Why Choose Us

Destination Big Bear gets asked this question all the time, especially from owners that have had a full time rental or possibly even a vacation rental in a different city.   We also get asked, “why can I not just do it myself?”

The answer is you can, but it is very time consuming and costly for many factors.  In  many cases, you actually might make less money and still spend a lot of time doing it.

The information below is to help prospective buyers understand that Big Bear is a very unique vacation rental market and has tougher city requirements than other cities.

Here we go!

• Most cities such as Palms Springs only deal with 4 to 7 day bookings where as Big Bear’s average booking is less than 3 days which means quite a bit of turnover.
• Big Bear also allows a lot more people in a home. A 2400 square foot 4 bedroom home in Palm Springs will only allow 8 people where as in Big Bear 12 people can stay (50% more people), which leads to more wear and tear.
• Palm Springs only allows 32 bookings a year based on the above numbers you might have 256 people in your home. In Big Bear with 60 bookings a year and 12 people you can have 720 people.
• Big Bear can have terrible weather affecting a lot of the bookings and raising the support needs that the owner or management company has to pay.
• The City of Big Bear requires every person to check into the office and meet someone in person on a face to face check in. NO VIDEO, NO ELECTRONIC KEYPADS, companies or individuals face a $250.00 fine for each occurrence.
• Vendors prioritize their work handling companies first before home owners.