Do not sit idle during this forced downtime if you own a vacation rental. While business might be sidelined for an undetermined amount of...

Your guests want to be comfortable and feel secure in your guestrooms. They will want privacy from the outdoors and from other guests....

Set expectations. What do I mean? Well, guests are on vacation and they want to have a great experience. When guests don’t love your...

Do you allow guests to push your buttons, stress you out, or annoy you? It might be your ego, not your guests taking the fun out of...

Whether using HomeAway, Airbnb, or other listing platform you can screen your guests. First, you must turn off automatic booking....

Analog Version Managing your calendars over multiple OTAs is easier than you might think, unless you have instant book. I know the OTAs...

Should guests be self-sufficient or should they get more service? Whichever way you want to set up your rental is up to you. It is...

Facebook groups for vacation rental and short-term rental owners have lots of discussion about stains left by guests on sheets and...

Getting direct bookings has its benefits. What I like most is that I have real security deposit that I control and do not have to submit...

OTAs (online travel agencies) are almost unavoidable if you want to be successful in vacation rentals, especially if you are just...