Today it is not only used for cork bottle stoppers, but extensively in other industries – flooring, thermal and acoustic insulation, the manufacture of musical instruments, footwear, the car industry and increasingly in the world of fashion and eco-design.

Portugal is the world’s leading exporter of cork, supplying over 150 000 tonnes a year which is about 60% of the world’s production. In the Algarve, the eastern town of São Brás de Alportel is proud to produce the best cork bottle stoppers in the world. The municipality has introduced the “Rota da Cortiça” (www.rotadacortica.pt) to give visitors a glimpse of the history of this special product.

 

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Blossoms fit for a Queen

Posted on February 18, 2014 by weloveportugal

Nothing graces the countryside more magnificently on grey winter days than the whites and sometimes pinks of the almond trees in blossom. Inspiring poets, artists and writers, the almond tree, Prunus dulcis, has a long history in the Algarve. Folklore tells us that in Moorish times, a gallant and handsome king fell in love with and wed a beautiful girl from northern Europe. He named her Gilda and brought her to his kingdom, Al-Gharb, where she became known as the “Beauty from the North”. Although admired by all and spoilt by an adoring husband, she soon became sad and withdrawn, finally confessing that she was nostalgic for the snow-covered fields and mountains of her country. Desperate that he might loose her, the king ordered that the whole region be planted to almond trees. The following winter he took her up to the highest castle tower and when she looked down, to her absolute and irreversible delight, she saw the entire countryside covered in almond blossom snow.

The almond tree is not native to the Algarve (indigenous to Central Asia), but the dry, rocky soils and the Mediterranean climate offer perfect conditions for growth. The almond, together with the fig, carob and olive forms part of what is called a “Pomar de Tradicional Sequeiro Algarvio” – traditional dry-land orchard.

There are two types of almonds in the Algarve, soft-shelled known as “côcos” and hard-shelled, known as “durazias”, but there are many cultivars that vary in period and length of flowering and shell hardness. Harvesting usually happens at the end of August in between the fig and olive harvests. By this stage, the sun has usually split the outer husk exposing the shell that contains the nut. Nuts are removed and dried out in the sun for about two weeks, traditionally on the flat roofs of typical Algarve homes.

almond blossom

almond blossom

At the turn of the last century, almond trees covered about 6000ha and almonds were exported to England, Belgium, Holland and Germany. The development of irrigation systems and subsequent diversification of agriculture into citrus and horticulture, the growth of tourism and increase in labour costs have all contributed to the decline of this as an industry. This pattern continues, with small, dispersed, groves unable to compete with the large plantations and sophisticated harvesting and shelling technology used in California and Spain.

Nevertheless, the almond is still, and will always be, the prized ingredient in many typical Algarve sweets and cakes. So, next time you are in a coffee shop, do not resist the temptation to try some colourful marzipan or a pastry made with “amendoas”.

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