Airbnb 101: What the Heck is a Co-Host?! There’s a question we get asked all the time: What the heck is a co-host?! At its core, a co-host is just a joint host — which means the role is open for interpretation! One of the reasons we think so many people find the idea of […]

Do I Need an Instagram or Facebook Account For My Airbnb or Short-Term Rental?- with Kelly Rauch of Local Anywhere We met today’s guest, Kelly Rauch, at our most recent local Airbnb meetup — so, let that me a lesson to you: go to your local meetups, or if one doesn’t exist, start one. You […]

Best & Worst Cities for Airbnb: Making Money & Paying Your Mortgage with Short-Term Rentals- with Gillian Luce We often talk about strategies for hosts who are already in the game (how to welcome guests, how to set pricing, etc.), but we’ve missed an important step: getting the property you can use as an Airbnb! […]

InnTown Stays: A Unique Short-Term Rental Business That Helps People Recovering from a Disaster- with BJ Allmon We host an Airbnb meetup here in Columbus, and at our most recent one, we heard about BJ Allmon, co-founder of InnTown Stays — and we knew we had to talk to him! Because BJ is staking a […]

How to Automate Your Airbnb & What it’s Like to Airbnb Your Home When You Travel- with Cody Boyce Cody Boyce and his wife recently started listing their home on Airbnb while they’re travelling for business, and Cody’s already automated this thing up — for free! So, we’re going to learn all about the Zapier […]

Funding Your Airbnb Investment Property- with Marc Kade of PrimeLending We met Marc Kade at a real estate investor meetup about a year ago — and, oh boy, this is the guy to talk to about all things lending! He’s a branch manager for PrimeLending and a real estate investor himself, and we brought him […]

Coffee, Robes, Phone Chargers, Flowers, & Other Details That Will Make Your Airbnb Stand Out- with Tiffany Caliva of The Beach Lodge We are so excited to share our conversation with Tiffany Caliva, host of The Beach Lodge in Hollywood, Airbnb Superhost, and one of our Instagram Super Heroes! Tiffany tells us about her journey […]

Flipping Houses, Hosting on Airbnb, & Everything in Between- with Wendy Doris of FlippinWendy Design Today we’re talking to a flippin’ Instagram celebratory in the real estate world, Wendy Doris, AKA @FlippinWendy! Resources:

How to Be Wheelchair & Handicap Compliant in a Short-Term Rental: ADA Compliance & Design- with LeAnne Lavender We believe that true superhosts should endeavor to serve all guests, but sometimes, you just don’t know what you don’t know – so, today, we are going to learn about how to make a short-term rental space […]

All the Ways to Make Airbnb Your Side Hustle You don’t even have to own property to make Airbnb your side hustle or be part of the short-term rental industry – there are so many roles that need to be filled, and that means there are lots of opportunities and options! Whether you are interested […]

Short-Term Renting Your RV or Travel Trailer- with Nick Karakaian We’ve spent most of our show up to this point talking about Airbnb – but, today, we want to introduce you to some other short-term rental platforms that cater to a very specific niche: rentinting out your RV! So, Sarah’s husband Nick returns to discuss what […]

Convincing Your Partner to Airbnb- with Nick Karakaian If you are in a relationship, you can’t just start letting strangers stay at your house – even if they’re helping you pay your rent or mortgage! You have to make sure it’s cool with your partner, first (and your landlord!). So, today, Sarah invited her husband, […]

Holiday Tips for Airbnb & Short-Term Rental Hosts (& Holiday Horror Stories) With Summer in full swing, we wanted to touch on something that all Airbnb and short-term rental hosts need to consider: holidays! So, today, we’re going to share our tips for both taking a holiday for yourself and giving your guests that are […]

Properly: A Turnover Solution for Small Co-Hosts and Big Property Managers (with guest Tammi Sims) Even if you don’t own property, you can still be part of the short-term rental industry by managing properties for other people who want to take advantage of platforms like Airbnb but don’t have the time. It’s been a really […]

What it Takes to be a Superhosting Power Couple- with Tia Brown and Kyle Brown We met two amazing young entrepreneurs, Tia Brown and Kyle Brown, at a local Airbnb meetup recently – and they probably didn’t even get two sentences out of their mouths before we fell head over heels for these two! So, […]

Hosting an Airbnb Experience: Why It’s a Great Opportunity & How to Host like a Boss – with Ria Greiff (Episode 19) Ria Greiff is a radio personality, podcast host, and Airbnb Experience host expert! So she doesn’t just talk the talk – she walks the walk, and she has some great advice to help […]

The Box Hop: A Container Airbnb – with Emily Britt & Seth Britt (Episode 18) We’ve been spying on today’s guests on Instagram for a long time (@theboxhop – check it out), and we are so excited to finally be able to chat with them!! Emily and Seth Britt live in Columbus, and they love […]

Restoring The Kettle House in Galveston & Hosting DIY/HGTV’s Big Texas Fix – with Ashley Cordray & Michael Cordray (Episode 17) Ashley Cordray and Michael Cordray own a real estate renovation company that specializes in restoring homes from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They are working with homes near the brink of destruction […]

Keep it Tidy: Laundry, Cleaning Supplies, & Residential Vs. Short-Term Cleaners with Chris Carlone (Episode 16) We’re talking to Chris Carlone from TidyHost, an automated housekeeping solution exclusively for short-term rentals. We’ve talked about it on the show before, but keeping your rental spaces clean is a non-negotiable – no exceptions! Resources: Are you ready to […]

Annette + Sarah (Episode 15) Together, we’ve hosted more than 2,000 guests throughout our careers – and we’ve learned a lot, but let us tell you, we definitely stumbled a few times along the way! So, today, we’re going to share the five things we WISH we had known when we started building our short-term […]

Pivoting From Long-Term Rentals to Short-Term Rentals with Superhost Christine Kimball (Episode 14) Superhost Christine Kimball owns The Corner House in Columbus, and today, we talk about why she pivoted from long-term rentals to short-term rentals – and why she loves it! Resources: