<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Arby

There are many as equally nice homes available for X amount per week or even less. It depends when you bought your villa and how. If you have a high mortgage and bought at the end of a development or you have a low mortgage and bought at the beginning this will all affect how much rent you can afford to take. Now THAT is all relative. [/quote]

Sorry, but the above part of this statement is incorrect and shows a common misunderstanding of economics that can't go unchallenged. It would be too dangerous if other people believed it. The prices of villas is determined by supply and demand. The amount of mortgage on a villa determines its rental rate no more than the amount of mortgage on a hotel detemines its rate. I know of a hotel chain that has no long term debt, and their rooms are certainly not free, or even cheaper than they should be. The only thing a mortgage determines is the net cash flow to the owner.

As far as your battle on terminology goes, that is more subjective than your mistatement of facts about costs and prices. At most, the descriptions could legally be termed "puffery" by US law. An owner is understandably more proud of their villa than others would be...but still villas offer excellent value compared to hotels.