Connecting Rentals of Bethel is a Rental Property Listing & Management Company specializing in Vacation Rentals. With 18 years of Alternative Lodging Industry experience, the company leads the market in providing visitors of local vacation destinations with alternatives to traditional lodging like hotels, motels, and Bed & Breakfasts. Connecting Rentals of Bethel provides professional services to Owners and Renters including online resources, inquiry reception, booking, property showing, lease writing, and housekeeping services.
Specializing in Alternative Lodging & Vacation Rentals
Company History
In the summer of 1993, Connecting Rentals of Bethel Inc. Founder Debbie Martin noticed a growing trend in the rental industry in the Sunday River area. More and more groups of visitors were in search of lodging accommodations that were an alternative to traditional resort style, motel, or B & B accommodations. They sought to comfortably spend quality time with each other under one roof, to cook meals and eat together as a family or group, and do so at a reasonable cost. More and more visitors who frequently came to the area were also in search of rentals for the entire winter season. It was more viable for one or two families to split the cost of rent for a season than to book multiple reservations all winter at resort prices.
With this in mind Debbie Martin literally went door to door to privately owned homes in the Sunday River area to speak to Owners regarding their level of interest on working with her to accommodate vacationers and visitors. In 1993 Connecting Rentals of Bethel opened its doors with an inventory of 7 privately owned properties managed from a small rented office space on Main Street. The company soon began to flourish with its foundation centered on providing exceptional rental management services to property Owners and connecting visitors and vacationers to affordable rental alternatives in the Sunday River area.
By 1997 the company had grown enough to purchase an office building and a prime location on the newly constructed Park Way extension. The original office building was eventually moved from Cross Street to its present location at 22 Parkway. Connecting Rentals of Bethel has represented hundreds of rental properties of all types from smaller 1 bedroom apartments to 10 bedroom luxury investment properties. They have accommodated thousands of Guests and have forged many of the standards for price, service, and quality found in the Sunday River and Bethel area alternative lodging marketplace of 2011.
As a forward looking company Connecting Rentals of Bethel Inc. will continue to adapt and set new standards with major advances in online marketing and non-stop development. The business will never lose its focus on providing an exclusive and personalized approach to rental management for the Owners that it represents and Guests that it accommodates.
Connecting Rentals of Bethel Owner & Agent Profiles
Debbie Martin
As the Owner and Founder of Connecting Rentals of Bethel Inc. Debbie is considered one of the most knowledgeable and experienced Vacation Rental specialists in the Sunday River area. She has the type of expertise that you can only gain from 18 years of real life experience as a successful Entrepreneur in Bethel's Alternative Lodging market. Deb also holds an Associate Broker license in Real Estate sales which she actively practices part time. Deb and her husband Michael have two children, Anthony and Michelle, and are the proud grandparents of Michelle's son Briar. they enjoy traveling, fishing, and camping.
David Huard
David graduated Deans List from the University of Maine, Orono in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration, Marketing Concentration. He excels in the areas of Marketing, Sales, and Customer Service and has significant experience in Finance and Contracting. David is also proficient in several computer / internet coding, development, & programming languages. With 6 years (2003 - 2007, 2009 - 2011) experience as a member of the Connecting Rentals Inc. team David is qualified as a Rental Professional in the Alternative Lodging market in the Sunday River area. He has 2 children, Jace and Briar, and enjoys weight training, distance running, cycling, and snowboarding.
