All Forum Posts by: Adam Faber

@JJ King, are you aware of any co-hosting features through the Homeaway family of websites? 

I'd also be curious if the only way to have it set up is for the VA to have access to only that property with that one owner through their account, or if there was a way to have the VA access multiple different properties with different owners through one spot. It could be difficult for property owners to be willing to give up their email and password for access to the account.

Awesome, thanks for the information everybody! Has anybody ever heard of https://yourfrontdesk.co/ ? I'm curious what everybody's thoughts are on it. 

I guess one thing that I didn't make clear is that I am interested in doing something like a virtual front desk, but I'm not sure on the need. My main thoughts were that if someone had a W-2 job and couldn't find the time to communicate with guests, then maybe they would pay a monthly fee to know that the communication is handled while they are at their own jobs. 

I do think there may be a need of something less than Evolve, but a little more personal than maybe Guesty could be, but pricing does get difficult because rents vary so much. 

Hey everybody! Quick question for you guys -

So I know this isn't a new idea, and it's been floating around in my head for a while, is there a need for a good virtual assistant for vacation rentals? 

I'm talking about a service that does customer service, i.e. talk to guests in a timely manner, answers questions, screens tenants (with approval of owner maybe?). Property owners would still be responsible for all the "on the ground" tasks. Would it be beneficial to have someone that is an expert in vacation rentals, vs just some offshore VR thats extremely cheap?

I would imagine a flat rate, monthly fee would be a good way to go with this. Perhaps one fee for handling communications or whatnot during the regular work day, and another fee for handling it all the time. 

Is this a service that is still needed and what would an investor be willing to pay for this? 

Thanks so much! 

Hey Shawn! I'm very curious about this as well... I haven't heard of any that stick out above the rest in terms of quality. I've been thinking about starting up a property management company, actually. Are you looking for a property manager? 

Hey everybody! 

I'm currently finishing up college and working on getting my real estate license right now. Starting a vacation rental management company has been on my mind for years, and now it's time to further explore this. My goal would be to manage other people's vacation rentals. There doesn't seem to be ton of info out there for starting a vacation rental management company. 

Does anybody have any good sources of info? Maybe other forum discussions? 

Two of my biggest concerns would be how to manage the weekly turnover cleanings and how to find property owners to manage. 

Thanks! 

Hey guys!

I'm finally actually using this site since I'm actively looking for an investment property, specifically a long term rental. I feel like real estate is a great investment; especially if I start young. I'm 20 years old and a full time student plus a very busy part time job. I've been very fortunate to save up some good capital and have finally started looking at houses.

I actually just put an offer in one today... we shall see what happens.

I'm eager to learn!

Cya around!