We've been using AirBnB for a year but just listed on VRBO yesterday as a pay-per-booking property.  I got an inquiry this morning for a 2 month stay.  She wants more of a discount, which is fine, but I was shocked at...

Anyone had success marketing your vacation rental or short term rental outside of relying on the booking platform (Airbnb/VRBO)?  I'm starting to experiment with FB ads, Instagram and pinterest.  Also was thinking abo...

Good afternoon BP Community. Hoping to get a few second opinions on a situation where we my wife and I had a 2 week renter and we're weighing the options regarding full/partial/zero refund of security deposit. We rent...

Hey guys looking for some feedback here. Looking at buying first STR that also be used as a vacation spot for my family. 2 questions here 1: how is Blueridge market currently doing? Looking for a 3/3 or 4/3. I have no...

Hello super hosts.

Had a guest check out today and the scratched the crap out of my gorgeous hard wood floors with what looks like broken wheels on a suitcase if I had to guess.

Do I file a claim for this or is th...

Hi BP fam,I'm finally close to listing my property for short-term rental purposes.  My property is located in the Mount Pocono area of Pennsylvania. I'm curious to know if there's a go to website or ecommerce shop tha...

Hi all, I’ve seen some talk lately about co-listing on Airbnb as a good market to enter without requiring a lot of capital and being able to manage on a more flexible schedule. I was wondering if anyone has experience...

I recently had a chat with the Director Of Multi-Family Prooject with Airbnb and they are reaching out to Multi-Family Investors to offer a program to help implement short-term rentals for their properties. I have tal...

Hello - is it worth spending money on boardgames within an STR?  Also, what are some other low cost amenities that I can add to my STR that will yield a higher ROI?

Hi there. As is much of the US right now, Southern Vermont is undergoing some extreme weather right now. We had 30" snow last weekend, and temperatures rose today to 45 degrees and pouring rain. The area is flooding p...