Anyone use Evolve Vacation Management Co.?

[Jennifer M.]

We have a farm in the NC mountains with 4 vacation rental cabins. Our local rental management company take 25% and we pay for all listings on VRBO/Homeaway/TripAdvisor/Flipkey, photos, videos, etc. They only take 10% and list on all major sites for free. They take photos for free as well. They will email the cleaning agency of my choosing each time there is a booking ot change. They seem to have a good system in place. My worry with leaving the local agency is the personal attention that guests receive when they call. Is the market for vacation rental management moving in this direction?  Has anyone had any experience with Evolve Vacation Rental management? 

[Dan Schwartz]

@Jennifer M. We looked into it and chose to stay local and full-service. We weren't nuts about the fact that guests would be hosted by a company and not a personal name. They list/host under "Evolve Vacation Rentals" (or something like that) as opposed "Dan S.". Airbnb in particular, as a sharing economy-platform, feels more natural with a person's name attached, rather than a corporate name. Personal preference, perhaps.

Their 10% fee only covers listing and follow up. Now, that is an enormous burden off of the owners shoulders, but cleaning, maintenance, etc, is still left to the owner. It's not "hands off."

I will say that they were very pleasant and extremely friendly and helpful. They were Lant positioned to add the particular value we sought, so we decided against them, but each owner's situation is different.