How big of a boat?
The "pet friendly" factor is probably going to limit your choices down to nothing.
Try cbvacations.com
I just did a search using your criteria (except pet friendly and above 80th street) and it returned 11 available properties.
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Wed, 03/14/2007 - 08:38
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Wed, 03/14/2007 - 17:37
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Have you tried the oceancity.com rental listings?
http://www.oceancity.com/listings/rentals/rentals.php
I looked and nothing jumped out at me at first, but you might have better luck. I couldn't spend a lot of time browsing because I'm at work!
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Thu, 03/15/2007 - 00:57
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Beach Barb,
I found this little gem in a thread you responded to last year. You may want to look into this.
http://forum.maryland.com/showpost.php?p=20231&postcount=9
Thu, 03/15/2007 - 15:06
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Bob:
That place looks like the perfect spot if they have availability-
I've said this before- I love dogs- and we have one ourselves, who comes down to the beach with us whenever we visit- but as an owner who rents, there really isn't any plus for renting to dog-owners. Everyone says they have a "well-trained" or "well-behaved" dog- but the bottom line is that there are a LOT of dogs that will be stressed out if left in brand new surroundings and left alone for several hours in a strange place-
My dog would never think to go to the bathroom in our home or condo, but every once in a long while, when we travel, he will squirt somewhere if he's left alone for more than 3 or 4 hours, just b/c he is anxious (and doesn't know if he's been abandoned in new surroundings). No matter how good a dog is, there are lots of dogs that don't understand what is going on when you leave them alone in a strange place for the first time. Even if only 20% of dogs feel stressed out when left alone in a strange place, that is more risk than most owners are willing to take. Not to mention that many dogs want to "christen" a new place to show other dogs who's territory it really is. Not to mention that it is still too easy to find a lot of renters in the summer time that don't have dogs. We have been almost fully-booked since the end of February.
Now couple those issues with the fact that there are a lot of renters that don't want to rent a place if they know that it is "pet friendly"- since they suspect that there *could* be a lot of dogs going through there and "making their mark"- No one wants to rent a place that has an odor, or possible pet dander. Perception is reality, and if they *think* that there could be issues, then you've lost them- even if no pet has ever peed anywhere in your place, if you post that you rent to people with pets, then they will probably assume that it is run-down, or that you don't care about the renters.
I'm not really alergic to anything, but many people that are alergic to dogs can smell a pet after he has been gone for many months. So anyone that rents a "pet friendly" place is really limiting themselves- sorry, but those are the facts.
I think the place that Bob found would be perfect if it is available!
Sat, 03/17/2007 - 07:00
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Bob Hall;22422 wrote:
Beach Barb,
I found this little gem in a thread you responded to last year. You may want to look into this.
http://forum.maryland.com/showpost.php?p=20231&postcount=9
Thanks for this one. We actually stayed at another TH in this complex last year and it was nice. This is the very first place I tried but it was already booked for the week we want.
Sun, 03/18/2007 - 01:02
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Hello, I am the one who posted about our townhouse in another thread. I am sorry that the week isn't available to you, you sound like a nice person. :( But keep us in mind for next year!!
Yes, I'd have to agree that many people wouldn't consider renting a dog-friendly townhouse for fear of its condition. Heck, imagine OUR fear every time a new renter starts their vacation! :) We've only been renting out for a year now, so we are still pretty new at it. But we are also realists. We don't allow dogs upstairs, and have a steel gate at the base of the stairs which can be easily closed and is unobtrusive when open. We ask that people keep their dog(s) in the kitchen when they go out - we have another sturdy steel pet gate for that entranceway. Speaking from experience, it works pretty well. (We also put them in the kitchen at night with a dog blanket and a radio on.)
But think about how limited someone's options are for renting with their dog. In that, we have an advantage for acquiring renters. This all started three years ago when we were renting and surrounded by owners with their dogs. We missed ours so much! They are our "kids". Plus we were tired of poorly kept up rentals.
It's been hard, but also very rewarding. We keep a suggestion box in the supply closet, and some of the notes people have left us were SO genuinely grateful and happy it brought tears to my eyes. That makes up for any extra steam-cleanings or minor damage we might encounter in the rental season. (None so far! It's only been hard because of the slow season last year.)
I am happy to say that so far when we go down there to check up on the place, I am pretty surprised at how nice and "untouched" it looks. If you care about your tenants and really try to make it a nice and convenient place, hopefully they will also care and be considerate with your things.
Anyway, I just wanted to share some thoughts on why someone would allow dogs, and how its going. No bad smells yet! ;) hehe
Rebecca
townhouse link
Looking for a condo/townhouse for rent for White MArlin open week (8/4/07-08/11/07) that will accomodate 8 people, has a boat dock, is pet friendly and maybe has a pool. Would prefer not to be above 80th street.
If anyone knows of the existence of such a place, please email me
Thanks