Hosting Hotline: Parent-Child Listing Strategies For Your Airbnb, Bathroom Edition 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. Carolyn asks: We’re working on setting up a Parent-Child listing for our Airbnb; can you offer advice […]

Creating Spectrum-Friendly Vacations with Suzanne Hacker Suzanne Hacker is a former banking executive turned business coach with a rich background in leadership and coaching. Throughout her banking career, she managed 17 locations and supervised 110+ direct/indirect reports, including 15-20 individuals reporting directly to her. Coaching her team members was an essential aspect of her role, […]

Hosting Hotline: Maximizing Your Nightly Rate For Major Events 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. Vanessa asks: We’re preparing for the total Solar Eclipse which will be visible next April, 2024. Early April […]

Mastering Short-Term Rental Furnishings with Minoan: Free for Hosts In this episode, we’re thrilled to have Sage Nathan, a seasoned hospitality enthusiast and key player at Minoan, as our guest. Sage is a self-proclaimed “boutique geek” with a passion for hospitality. Sage started her career in eCommerce and retail and spent over two years as […]

Hosting Hotline: Keeping Your Airbnb Open & Your Guests Happy Through Construction 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. Nicole asks: There is construction going on right near our two short-term rentals. What do […]

From Lawyer to Hotelier: Build Your Portfolio with Diya Liu’s Real Estate Investing Strategies We are thrilled to welcome former lawyer turned hotelier, Diya Liu, to the podcast. Diya is a true powerhouse in the real estate and hospitality industry. Drawing from her academic background in chemical engineering and biochemistry, she pursued a legal career […]

Hosting Hotline: How Airbnb Reviews Impact Your Listing 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. Ashley asks: How can we be sure that a single bad review doesn’t highly impact our bookings? Thanks to […]

Taking Calculated Risks in the STR Industry with Our Chief Operations Officer In this special episode, we wanted to give you an inside look at what goes on behind the scenes at Thanks for Visiting. We’ve received countless inquiries from our listeners, coaches, and members who are curious about not only our property management operations […]

Hosting Hotline: Don’t Skimp On Your Space! Tips for Large Airbnb Groups 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. Suzanne asks: I’m building a luxury short-term rental that sleeps 16 people. What tips do […]

Behind the Scenes: We’re Buying 175 Acres of Land We have heard from you all that you would like a little bit more behind the scenes of what Annette and I get ourselves into, so we’re sharing about our current journey buying 175 acres of land out in Ohio. In this episode, we’re going to […]

Hosting Hotline: Should You Allow Bounce Houses At Your Airbnb? 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. Ingrid from Columbus asks: What is your advice on guests wanting to bring rentals to our property, […]

The Key to Direct Booking Success with Kerri Gibson Today you’ll hear from a woman who left behind her corporate career for hosting. While it’s hard to do, we’ve heard that story before. But here’s a story you haven’t heard; she made it her priority to get 70% direct booking, and in this episode, shares […]

Hosting Hotline: Pawsome Hosts, Tips to Make Your Airbnb Pet-Friendly 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. This week’s question: What advice and information do you have for hosting pets; specifically dogs? Thanks to […]

Unlocking Airbnb Success: Maximize Revenue and Bookings with Intellihost Who doesn’t want to book more guests? Jeff Brown is a self proclaimed data geek. He co-founded Loma Homes, a vacation rental company that focuses on unique experiences and themes. Jeff saw the need for better data to optimize his properties and therefore created IntelliHost as […]

Hosting Hotline: Finding the Best Market For Your Airbnb 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: What tools do you use when researching potential short-term rentals to help influence a purchasing decision […]

From Teardown to HGTV: Inside Andi Diamond’s 100-Day Beachfront Hotel Renovation Andi Diamond Bennett is an on-the-go mom of two, wife, portrait photographer, co-owner of 10 STRs, and co-owner of Sunburst Inn which was just renovated and featured on HGTV’s 100 Day Dream Home: Beachfront Hotel. She lives in Tampa, FL and her properties are […]

Hosting Hotline: Listing A Charming (But Noisy!) Unit for Families 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. Today’s question: I’m going to start listing my house’s mother-in-law suite on Airbnb. But, it’s a daylight […]

Navigating the Challenges of Letting Your Team Members Go Letting go of team members is never easy, no matter how long you’ve been with them. It’s always hard. In this episode, we’re going to unpack a situation that we had recently when we had to part ways with some of our team members. We want […]

Hosting Hotline: There is Suspicious Activity at my Neighbor’s House. What Can I Do? 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. Kim asks: What should I do if the neighbor of my short-term rental […]

Stay Cool this Summer: 7 Tips for Preparing Your Property for The Season Summer is around the corner, and it’s about to be a super busy season for not only your personal life, but for your rental business. Today, we’re going over the Top 7 things you should think about to prepare for the busy […]

Hosting Hotline: How Have You Had To Pivot In Your Airbnb 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. Latisha asks: My husband and I have a short term rental in Louisiana. We have […]