All Forum Posts by: David N.

I'm looking at Wynd vs Minut for noise and smoke awareness in my new unit. Does anyone have experience? Minut seems to be less expensive, but according to Wynd's website, they say Minut's smoke monitoring is in Beta and doesn't track marijuana smoke. True? If I go with Wynd, they charge $15/mo by device and they recommend one per room. For a 3 BR that would be $60/mo. Does anyone have experience with how sensitive they are?

Thanks everyone. Great advice

What if by the time I post there is almost nothing on the market in a comparable location of a comparable quality? In that case, should I go for the max I think I can get and then start dropping my price after two weeks?

 @Michael Baum there are a manageable number of STRs. I here you about dropping the price and I'm in no danger of that. Thank you.

Ok community - coming to you with the big question and need some pro advice. In about 2.5 weeks, if all goes to plan, I'll launch my first STR. It is for a ski condo which we closed on in October and have been renovating. The peak ski season will be from December 26 through the end of March more or less. So that means when I launch, I will be 30 days out from one of the biggest weeks of the season. The place sleeps 8 so suitable for 1-2 families. I'm not looking for advice on the price to charge. I can figure that out. I'm interested in advice about my relative price and about the pace at which to drop it. It's brand new inside. Should I still try to undercut competition? If it doesn't book in the first week of listing, should I drop prices? After two weeks? Happy to answer other questions, but don't want to give out more info than you need.

 John - That's useful to know. Do you have any feedback from guests that suggests it is appreciated and valuable? 

I have also thought about YT TV because I also use it in my personal home. However, I couldn't figure out an easy way to do it, so I wasn't going to offer it.

Thanks to everyone! I bought Roku TVs and for now I'm going to go just with streaming. David

This is a relatively minor issue, but could use some advice. I'm setting up my first STR and I need to get TVs and service. Personally, I cut the cord (cable) almost 20 years ago, so the idea of paying for cable seems crazy to me. Is that a mistake? If I go with internet only, any recommendations for the best setup to provide guests to access their favorite content? We use YouTubeTV in our house and I could buy that under a separate account. I could also just provide the TV and setup and let people login using their own information. My research also suggests Roku may be an easy way to handle it. Any thoughts?