All Forum Posts by: Kyle Jacques

I don’t do any. I’m a millennial, so figure people can google whatever they desire. I’m all about less is more, it allows me to put more focus on higher priority items. 

But then again, some people dislike that aspect of me 😊

I have a 3 ring binder. I keep it updated with all sorts of local stuff. Easy and low cost.

Simple for folks to access.

Frankly I think too many people try and "automate" everything with technology that they complicate things so much that it is hard to manage.

Remember you will get older folks staying and they might not want to try and use a tablet.

In your case, Evolve "owns" the listing and you will have to start from scratch as if it's a brand new STR. You will have to register a new listing on Airbnb, get that all setup and then detach from Evolve. You will lose all the reviews etc. from Evolve. Hospitable is awesome and I use it for my properties (hit me up if you need help). In your case, unless you want to list it on multiple platforms, you probably don't need the PMS and the inbuilt tools should suffice.

We have people leaving Evolve/Vacasa/Other PM and switching to us all the time.  You will lose the previous listing and be starting over.  Find out the date of the "switch" and make a new listing and block calendar until that date.  We have not had an issue with multiple listings on different Airbnb accounts before.  I also do not think you will need a PMS with one property.  You can sign up for Airbnb and VRBO and sync calendars.  Good luck!

Hey Kyle, you are taking the proper steps by switching in the long run. I would have all the information, pictures, etc. ready to go on Airbnb/VRBO as a new listing. Then when Evolve takes it down, you will be able to shift to Hospitable easily. I have a contact at Hospitable that I can PM you that may be able help with some issues. 

I use Touchstay.  

If you only have Airbnb, then create a Vrbo account to use.

I use hostfully guidebooks.  Similar to touchstay but it lets me collect guest emails prior to accessing guidebook.  I think you can let the guest optionally add an email with touchstay but hostfully has the option to force collection of email in order to access guidebook.