How to Market & Brand Your Short Term Rental Business- with Tayler Smith From planes to trains to automobiles, the Smith family has turned their one-of-a-kind getaway into a family business. A rusted, empty World War 2 train car sitting on the edge of the family’s property sparked the pursuit of a dream to share […]

5 Overlooked Aspects of a Management Contract Whether you are on the management side of a short term rental or you have your own short term rental and hope to hire a manager someday, understanding rental management agreement contracts is essential. We’re going to discuss five often overlooked points of a management agreement that apply […]

The Benefits of Cleaning Training and Certification (with guest Jill Mason) We’re getting down and dirty with cleaning with Jill Mason, the founder and CEO of VRScheduler.com. She’s been working with property managers and cleaning companies for more than four years to make them more efficient and accurate, and she’s recently pivoted into staff training […]

Offering Concierge Services- with Meghan Alfonso We’re always looking for great ways to elevate our guest experience, and one easy way to do that (and make more money!) is by offering concierge services. Meghan Alfonso is the CEO and founder of GAT, otherwise known as Girl (or Guy) About Town, a concierge company in Arizona. […]

How Hostfully Can Help You Reach More Customers & Guarantee a Great Guest Experience- with Margot Schmorak What if you could simplify the way you run your short-term rental business? Margot Schmorak is the CEO and co-founder of Hostfully, a property management software company that services thousands of properties worldwide and helps you do just […]

Co-Hosting From Part-Time to Full-Time Salary & Beyond Are you interested in hopping into the rental world full time but unsure of where to start or how the numbers will shake out? The world of co-hosting is an amazing place to start, especially if you are interested in the short-term rental or vacation property world. […]

Why Aligning with Your Clients is Essential to Your Business When people talk about starting a new business, one topic that doesn’t get enough attention is choosing your customers — but this is imperative to running a successful business. Co-hosting is one of the biggest opportunities out there for building a business, and you can […]

What if We Get Another Stay-at-Home Order This Fall? How to Prepare- with Steve Trover Things are opening back up in the US! While we all take a moment for a collective sigh of relief, remember that COVID-19 hasn’t gone anywhere just yet. How can you prepare yourselves for a second wave and potential future […]

The Hosts of HGTV’s “Stay or Sell” Open Their First Short-Term Rental- with Brad & Heather Fox How do you juggle owning two businesses, starting your first short term rental, and filming a TV show at the same time? That’s what Brad and Heather Fox, a married couple who own Fox Homes & Realty and […]

Short-Term Rental Tips from a Superhost + Design Influencer- with Catherine Williamson Catherine Williamson is one half of the very popular blog Beginning in the Middle. She and her husband are designers, renovators, and Airbnb Superhosts. In 2013, they moved from New York City to Columbus, Ohio, where they noticed a gap in the market […]

5 Ways to Pivot Your Airbnb During Downtime Is downtime in your business leaving you feeling down? Don’t worry! We’re going to outline 5 things you can do during a downtime — whether it’s a slow season, you need to take a break from hosting, or for any other reason — to make your listing […]

Cleaning is Now Safety- with Safety Captain Justin Ford We’ve talked about safety before, and we’ve talked about cleaning, but one thing is now clear in a COVID-19 world: Cleaning is safety. We have our safety expert, Justin Ford, back on the show this week to talk about how things have changed dramatically since his […]

Creating an Unforgettable Airbnb Experience: Star Wars Edition- with Bryndee Barton Everyone wants their property to stand out from the crowd, and one way to do that is through experiential properties. These properties take their guest experience to the extreme. Bryndee Barton, the designer at Loma Homes, has an incredible Star Wars-themed rental that you […]

Building an Epic Short-Term Rental Business- with Steph Utterback It’s totally possible to build an epic rental business! Steph, the owner of EpicBnb — a Nashville-based hospitality company specializing in design, short-term rental management, and consulting — tells us all about how she is currently building out her own business, from picking which properties to […]

Is Mid-Term the New Short-Term? Is mid-term the new short-term? The typical length of stay, at this point in time, is drastically changing. How is your business going to adapt and pivot in order to have the best chance of surviving and thriving, now and into the future? Mid-term rentals are a great opportunity, so […]

9 Ways to Pivot Your Short-Term Rental We are in a very weird time, and we don’t know exactly what the other side of it will look like. We’re going to go over nine ways you can pivot your short-term listing, whether that’s during a slow season, a huge event comes to your area, or […]

Airbnb Gets Back to Its Roots: Resources for Hosts during the Pandemic We are dealing with a virus that has taken the world by storm. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been alive, there hasn’t been anything quite like this in living memory. Not long ago, we talked about how you should handle cancellations. Now […]

How to Properly Insure your Short-Term Rental or Business- with Darren Pettyjohn We know adulting is hard but trust us: proper insurance is essential! It is going to benefit you, your guest, and your property (whether you own it or not). Darren Pettyjohn is a co-founder at Proper Insurance Services, which offers a custom insurance […]

Dryer Safety in Your Short Term Rental- with Justin Ford There’s one area of safety that pretty much everyone in the short-term rental game has to consider: dryer safety. To give us all the details, we are once again joined by our resident safety captain, Justin Ford! Justin tries to make safety exciting, and so […]

Tactical Things You Can Do Tomorrow To Raise Revenue- with Sharon Keefe Whatever your mission is in this journey of short-term rentals, revenue is going to be a common driving factor. One of the common shortcomings when it comes to vacation rentals is not properly compensating yourself for all the services you provide. You may […]

COVID-19 and Your Airbnb Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard about the coronavirus disease. We wanted to address some of the questions and concerns hosts may be facing, including cancellations, cleaning questions, and how to handle reservations. Resources: