Vacation rental “athletes” know that owning and operating a rental is a marathon, not a sprint. Along the way, many roadblocks will pop up...and successful, agile owners find ways to quickly change course. Expedia’s acquisition of HomeAway was one of the biggest hurdles owners and managers faced ... READ the POST
COVID-19 Cleaning
The Ultimate Covid-19 Cleaning Resource It is still hard for me to believe that just a few short months ago, I was set to have the most profitable summer on record at my Kauai vacation rental. Now? Well... It’s a familiar story for almost everyone in the short-term rental industry, all ... READ the POST
How to Get Organized
I’m a numbers person. I worked in commercial real estate for 20 years before starting my vacation rental business, and my days were full of them. Luckily, because of this experience, I had a solid understanding of how I wanted to run and account for my finances from the start. Even then, I faced ... READ the POST
Vacation Rental Tax Tips
In the vacation rental industry, the connections we make with other VR pros are one of our most valuable assets. Case in point: the lovely Holly Webb. Holly and I both won makeovers for our vacation rental websites over on Matt Landau’s Vacation Rental Marketing Blog, and I was lucky enough to meet ... READ the POST
(Photography by the talented, Tyann Marcink) I’d venture to guess that many (if not most?) TDG readers have a Facebook account for their vacation rental business. After all, Facebook has entered its teen years—it’s 13!—and over two billion people actively use the platform every single ... READ the POST
The #bookdirect Movement
The #bookdirect movement started in 2018. This initiative from VRMIntel aims to show vacation rental travelers that hefty booking fees are avoidable—if they book directly on an owner or property manager’s website. The first Wednesday in February is the day to spread the news of ... READ the POST