We just went live with our first short term rental.  I know great timing.  We have had 3 people send requests for booking on HomeAway in the first 2 weeks of being live.  Of the ones we have received, one was for 29 d...

I've been receiving increased interest from guests booking through VRBO/Homeaway.  I have a rental agreement template but I'm thinking it should be "tightened up" as it is just built from the template that VRBO/HA pro...

Pulled this together for a RE Investor meet up on how "today's tech stack" is breaking down historical concerns of STRs being a time-suck for RE Investors when looking at either purchasing properties for STR deploymen...

Hello BP Community,
I’ve got a multi million dollar house on the river listed in my investing area. We are a huge farming and now wedding venue town. What would you do with something like this? If bought at list pric...

Hi all, this is my first time trying to rent out a home that I have recently bought. I have made listings on Zillow and Apartments.com and I received an offer from a company that "has dozens of properties" and "provid...

Looking for thoughts on a strategy to help VRBO not get immediately buried by Airbnb and be permanently assigned to an “also ran” capacity. I realize that there are variables from market to market and property to prop...

Hi BP folks! I’m new to the STR game, have a question about a property in a desirable part of CO for rentals. How negatively will a property that is on Solar with a generator and on cistern water affect bookings? Assu...

Hi Short Term Experts: what would you do in this situation?Guest has been on my VRBO calendar for a couple of monthsWe require picture ID (our HOA is strict about being over 25 years old) (House Rule)We also require a...

Hi Folks,
It's time we cut the cable on our shore rental. It's just too expensive, and I'm trying to figure out what my best options are. I've been hesitant to switch over in the past because of the user friendliness...

I’ve been doing this for a while, and even though I have a lot to improve yet, I had some insights about how to make guests feel more comfortable in my property. I think sharing it might help a few people and maybe yo...