Caretaker couple wanted for vacation rental management - Veneta, OR

Long-term caretaker couple wanted for looking after a 6-acre property. Bring your RV and manage the home as a vacation rental while also managing the grounds.  Electricity, water, and half-bath are available in a shop on the property. The basis caretaker duties are in exchange for free space for your RV, plus utilities. Additional income possibilities include hosting a vacation rental, B&B meal preparation for guests, and housekeeping. 

A small-scale, 1-acre orchard has been started, with a variety of apples, cherries, peaches, mulberries, seaberries, persimmons, blueberries, medlar, figs, and quinces. There is a 1/2-acre fenced area appropriate for a home garden that is in grass right now, with a greenhouse in the center of the enclosure. Anyone wanting to live on the property must align with organic agriculture practices. 

The property is close to Veneta and about 20 minutes from Eugene, making it an ideal vacation rental for those wanting to visit Eugene or go to Fern Lake Reservoir for recreation. There is a 3-bedroom/2-bath 2,400 sq ft house on the property for the vacation rental. There are two wells, one for irrigation, one for the house, and any couple staying on the property must be willing to water the fruit trees during the growing season. The lawn and ornamental plants are watered by an automatic irrigation system. The property is set far off the road, so it’s very quiet and private. 

Caretaking includes cleaning the house between guests (with rentals to guests adapted for safe COVID practices) in exchange for housekeeping fees. We are keeping storage items in the shop and garage, and we need a responsible couple who want to live in their own RV on the property, keep an eye on the property, water the orchard trees in the summer, clean the house between guests, and provide host services.  As described above, there is potential for additional caretaker income via offering meal/B&B services on a case-by-case basis as a guest option. My primary home is 90 minutes away, and I will be visiting and staying overnight at the property about once a week when I am in Eugene for errands (as long as there are no vacation rental guests).  If you have one dog you’d like to keep on the property, he/she must be introduced and get along with my three bassets as part of the screening process.