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Evolve for Managing STR's?
As I work towards my first STR I have spent some good time on researching the management side. I'm wondering if if anyone has had experience with Evolve? I had a 30 min conversation with them and they appear to be a solid consideration. 10% management cost, including the booking sites 3%. What I gather is that they are a software company that coordinates a lot of the systems (booking, dynamic pricing, communication with your boots on the ground, etc.) While I do have time to self manage one or two STR's I would prefer to set up a nice cruise control system. My main concern is the customer interface as I feel a personal touch is more preferred than working with a company. Thanks!
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- Orlando Kissimmee, Davenport
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More like 10% charge to get 10% lower occupancy rate at 30% lower price then you could do yourself. But I do understand some people want things to be truly passive.
Ultimately my issue with them is they charge 10% to do the front end stuff. The front end stuff is the easy part. You still get to deal with the midnight broken HVAC yourself. If I was going to pay 10% for anything that would be more interesting. Most self managers here would probably do the front end stuff for less than 10% and do a better job to boot.
Pricing is $8 of software and 20 minutes a month.
- Ryan Moyer
