Crye-Leike, a full service real estate company for 30 years, is the nation's 6th largest real estate company. The real estate and vacation market is incomparable with a network of 104 branch and franchise offices in over 36 counties throughout the Southeast region. This region includes: Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Georgia and Florida. In 2010, Crye-Leike real estate offices closed more than 3.8 billion dollars in sales and managed more than 20,000 properties throughout the Southeast.
Crye-Leike Coastal Realty opened their office in Destin, FL in July of 2002. Since opening, the business has flourished and exceeded our expectations. Crye-Leike Coastal Realty projects for 2011 over $20 million in real estate sales and $2.5 million in property management. Crye-Leike Coastal Realty currently has 30 real estate agents and manages over 80 rental properties.
Destin Getaways' goal is to express our creativity in marketing and sales and building winning relationships with our owners and guests. This superior formula equates maximum occupancy and repetitive business. We view ourselves as partners with our customers, our employees and our community.
Destin Getaways prides itself on its exceptional standards of quality, property maintenance, cleanliness, and guest services. Crye-Leike has 30 years of experience in property management.
Destin Getaways has its own "Guest Service Team" which includes rental managers, maintenance, housekeeping staff, reservation agents, and property inspectors. Our team is always working to meet all aspects of rental management for both the owners and the guests.
Our state of the art and user-friendly website provides pictures and detailed descriptions of all properties available for our guests. Our online reservation feature is just a click away for all of our guests.
To ensure that our guests have a memorable experience, we offer an amenity package that includes complimentary daily golf, deep sea fishing, and a Destin Getaways Family Fun Card that offers exclusive discounts to local restaurants and attractions. Destin Getaways strives to ensure that reservations, guest services and daily operations are carried out efficiently and effectively.
Destin Getaways' goals are to express our creativity in marketing and build winning relationships with our owners and guests. This superior formula equates maximum occupancy with repetitive business. We view ourselves as partners with our customers, employees and community. Here is how we save you money and make you money:
When you stay with us, you play with us! Destin Getaways partners up with local businesses throughout the area so that we can give our guests the best discounts out there. We want our guests to experience Destin to its fullest. Click here to view our amenities:
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Destin Getaways' expansive marketing strategy includes a unique blend of several website links (e.g. Trip Advisor, Flipkey, Homeaway, and many more), direct mail outs, postcards, internet positioning, and email blasts and brochures. With Crye-Leike associated in a six-state region and with 104 branch offices, our expansive marketing capabilities allow us to reach and develop targeted markets. Our marketing network produces results that are profitable and cost effective.
Destin Getaways' vacation rental website, www.destingetaways.com, receives over 50,000 unique visitors during the primetime season. Our vacation website, allows visitors to chat with a reservationist online, and features touch-to-talk. You may also book online and request brochures.
We also engage in social media networking, including Facebook and Twitter. On our Facebook page, we update our status weekly and post pictures of current events as well as "Beach Photos of the Day" and "Properties of the Month." Our Facebook page has the following URL: www.facebook.com/destingetaways.
To let our rental customers know that we truly appreciate their business, we continue to reach out to them with postcards and thank you notes.
When the guest returns home, they receive an email thanking them for their stay with Destin Getaways. The guest is also asked to complete a Trip Advisor guest review. We hold the prestigious title of "Rated Excellent" for numerous 5 star reviews.
Destin Getaways believes in structured and reliable accounting practices using the latest technology and programs to ensure a sound rental management program.
Destin Getaways’ rental management fees are very competitive and we understand that your needs change. We will be happy to help you evaluate any needs and offer you the services that will help you achieve your new goals.
Our mission statement, "A passionate commitment to unsurpassed service," is embedded in the way we conduct our daily business. Destin Getaways’ Guest Services Team prides itself on its superior housekeeping services. Our staff has received numerous compliments from owners and guests praising the cleanliness of our rental units.
"I have worked with Crye-Leike since we bought our home in Destin one year ago. It has been such a pleasure to work with them. They are very responsive, efficient and give my home personal attention. They know the home and take care of like it is their own. They are willing to shop around for contractors, deal with any maintenance issues, meet furniture delivery trucks and send me pictures during deliveries so I can be involved in the process. I have even bought items over the phone and asked them to pick them up and take to house. I furnished my home from a distance and without them I would not be able to do it from Dallas. They are available 24/7 for renters and I have gotten calls from them dealing with issues at 3 am. I have used other property management companies for my other homes and must say that Crye-Leike is the best. I would highly recommend them. Feel Free to contact me if you have any questions." -Reem Ghalib, MD, Dallas, TX Gulf Paradise
"Sanctuary at Redfish Condominiums was originally built for a non-rental project. Due to many reasons some owners were forced to rent their units in order to keep them. The Board of Directors voted that a rental company could rent these units on a trial bases. We chose Destin Getaways due to their reputation in the market, and John Paulsen and his team have truly delivered a top notch service not only to the guest they book here at Redfish but are one of the most professional teams to work with. They are very prompt to respond to any needs, and do a great job in keeping the units booked and our owner's happy." -Barbra Martins, Blue Mountain Beach, FL Sanctuary At Redfish, Property Manager
"My wife and I have owned a townhouse in Destin Florida and rented it to vacationers since 2002. Over that time we have used several rental agents. We have been with Destin Getaways since 2008 and have been very happy with their service. Our rentals have increased significantly since we began working with them. John Paulsen and the people at Destin Getaways have always done exactly what they said they were going to do. We appreciate them and have never had any trouble with the people they have placed in our vacation home. As part of their service, Destin Vacations has placed a dedicated person in the office at our complex. She has been very helpful both to owners as well as to renters. She has been a friendly face to greet new guests and, just as importantly, as our eyes and ears to make sure that if our guests have any problems – can't connect to the Wi-Fi, garbage disposal not working, etc. – that they have a person on-site they can go to for help." -Tim & Lori Christian, Miramar Beach, Florida Owners/President of Gulf Winds East Owners Association
"I have been associated with Destin Getaways for the past 6 years. They handle my real estate and rental property programs. They have been very professional in their approach to all aspects of my needs. I have had excellent results with them and would highly recommend them for any property needs. As in respect to rental properties, during prime rental season they kept my units occupied with minimal number of vacancy days." -John E. Pound, Columbus, GA Ciboney & Luau
"Destin Getaways has been managing my condo at Amalfi Coast Resort for 2 years. Their fees are very reasonable and they are also very responsive to any service that I need. This is extremely important since I live quite a distance from Florida and am not familiar with the local contractors. I need someone I can trust locally. They are also very prompt forwarding the rental income to me on a monthly basis." -Suzanne Simon, Arlington, VA Amalfi