Cliff H.
Anyone using online stores for convenience services/revenue?
Stumbled on this service, which appears to be an interesting business model in itself and got me thinking about how this might work for convenience items such as toothbrushes, deodorants, or other items that are not n...
Clint Cook
Property Managment Fees for Vacation Rentals
I'm a newbie, who is looking to start with a buy and hold of vacation rentals. Being my first time, I've got a ton of things to figure out. One of them is property management fees. Property management fees seems ...
John Underwood
Homeaway Premier Partner Checklist causing to dump Airbnb?
Homeaway has published their Premier Partner Checklist and it is interesting.I personally don't get much business from Airbnb but I have kept my Airbnb listing active because I pickup a few rentals per year there.It a...
Mary Pastoral
VRBO charges 10% commission for direct booking outside of their platform
Hi, We had to call VRBO for a bill that they are charging us and this is how I found out that VRBO charges 10% commission for any booking that was made outside their platform. They said that they have access to extern...
Joe S.
The taxes and fees are more than the nightly rate on STR
I have never stayed at a short term rental and I have been hearing all about them. So I go on line and look at a number of Short term rentals. I’m a little unsure about how the pricing goes whether the listed price is...
Chelsea Mastin
Management Book Recommendations
Hi! Does anyone have any business management or customer service book recommendations? Thanks in advance!
Claire Pedregon
Best Vacation Rental Property Management System (PMS)
Im looking to move our 5 (soon to be 17) short term rentals over from being solely listed on airbnb, to a comprehensive PMS system to save on airbnb fees and build some efficiencies into our workflow. I've looked into...
Karl McGarvey
Beyond Pricing Showing Cancellations that VRBO is not
Morning All!In the first week of being listed all of our reservations have come from AirBnb. This morning I looked up my billing for beyond pricing and it actually showed two instances where people tried to book my co...
Jose Ortega
What automation systems do you use for Airbnb?
Hey all. Getting things ready to launch my first STR and wondering what systems you all are using to automate your listings. Also, any helpful tips would be greatly appreciated!
Nick M.
Michigan Sales/lodging tax collection and payment
Could VRBO users from Michigan provide some clarity about the topic of sales tax/lodging tax collection and payment to the state. I am just starting out with a STR and found that VRBO is not very specific if they are ...