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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, have you responded to your friends yet?

We have a beach house that we've invited friends to stay with us on numerous occasions. It's not completely set up for public rental, but we've rented it out sporadically to extended family and friends at well below market rates. Even though all who stayed are ppl we knew, there are still quite a bit of damages and significant wear and tear. There's also a pattern: those who take good care of the house are the ones who also tend to insist on paying us; and the careless ones expect to use the house for free while also leaving messes behind. So we just charge a friend/family rate for all to make it simple.  
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Smart solution. Takers tend to be cheap and take advantage of generosity. [/quote]

We grew up in an area with many second homes (before it was DC trendy to have one) and we never accepted a free rental from our friends, and we always treated it as our own.  PP who said the Gimmes tend to trash stuff nailed it.  I know some people who are outgrowing their second homes, and want to rent a nearby house for less than market during the high season and the other owners refuse, because they know exactly what happens, and that those people expect to get something for nothing every year (during high season) and there is just no way.  I don't blame them. If you are going to have someone else use it, you have to factor in wear and tear.  But then, if you own a second home, you already know this. [/quote]

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