Would love the advise of other STR owners on bedbug prevention. We have a STR in the Smokies and I don’t know if I want to just risk dealing with it if the problem arises. I have read about the huge hassle they are to...

I'm buying a house in rural PA for an STR. The best satelite package I can find is only 25 mbps, and my house will often has 10-14 people in it. I know this is going to make or break my review section - what is the be...

Had a guy move in Sunday night to one of my STRs.  He called me the next day to complain about 3 things.  1. He locked one of the bedroom doors and didn't know how to unlock it from the outside.2. He wanted a better c...

I had a double booking yesterday. The worst kind. They both showed up at the house at the same time and that's how I found out about it. I checked my Your Porter calendar and sure enough two bookings on top of each ot...

Airbnb guest is a foreign visitor, and wants to pay directly to save on all their airbnb fees. They want to stay here a few months, so airbnb would take a fairly hefty fee from them.Guest has been here a little while ...

I posted a few times while my wife and I were looking for our vacation home. We took lots of the thoughts and ideas at the time to heart and incorporated them as best we could. We now have it up and running as an STR,...

My wife and I are hosting on Airbnb and just received an initial message from a guest that instantly booked our place for April. Our current pricing structure is a base price with an extra fee per guest starting at 2 ...

I just recently closed on a property in Colorado Springs with a single family home on the front lot which we are going to use for a long term rental.  We are currently converting the 1200 sq foot space above the 3 car...

I have a tenant whose boyfriend is essentially living there now.  The lease states that no one can stay more than 15 days without being on the lease.  She says he stays at his own place about once every 10 days (conve...

Hello Everyone, Recently in one of my STR homes, the tenants cause major destruction to the property.  It looks like they rented it for 2 days and went wild.  Holes in walls, broken bathtubs, smoking weeds in the hous...