Ruffin Associates, Inc.
The Internet Group

 

*** RAI RentDirect Special Offer FEE SCHEDULE ***


Effective: January 2006

 

This Special Offer is intended for existing NCOB Sponsors who own rental property used by their seasonal employees.  It allows the Sponsor to advertise the availability of and pre-book their rental units without the use of a rental agent.

 

Rent your Employee Housing Units in the Off Season!!

 

NCOB RentDirect Option for NCOB Sponsors

 

Place your employee housing units in the NCOB RentDirect Program and rent them in the off-season.

 

1)     Rent your employee housing units in the off-season without the use of a rental agent

2)     Advertise and take reservations throughout the year .. approximately 20,000 NCOB visitors requested information on Outer Banks cottage rentals last year.

3)     Post and maintain unit availability with the web administration module

4)     Handle bookings directly with your renters

5)     Optional NCOB automated response available.

 

RentDirect Program includes:

 

1)     Listings throughout NCOB (Who's Who, Shopping Village, etc.)

2)     Single page presentation with up to 5 images per property

3)     Your Rate Chart and Contact Information

4)     RentDirect Reservations Calendar System .. sponsor maintained

5)     Receive Cottage Rental Inquiries from NCOB via e-mail

 

Standard Fee Structure for RentDirect Program (for reference):

 

$200 set-up fee (one time)

$550 per year (paid annually)

 

NCOB Sponsor's Fee Structure*:

 

One property = $500 per year + $200 setup fee

Two to Four properties = $300 per year + $100 set-up fee (per property)

Five or more properties = $200 per year + $100 set-up fee (per property)

 

Optional Automated Response is $50 per month.

Optional RAI’s SuperLite Reservations Program: add $15 per month and one-time setup fee of $500 (this program offers many more on-line management capabilities than the standard RAI Lite Reservations Program .. includes reservations reports, accepting credit card deposits on-line, review and manage individual reservations, notations on individual reservations ).  Another option is the RAI Pro-M Reservations Program which offers administration of multiple rental properties .. if you are interested in the Pro-M Reservations Program contact us.  Prices will vary based upon the number of properties you need to administer and other database capabilities that can be included in the system.

 

* Assumes you already are a standard or NCOB SuperSite sponsor.  Duplexes count as a single property and both apartments may be advertised within a single RentDirect listing.

 

NCOB received nearly 23 Million Unique Visitors and processed approximately 100,000 visitor inquiries last year.  It is ranked Number 1 on MSN, Google and Yahoo [key word 'North Carolina outer banks'].  NCOB RentDirect Program listings  may be seen at http://www.outer-banks.com/rentdirect.asp

 

If you'd like additional information, we encourage you to call us at 252-332-2235.  The next step would be for RAI to send you an Agreement (one year minimum) and you to collect your photos and text description of your property (including rate and contact information) to preparation for development of your presentation within NCOB.

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

 

Prices and descriptions presented herein are subject to change without notice by RAI.  Written estimates are provided upon request.  Invoices are submitted quarterly.  Your initial invoice will include the first quarter's file server fees, initial setup fees, 20% of your development time estimate – if any (billed at $85 per hour) and appropriate options.  All contracts are subject to RAI review and approval prior to acceptance. Acceptance of RAI's Acceptable Use Policy is required.

 

Subscriber agrees that Ruffin Associates, Inc. shall not be liable for loss of service or other outage, damage to data, software or equipment, or any other loss, damage, expense or inconvenience.  Subscriber further agrees that under no circumstances shall Ruffin Associates be liable for any incidental, consequential, or indirect damages and Subscriber waives all claims against Ruffin Associates, Inc. whether in contract, tort or strict liability, for damages, losses, or injuries in connection with or arising out of this or any other Agreement.

 

 

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Ruffin Associates, Inc.
The Internet Group
Ruffin Associates, Inc.
403 South Academy Street
Ahoskie, NC 27910

252.332.2235 / fax 252.332.1600

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