Direct Booking Sites

[Devon Moore]

Hi Everyone!

I am planning to start a direct booking site for my short-term rentals. I have done some research but curious about the experience people here have had. 

1. Have you gotten insurance similar to Air Cover for issues that may arise?

2. I have seen that creating a site through a PMS is not a good idea since it makes it difficult to chnage PMS in the future and you may not have the full rights to your URL. Has anyone created the site themselves and connected it to a PMS somehow? I currently use hospitable.

3. What are the book keeping and occupancy tax challenges that are faced?

4. Are there any good resources I should look into to learn more about this process?

Thanks!

Devon