National Event Rental Blog

Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch lost his battle with cancer today. While I’m sorry to say that I do not have any inspirational personal stories that I can add from my time spent at Carngie Mellon, I do recall the buzz around campus during the early “Building Virtual Worlds” shows. His lecture and teachings have touched many people, and he provided great wisdom and encouragement for anybody looking to fulfill their dreams to the fullest. Information on his lecture, life, and donations can be found at the CMU web site: http://www.cmu.edu/news/archive/2008/July/july25_pausch.shtml.

An article appeared today in the Austin American Statesman stating that ACL may need to use private bus companies this year, instead of the public Cap Metro service. The full article can be found here: http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/07/18/0718shuttles.html

We doubt that any changes will be made this year, being this close to the September show. However, if the transportation issue does change in the future, this is all the more reason to seek out alternative lodging through National Event Rental. Many of our listings are within walking distance to Zilker Park, so you would not have to worry about any shuttle changes or cost.

Do you have property in the Daytona area? Take advantage of our new special, the Daytona 3 for 1! Just list your property for Daytona Beach Bike Week 2009, and receive free listings for both Biketoberfest 2008 and the 2009 Daytona 500. See our Specials page for more details.

An article today from the National Association of Realtors shows that pending home sales are down again for May. There are lots of people who are trying to sell second homes, and apparently not too many buyers. Before declaring bankruptcy or going into foreclosure, look into renting your home out for events. This can usually pay 2 or more months of your mortgage, which will help ease the pain of finding a buyer quickly. Even if you’re not in an area with a major event, like the Superbowl or Kentucky Derby, there are dozens of events nationwide in which hotels book quickly and there is a huge market for event rentals. Music festivals, biker rallies, as well as sporting events all make good events for rentals. If you know of an event that we do not have listed, just send us an email at admin@nationaleventrental.com.

You can now follow along with all of the happenings at National Event Rental headquarters on Twitter. Our username is “nationalevent” (not enough characters allowed for the entire name), so if you’re on twitter, become a follower!