Vacasa vs. Awing vs. Evolve in a smaller market in Northern Michigan

[Jill Terlep]

We purchased a 4br-2ba home on Mullett Lake in Northern Michigan and are ready to put it on the STR market. We've met with the three companies in the title line and a couple of others. We're located in a less populated part of the state and are concerned about setting up our own services with Evolve … on the flip-side the % fee from Vacasa seems disproportionate to the service, particularly for times that we want to use the house.

We'd love to know about others experiences with these companies, and we're open to any other local STR companies that we should research.

Thanks!

Jill

[Michael Baum]

Hey @Jill Terlep, just cut Vacasa out of your list. They have gone way down hill since they were a small local PM. You might as well just never list it as you will have a slew of 3 star reviews in no time which will kill the listing.

Evolve just handles calls and bookings but nothing else, so you might as well just do it yourself.

What is the closest decent sized town? Have you checked to see what cleaners are in the area? Rural properties can be a challenge to get a good cleaner lined up but it isn't impossible. I think you can self manage the property.