My wife and I are planning on moving next year and turning our current place into an STR. We currently have a ring camera in the front of our house and another in the back. The camera in the back covers a small porch/...

Hello BP family. I have a property in Philadelphia where I rent out rooms(6-12month terms). This is my first rental. Right now there are 2 tenants in the property. The third and final tenant moves in this week.  One...

I am setting up a direct booking website and I am looking into ways to screen guests. Is anyone using Chekin, Superhog, or Safely?  
If so, how well has the software worked for you? 
Have you gotten any feedback or ...

Have you ever had a travel nurse who wants to leave her children unattended in your furnished rental overnight for a 13 hr shift?  I was told that they were bringing their 18 y.o. daughter to watch her 3 younger broth...

Simple question, do you drain and refill your hot tub during each turnover, or only as needed?If only as needed, what does cleaning consist of? Just skimming out debris and adjusting chemicals?

With the news recently that VRBOHomeaway is joining Airbnb in limiting communications with guests, I got to thinking how I follow up with past guests.Are you collecting contact information from the guests while on-pro...

We are new hosts and just went “live” April 1.  We have had a great month.  It started with just weekends but now we are getting weekly bookings from executives in town for work booked by their company.   This guest e...

I listened to Linda Weygant's podcast this morning on the way in - great stuff! At this point, I have heard most of the podcasts from 1-244 (OK, I didn't have to listen to 243 since I was doing the babbling!) and I am...

I'm in my 7th year renting out a condo in Maui when we're not using it. We get most of our guests through VRBO and Flipkey.I would like to hear from some other vacation rental owners about your thoughts on vetting gu...