A trash panda got into the grease trap on my pellet grill last night.  It's pictured on the left.  You can see holes in the can from the bites.  A new one is on the right, that's what the old one looked like before th...

Good afternoon!I'm currently in the process of putting up vacation/STR listings into numerous online booking engines and some of them (like OneFineStay) tout themselves as "luxury properties only." When I think of lux...

Hi guys!  I currently have a lake house under contract in Wisconsin that we will use as a short term rental when my family is not there.  Does anyone have a lake house / cabin short term rental, and if so, care to sha...

What are the things you WISH you'd known to include in your first Short Term Rental? Looking for advice on any MUST HAVE products/items. What camera's are you using?Best keyless entry device?  Towels/Bedding? What is ...

Hi folks, first-time poster / long-timer lurker here, and I really appreciate the deep well of knowledge & entertaining threads here (eg Paul Sandhu from "worst town in KS" :).  I've been watching STR's explode in...

Looking for advice and referrals. I want to turn my lake home into a vacation rental. Looking for a good management company and also advice on the do's and don'ts of vacation rentals. Also what amenities bring the ...

Thinking of ways to make my Airbnb stand out a little more and I’m tossing around the idea of hiring a private chef for one night. Not sure how to go about it - should I bake that price into the nightly rate of the re...

Hi all,I am in the process of furnishing my first rental and boy is it a lot to think about! I am currently compiling a list of items that need to be purchased (primarily looking at Ikea, Amazon and Costco). Does anyo...

What amenities or consumables do you provide guests that sets you apart from the competition and earns you rave reviews?
- Welcome basket?
- Video games and pool table?
- Hot tub?
- Pellet gun, list of creatures, ...

Since all of us Dallas folk are iced in this weekend and I am still trying to do my due diligence on my first MFH purchase, I have an interesting question.....do you sand your sidewalks and parking lots when it sno...