Getting things together for our first STR (long distance). What rooms/closets do you typically lock up vs leave open for guest access? Do you lock attic access, etc? We plan to make a few trips through the year which ...

For us it's not even a question. We must have a grill. Most of our competitors use charcoal grills. I use propane. It's more expensive but they're less likely to burn my house down.

Charcoal Grill

Gas Grill

or No...

I have a great housekeeper that consistently gets mentioned in reviews for cleanliness and has a backup team in place. Only problem is she charges more than others are charging for their cleaning fees.I've shopped oth...

Hi everybody-I knew this would happen eventually, but this is our first instance of a guest leaving our place a mess. The rate is over $900/night and so we were crossing our fingers that perhaps it wouldn't happen so ...

I had a potential guest ask me yesterday the distance to a specific location, which I shared, both in miles and travel time.

Today he is asking to know the exact location so he can check the route on (redacted, but ...

Im about to pull the trigger on their hardware/ service but was wondering if anyone is using them that could provide first hand information on the hardware their using, range, setup etc.We have a large property and ar...

Hey everyone! I'm new to REI and am interested in growing wealth and income streams with SFHs and long term rentals.  However, I've recently grown intrigued with Short term rentals in tourist markets as another way to...

Recently bought a condo in FL, plan on using it for Airbnb STR. Anyone with experience have do’s/dont’s or tips on how to raise occupancy rate while avoiding nightmare visitors?

Guest experience is one of my favorite STR topics! I co-managed guest experience and feedback at a large fund a learned a lot directly from guests. Before I left, we had an average rating of 4.93 across many markets a...

Our property management business recently reached 1,000 total reviews across our 18-property portfolio, and we’ve been fortunate enough to maintain a 4.99 average rating across all OTAs.
I wanted to share some strate...