Hosting Hotline: How To Generate Direct Booking Leads Without Airbnb Welcome to another Ask Me Anything (Ask Us Anything?) episode! Each week we’ll answer your questions on STR, real estate, OTAs, and everything in between. Today’s Question: What suggestions do you have for generating direct booking leads? Thanks to everyone who submitted questions. To hear […]

Creating The Nerd’s Guide To Financial Independence Sarah King has pivoted from the world of Dave Ramsey & long term rentals, into the world of leverage and mid-term, furnished rentals. After accumulating piles of debt and seeing all of her money go straight to bills, Sarah decided it was time to make a change and […]

Hosting Hotline: Protecting Your Airbnb From Scams + Squatters Welcome to another Ask Me Anything (Ask Us Anything?) episode! Each week we’ll answer your questions on STR, real estate, OTAs, and everything in between. Jasmine asks: How can you check if booking requests from brand new Airbnb users are valid? Specifically, if they are requesting […]

Firing A Property Manager To Take Back Control Of Your Airbnb Veronica Romney is a Dream Team Architect who helps online entrepreneurs build their dream teams and train their rainmaking marketing leaders. She’s a former Speaker and Trainer for Tony Robbins and Dean Graziosi, and the former Chief-of-Staff of mega-brand BossBabe. She’s no stranger to […]

Hosting Hotline: How to Leverage Airbnb for Rental Arbitrage Welcome to another Ask Me Anything (Ask Us Anything?) episode! Each week, we’ll answer your questions on STR, real estate, OTAs, and everything in between. How to Approach a Potential Rental Arbitrage Business Plan Celia asks: I’ve been researching and preparing to get into the STR […]

Taking Your Airbnb Business To the Next Level with Wendy Doris and Amy Corbett Wendy Doris and Amy Corbett are two amazing STR owners who’re part of our membership group, Hosting Business Mastery Membership. They’re joining the podcast today (for the second time!) to discuss their hosting journeys, what led them to join HBMM, what’s […]

Hosting Hotline: Set Up Direct Booking As A New Airbnb Host Welcome to another Ask Me Anything (Ask Us Anything?) episode! Each week we’ll answer your questions on STR, real estate, OTAs, and everything in between. Kara asks: As a brand new host, what do I need to be aware of when setting up a […]

Creating An Authentic Off-Grid Airbnb Experience Addie Wales is a marketing professional and Airbnb Superhost. She has 8 years experience working in marketing and 2 years hosting guests at her off-grid cabins in northern Minnesota. Addie and her husband Ben are serial entrepreneurs. They also own and operate a coworking & fitness space in Minneapolis, […]

Hosting Hotline: Our Airbnb Isn’t Booking, Should We Sell? Welcome to another Ask Me Anything (Ask Us Anything?) episode! Each week we’ll answer your questions on STR, real estate, OTAs, and everything in between. Kitty asks: We have a great property, but because the town is extremely seasonal, it’s very difficult to rent. Should we […]

Making Your STR Accessibility Friendly Through Universal Design Dr. Rosemarie Rossetti is an internationally acclaimed expert on accessible and universal design. She speaks and consults with people in the vacation rental industry to help make their properties more accessible, safe, and marketable. She is committed to teaching vacation rental homeowners how to attract guests of […]

Our Top 10 Episodes Of 2022 To wrap up the year, we’re recapping our Top 10 episodes of 2022! Thank you to all of our amazing guests who’ve joined us on the show, and for our new AMA episodes, thanks to all you listeners for submitting questions throughout the year. See you in 2023! Download […]

Hosting Hotline: Direct Booking vs. OTAs Welcome to another Ask Me Anything (Ask Us Anything?) episode! Each week we’ll answer your questions on STR, real estate, OTAs, and everything in between. Amy asks: Some guests tend to trust Airbnb because of perceived added security. How do I explain the benefits of direct booking to guests? […]

Your Top 10 Hosting Tips for 2022 Annette + Sarah share their Top 10 Hosting Tips for 2022. You can submit your top tips on Instagram @ThanksForVisiting_ Download a transcript of this episode. Resources: #STRShareSunday @TheBrookhouseVT It’s time for a special Christmas #strsharesunday! Today we are sharing The Brook House VT! 😍 What a perfect, […]

Hosting Hotline: Pricing Your Property For Mid-Term Stays Welcome to another Ask Me Anything (Ask Us Anything?) episode! Each week we’ll answer your questions on STR, real estate, OTAs, and everything in between. Sharon (@WindroseDestinations) asks: How do you suggest pricing for mid-term stays, especially coming into the slow winter season? Thanks to everyone who […]

End-Of-Year Business Planning for STR Hosts Sarah and Annette recap the 2022 business year, and discuss what they plan for 2023 (including the slow winter season in Ohio). They share their tips on switching from short-term to mid-term rentals, what you need to consider, and how to make sure you are ready for when the […]

Hosting Hotline: Laundry Best Practices for Bedspreads Welcome to another Ask Me Anything (Ask Us Anything?) episode! Each week we’ll answer your questions on STR, real estate, OTAs, and everything in between. Chris asks: What are best practices for washing bed linens? With a duvet cover, do you still wash the main bedspread after each […]

How To Become Recession-Proof with Real Estate With a passion for researching and sharing the most important facts on real estate and economics, Kathy is a frequent guest expert on such media as CNN, CNBC, Fox News, NPR, CBS MarketWatch and the Wall Street Journal. She is the author of the #1 best seller, Retire […]

Bringing Buying Group Power To All STR Hosts Jeff Iloulian has been in the vacation rental industry for nearly a decade. He has set up, managed, and/or operated over 250+ vacation rental properties; from cozy cabins in the woods, to luxury mansions in Beverly Hills. Additionally, Jeff has successfully grown several businesses and has a […]

Hosting Hotline: The Best Accounting Software For Your STR Business Welcome to another Ask Me Anything (Ask Us Anything?) episode! Each week we’ll answer your questions on STR, real estate, OTAs, and everything in between. Today’s Question: What do you recommend for accounting software for STR owners? Is there something specific for our industry or […]

BIG Airbnb Updates For 2023 Today we’re reviewing Airbnb’s new winter updates as we move into 2023. If you have Airbnb listings, we always recommend logging into your account regularly to see what’s new on the platform, and be sure your listings are up to date with Airbnb’s requirements and able to perform well in […]

Building Wealth + Growing An STR Business With Your Partner Kacia & Seena are brand new to STRs and real estate investing, but they have a BIG vision of where they want to take this, and how they are going to use the power of community to build out an STR brand. After 13 years […]