Benefits of posting a property

When you register and list your property, you gain access to many features and benefits that can add value during your CHBO property listing life cycle. Please take advantage of the following features your listing offers:

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Creating your property listing

• Online availability calendar: You can use the calendar to quickly and easily show prospective renters when your property is available for rent
• Flexible rates display: You can easily show different rates for peak and off season rentals. You can also provide discounts for long-term stays
• Digital maps: Your listing includes a link to a digital map of your property’s location to give prospective renters a better idea of your location
• Links to other resources: You can include links to additional websites from your listing, such as a virtual tour website, photo hosting website, or a website about the unit or property

Marketing your property listing

• CHBO Complete Program and seal: You can use these guidelines to ensure your rental meets basic standards for furnished corporate housing. The seal is a desirable distinction of completeness that sets your property listing apart from other property rentals
• Power Owner seal: If you have multiple property listings posted on CHBO, the “Power Owner” seal appears on your listings. This seal is a great way to generate repeat rentals with corporate users who like renting from you
• Exclusive Marketing Program (EMP) and seal: Through the EMP, your property is offered and rented directly through full service corporate housing companies and locating services. If you participate in the EMP, your properties are designated with a special EMP seal
• Marketing exposure: CHBO actively markets corporate housing coordinators, traveling executives and other business travelers who regularly need corporate housing and who are already registered with CHBO
• Listing upgrades: Need to get your property rented today? CHBO offers a variety of ways to upgrade your listing to increase its exposure on the CHBO website on an as need basis

Finding your property listing

• Geographic indexing: Your property is conveniently searchable by metropolitan area, city, and zip code
• Keyword and event searching: Renters also can easily find your property using key words and special events. Key words are individual words or phrases found throughout your property listing

Managing your property listing

• Online access to your listing: You can log in to your listing and easily make changes anywhere you have Internet access
• Property statistics: You can track a variety of activity and statistics on each of your property listings, including the number of times someone has looked at your listing (“hits”), emailed you, or bookmarked the property

Communicating with renters

• CHBO messaging system: You can communicate electronically with renters and other users through the CHBO electronic messaging system
• Currency converter: You can use the online currency converter to easily adjust your renters’ foreign currency to US dollars for accurate payments
• CHBO review system: Renters can post reviews about their experience renting your property to help promote your property to future renters

Building your knowledge

• Property owners’ library: CHBO provides useful rental documents and forms when you log into your account
• CHBO newsletter: The CHBO e-newsletter provides rental tips, corporate housing trends and other ideas to help you promote your property and be a more successful property owner
• CHBO Owner Manual: CHBO provides a property owner corporate housing start-up manual to help you get started