We manage a property in Gatlinburg Falls, and the internet has been down for over a week now.  I've logged over 30 hours of phone time with their "management" trying to resolve the issue.  These people are the lowest ...

Today, Guesty has announced its acquisition of Your Porter(see link below for announcement). As always, they say that nothing will change. I am literally just starting out in the STR game. We close on a Smoky Mountain...

I know of Quest, but their fees seem high to me.
Has anyone here used Equity Trust out of Ohio or NuView Trust out of Florida or AmericanIRA out of Ashville, NC.
or maybe there are others too.
What do you think of ...

I run my Airbnb by myself but I still have a property manager and cleaning staff.
At the end of the month, I have to send the next month's reservations to both of them to inform them when to inspect and clean the pro...

What do you guys think about offering free listing and open house to FSBOs in order to hold open houses to capture buyer clients? Then during the open house offer to do an open listing agreement where they don’t pay i...

Hi all, In October of 2025 I opened my own STR PM company. I was laid off by a big PM company and prior to being hired by that company I had already made it a goal to open my own some day. So here I am... Anyway, my c...

Good afternoon all my fellow STR'ers!I have a home in Florida that I STR in Four Corners, FL when I'm not there. It is a good sized home (3000 sf) in a great location on a lake. I've done reasonably well renting it ou...

I own 2 Airbnbs and Co-Host several properties that I’ve NEVER seen in person!

It all comes down to having the right team, Technology, and processes in place!!Teams (of course there are more, but these are the top ...

The title pretty much says it all.  I bought a property long distance as a STR.  Had a full service PM who basically disappeared after setting up and a few guest stays and now I have to manage it.  I have a family mem...

Dear BP Community,
I am planning to purchase an NOO STR  in Nashville and will need a good PM as I will be OOS.  I reached out to a few companies from google searches but not getting any responses which is not a good...