Jump-Starting Your Airbnb Journey with Ellen Yin, Cubicle To CEO Ellen Yin is the founder & host of Cubicle to CEO®, a top 1% podcast and media platform creating financially transparent content, events, and education empowering entrepreneurs to pursue what’s possible. Ellen quit her corporate job without a backup plan and bootstrapped her first $300 […]

Hosting Hotline: Listing Your Airbnb As A Parent-Child Setup 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. Patty asks: My 3-bedroom property is targeted specifically for traveling nurses. What is the best way to set up a parent-child […]

Making Vacation Rentals The Most Respected Travel Vertical Simon Lehmann is one of the world’s foremost experts on short-term rental and vacation rentals. He leads AJL Atelier, a specialized vacation rental, and business consultancy, while also advising multiple companies as Board Member and Executive Chairman. A sought-after speaker, panelist, and moderator, Simon loves to broach […]

Hosting Hotline: How Your Cancellation Policy Affects Your Airbnb Listing 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. Christine asks: Does our cancellation policy affect our listing’s visibility on Airbnb? Thanks to everyone who submitted questions. To hear […]

Investing for Financial Independence and Empowerment Delyanne Barros is an investing coach and the founder of Delyanne The Money Coach LLC. Growing up poor and as a Brazilian-born immigrant, she believed that money was something extremely difficult to earn, manage, and grow. After paying off $150k in student loan debt and becoming a millionaire, she […]

Hosting Hotline: Yes Or No To Sleeper Sofas? 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. Katie asks: My Airbnb’s bedroom is in a loft, accessible only by a ladder; should we get a sleeper sofa as an […]

Converting A Summer Camp Into Overnight Stays And Event Venue Helen Christopher is a former elementary teacher turned hospitable host, author, and event planner in Upstate New York. In 2021, she bought a former girls summer camp called Brookledge which offers guests 60 acres of cabins, glamping tents, and event space. As owner, she helps […]

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 […]