What’s Up with VRBO? Addressing Rumors of Sketchy Bookings Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between. Katrina asks: What’s your opinion on giving out the address of the house to guests? Recently, I’ve been […]

What Department & Roles are Needed To Run an STR Business? Sarah and Annette drop in for a holiday season solo to reinforce the importance of establishing a well-organized structure to run your short-term rental business, from branding, SEO, and social/print/email marketing to bookings, guest management, maintenance, housekeeping, inspections, and so much more. Get a […]

Visualizing Land Projects & STR Potential With Annette Grant Welcome back to Success Unlocked, where our hosting business master membership coaches discuss operations, social media, unique builds, co-hosting strategies, and so much more. This week’s episode is Vacation Ventures, hosted by Michael Hicks. In this episode, Mike helps Annette work through her recent experience scouting […]

How To (Ethically) Collect Contact Information at Your Vacation Rental Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between. Zach asks: I was wondering how you guys are collecting data, specifically emails from your guests that […]

Pro Tips to Diversify Your Marketing & Grow Direct Bookings Today’s expert guest, Mark Simpson, helps hosts get the tools, tactics, training – and most importantly – the confidence to boost their direct bookings. After working in hospitality for many years, he founded Boostly in 2016 in the UK and his mission there is to […]

Recommended Systems, Software & Scaling Benchmarks for Co-Hosting Welcome back to Success Unlocked, where our hosting business master membership coaches discuss operations, social media, unique builds, co-hosting strategies, and so much more. This week’s episode is Co-Hosting Confidential, hosted by Amy Corbett. Amy is joined by Jamie Stark Inlow, owner and operator of Be Still […]

Pros & Cons of Setting Up Holiday Decor in Your Short-Term Rental Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between. Nick asks: I really get into the holiday season and I wonder… Do you think […]

How To Use The BRRRR Method for Short-Term Rental Financing Today’s expert guest is Jessie Lang, a buy-and-hold investor with over 70 (!) rentals in Columbus Ohio – most of which she’s acquired since 2021. She has used the BRRRR method to acquire her portfolio with little to none of her own money left in […]

Vacation Rental Copy & Photography 101 Welcome back to Success Unlocked, where our hosting business master membership coaches discuss operations, social media, unique builds, co-hosting strategies, and much more. This week’s episode is Systems Shakedown, hosted by Wendy Doris. Wendy welcomes our very own Sarah Karakaian to go deep on what makes effective copy and […]

Tips for Surprise-and-Delight Moments in Your Short-Term Rental Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between. Sarah asks: I’m wondering about the extras that you do for guests, the stuff that really wows them. Is […]

Download the Definitive Essentials Checklist for Pet-Friendly Airbnb Listings Don’t forget Fido for today’s special pet-themed episode of Thanks For Visiting as we unpack the immense power of the pet-friendly designation on Airbnb, recommended processes and platforms to smooth out your animal operations, and preview our brand new Pet-Friendly Essentials Checklist: breezeway.io/pet-checklist. That’s right, we’ve […]

The Core of Any Successful Service–Based Business is Culture Welcome back to Success Unlocked, where our hosting business master membership coaches discuss operations, social media, unique builds, co-hosting strategies, and so much more. This week’s episode is Vacation Ventures, hosted by Michael Hicks. Micheal chats with his friend and business partner, Charlie Eich, a restaurant […]

Follow These Steps To Set New Goals for Your Short-Term Rental Business Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between. Megan asks: My question relates to goals for next year. I’m working with my business […]

“What is your moment of truth?” – Brian Chesky, CEO, Airbnb, Inc. Today, we unpack Airbnb’s 2023 winter platform update, featuring: Guest Favorites, revamped reviews, a New Listings tab, enhanced pricing and payouts, expanded co-hosting support, smart lock integration, and much more. Plus, we touch on what it all means for the future for hosts, […]

Sarah Karakaian Shares Best Practices for Operations & Owners Welcome back to Success Unlocked, where our hosting business master membership coaches discuss operations, social media, unique builds, co-hosting strategies, and so much more. This week’s episode is Co-Hosting Confidential, hosted by Amy Corbett. In this episode, Amy turns the tables on our very own Sarah […]

Stock Your Rental Space With Confidence Using Our Official STR Essentials Checklist Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between. Russell asks: We just purchased our first property and we’re wondering about stocking the kitchen. […]

Marilynn Taylor of HGTV Shares Her Secrets to Vacation Rental Success Today’s expert guest is Marilynn Taylor. Marilynn feels like an old friend but we met this year, as she flew all the way from California to grace that stage at TFVcon to educate our audience on building sustainable, heart-centered hospitality businesses. She’s been a […]

Wedding Party 101: Tips for Hosting the Perfect Weekend Welcome back to Success Unlocked, where our hosting business master membership coaches discuss operations, social media, unique builds, co-hosting strategies, and much more. This week’s episode is Systems Shakedown, hosted by Wendy Doris. Stacey Rase, known as Miss Stacey by her guests, operates The Properties of […]

Listen to These Podcasts Before You Start Planning Your First International Rental Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between. Zach Morris (not that one) asks: My wife, Jocelyn, and I bought a villa on […]

How To Keep Your Vacation Rental Safe & Secure During the Holiday Season Breezeway’s Justin Ford is back sharing his top holiday safety tips and tricks for rental properties. He covers the most likely accidents that occur during the holidays; why the month between Thanksgiving and Christmas are so deadly in terms of fires and […]

Designing Treehouses & Building the Unbuildable (Success Unlocked Season 1) Welcome back to Success Unlocked, where our hosting business master membership coaches discuss operations, social media, unique builds, co-hosting strategies, and so much more. This week’s episode is Vacation Ventures, hosted by Michael Hicks, an STR host and creative builder with over twenty years of […]