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For others who don’t follow the game, the payroll the Yankees have for acquiring the best players ranks the highest in the game. Purchases of new players are expected to deliver five, sometimes even ten-fold. <span class="post-teaser-more">&nbsp;<a href="https://www.very.us/blog/homeaway-aqcuires-stayz-vacation-home-rental-business/" title="Permanent Link: Why HomeAway is Buying Itself Out Of the Vacation Home Rental Business" rel="bookmark">Read more...</a> <i></i></span></p>{"id":235,"date":"2015-06-12T14:41:22","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T14:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.homeslice.us\/?p=235"},"modified":"2016-02-23T16:03:24","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T16:03:24","slug":"homeaway-aqcuires-stayz-vacation-home-rental-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.very.us\/blog\/homeaway-aqcuires-stayz-vacation-home-rental-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Why HomeAway is Buying Itself Out Of the Vacation Home Rental Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone who follows baseball knows about the New York Yankees. For others who don\u2019t follow the game, the payroll the Yankees have for acquiring the best players ranks the highest in the game.\u00a0Purchases of new players are expected to deliver five, sometimes even ten-fold. <span class=\"post-teaser-more\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.very.us\/blog\/homeaway-aqcuires-stayz-vacation-home-rental-business\/\" title=\"Permanent Link: Why HomeAway is Buying Itself Out Of the Vacation Home Rental Business\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read more...<\/a> 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