Leaving Evolve Vacation Rental

[Lynette Guy]

Several people using Evolve Vacation Rental had concerns about how difficult it would be to leave Evolve.  I just made that transition and I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was.

• I can keep all my current bookings with Evolve.
• I was able to transfer my reviews back to my VRBO listing.
• For $250, I can keep my photographs and listing description.

I am now back on my own and the transition was fairly quick (it took a few days) and simple. I contacted them via email and informed them of my desire to terminate my contract and be the initial point of contact with my guests once again. They were understanding and only made minimal attempts to try and persuade me to stay.

If you've been considering making this transition but thought it would be difficult, hopefully, this will be useful in your decision-making process.

[Lynette Guy]

@Daniel Kauffman for one, I didn't like the lack of control over my own rental and it took the personal aspect away.  I enjoy hosting and like to be the first point of contact with my guests.  Evolve is not personable.  I've rented a listing through them before and it adds another party to go through that is completely unnecessary.  I like to charge more when there are extra guests, but Evolve won't allow you to do that.  

They also won't allow you to list on other sites if you are listed with them.  I didn't get any more reservations with Evolve and I was driving a lot of traffic there myself via the Nextdoor App, Facebook groups, etc.  

I am listed on both Airbnb and VRBO and I'm working on a website through Lodgify.