When you decide to rent out your Gulf Shores condo to guests you are essentially allowing strangers to stay for a period of time in your home away from home. On the other side your guests is paying you to stay in the gorgeous vacation home you promised them. To protect both sides of a vacation home agreement it is important to use prodder documentation to keep you and your guest protected against fraud. As the one renting out the property you should write up a rental agreement and mail or e-mail a copy to your guests, and both of you should sign and agree to it. This will reassure the ones renting the property that it is a legitimate deal and increase your property's credibility. Continue reading to learn what information a regulations you should include in your agreement.

First you obviously need to include the address of your Gulf Shores condo and all of your contact information. This include e-mail and a phone number they will be able to contact you at incase anything goes wrong.

Second, remember this is your condo and even though these renters are paying to stay there, they must respect any restrictions you would like them to follow. Such rules would include smoking. Will you allow renters to smoke in the house or outside? If you are very sensitive to the smell of cigarette smoke you may include a no smoking on the premises clause in your agreement. Another regulation to consider is a pet policy. Will you allow guests to bring pets? What kind of pets will you allow? If you are worried about pet damage to your vacation condo best bet is to have a strict no pet policy.

Make sure you include the total cost of the guests stay in your Gulf Shores condo. The final price should include the full stay plus taxes and any maid service fees you may charge. In addition to price you also need to include the maximum occupancy you will allow and check-in and check-out dates.

Do not forget to include:

-          Cancellation policy.

-          Deposit Refund terms.

-          Storm and road condition policies.