Established VRBO property in area that caters to that market.Owners manage the unit long distance.  They own 3 vacation rentals in the area and self manage them all.  I'm working with a local agent that has this as a ...

Hi,Quick question...was wondering if anyone has come across a good guide/checklist on readying/preparing your home for VR? I found one on google at one point and didn't save it...now I can't locate. Thanks- Patrick

We have rentals in places that do not snow but are thinking of investing in Columbus, a place that gets snow every year.  What types of "extra" major maintenance is needed in places with snow?  is it typical to pay fo...

I'm trying to transition away from managing all of my properties myself. Mostly that's going pretty well, but I'm running into one big problem. Every now and again, someone leaves a mess in one of my units. This can r...

How do you handle the combination of charging pet fees and cleaning fees? Do the cleaners make more money if there is a pet? Does your cleaner just charge "per turn" regardless of a pet or not? 
I'm paying my cleaner...

Can you accept the cleaned grill by cleaning people? 

Is anyone using a good inventory management system to track supplies in your STR?  Admittedly I am a tracker and love to analyze mundane things like burn down rates to predict when I need to bring more supplies to the...

Screens on the roof, not approved for installation. There’s four across the roof
—Hi all, I am going through an interesting experience with one of the properties I own and could use some advice.
One of the propertie...

It's official folks! After a little over a month, we finally posted our first AirBnb listing in Portsmouth, VA using one of the units in our quadplex. We are open for business starting tomorrow. My wife and I are expe...

1. landlord did not call this discolored ring out during initial inspection, even though it was there and our belongings were not in the way, he did not leave us a list to be fixed2. after we moved out, he did a fina...