Infos about Liz Frey:

Questions:

Which place would you choose?
What do you like most in your job and what do you dislike?
Do you feel comfortable dealing with foreign guests in the English language?
From which companies do you get bookings?
Families or tenants?
Country places or city locations?
How do you get your customers?
Have you ever lived in furnished places?
What is your private background?
Your website name is misleading...
Is your job a technical job?
How important are photographs?
Who is taking those pictures?
Why don’t you have photos for all your offers?
Who is speaking to the landlords?
Who is doing the contracts?

Answers:

Which place would you chose?
Well, when I was living in Bristol, the UK, I also went for city locations.... but now being back in my hometown I like to live away from the hassle and bustle.  It is always different when one is abroad I suppose. ^

What do you like most in your job and what do you dislike?
I like getting emails, inquiries, new offers... I like taking photos of good places and making sure that the whole process of renting a furnished place in Munich works out for all concerned.  I am not a a marketing specialist though and find writing text on my homepage always a bit difficult. ^

Do you feel comfortable dealing with foreign guests in the English language?
I simply adore the English language and one can call me “anglophile”.... Having lived in the UK for a while and been in business with international guests since 1987 this is still a joy to have such an international job. ^

From which companies do you get bookings?
As mentioned majority of tenants are coming from the information technology business. ^

Famililies or tenants?
I would estimate 50% of my customers to be single renting, 25% couples and 25% with a family. ^

Country places or city locations?
Furnished apartments in those prime locations of Schwabing, Haidhausen, Giesing or Lehel are always in demand.  Customers however should be more open to areas ie. Pasing, Obermenzing or Harlaching which offer a superb lifestyle with all this countryside nearby and stylish houses. ^

How do you get your customers?
Word of mouth, good google ranking, advertisements, etc. ^

Have you ever lived in furnished places?
I certainly have.  I moved around in Bristol four times in the 80’s. ... those were the days when one had to put a 50p piece into the meter in order to warm up the place. 
I also stayed in London for one year when I was working as Head Receptionist for a 4star Hotel. ^

What is your private background?
I will have my photo put up on the web soon realising that people also want to get an impression.  Born 1963 in Muenchen, married, one son. ^

Your website name is misleading....
Yes, this is true in some respect.  Just could not think of a better name when I had to christian my website!   I am running an agency for furnished accommodation.  A relocation service in true meaning works with agents like mine.  I am an agent for furnished accommodation adivising people on all relocation issues and not just stopping with the rental as such but still just charging as a flat agency.   Some people say I have a very high level of service related to my work.  Check it out yourself. :-) ^

Is your job a technical job?
Yes, indeed.  One needs to understand how a website works, the meaning of google ranking, the interface with photos, databases, etc.  Still looking to improve my site.  A task which is never quite finished. ^

How important are photographs?
Very important for the clients who are booking through the net since they simply do not have time to view the place prior to their arrival. ^

Who is taking those pictures?
Myself.  This is one of the advantages I can offer.  Transparence- ^

Why don’t you have photos for all your offers?
Obviously it takes time to take photos for all the new places I am offered. ^

Who is speaking to the landlords?
Myself. ^

Who is doing the contracts?
I have a German and English rental contract ready which is streamlined with all necessary facts and figures.  Two pages – legally sound, little bureaucracy, maxiumum of efficacy and very transparent.
The rental process is also a process of building up trust and who wants to sign contracts of 10 pages when the legal matters can be compressed to 2? ^