Episode 169: Booking.com Hosting Guide for Beginners

I’ve spoken before about Booking.com and how they weren’t right for us but… We’re now back on Booking.com! And I think you might want to use them for extra exposure for your short-term rental as well.

Episode 161: Should You Still Leave Instant Book Turned On?

December 13, 2022
Property setup online, Software tools, Uncategorized
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Do you know the one power tool that you can use to maximize your earnings and expedite the booking process, too? I am talking about Airbnb's Instant Book feature. Instant book is a hassle-free booking process that allows guests to book your listing automatically. It also improves guest experience on top of that. It is like hitting 3 birds with one stone ...

Episode 142: Breezeway for scaling

It’s often said that “the devil is in the details.” When it comes to short-term rentals, this could not be more true. One little hair could be the difference between your 3-star review and a perfect 5-star review that will keep guests coming back. So how do we ensure that we consistently get great reviews? We...

Episode 127: A Free Digital Guidebook Option

The fewer questions we receive from our guests the easier it is to manage our short-term rentals and if it’s easier it’s likely that we will continue doing it and building our portfolios! At the same time, receiving fewer questions also indicates that our guests have everything they need! So we talk a lot about...

Episode 124: 3 Step Formula to Stay Organized With Those You Work With

As our team continues to grow (we work with 10 people full-time and close to 20 on a regular basis) it’s a lot to keep track of! So how do you stay organized and make the best, most efficient use of you and your team’s time? I’m always playing around with different programs and ideas but think I may have finally...

Episode 117: Four and a Half Tools to Forecast Occupancy

It’s a bit scary pulling the trigger on a new property purchase in an area you don’t know too well. Luckily we have quite a few options these days to get a great overview as to what the occupancy could be; a crucial metric in determining the success of our short-term rental. If no one stays there then obviously...

Episode 111: Add another listing (Airbnb Linked Listing)

You may have more than one “listing” and you haven’t even realized it. The guest house in the back of your main house. A granny flat with a separate entrance… Even an RV parked in your spare parking. The more options and flexibility we have with our listings the more options potential guests will have to book...

Episode 108: Red Flag Reservations (Bad Guests)

When a lot of people think about getting into short-term rentals they think “ugh I don’t know… I don’t want people ruining my property.” “I don’t want to deal with parties and nightmare guests..” Yes, it is a possibility that you could have a bad guest. But the reality is that we prevent almost all of...

Episode 101: New Tool For Added Protection Against Unruly Guests

I’m always on the hunt for new tools to make our STR operations easier and increase our profits and part of increasing our profits is accomplished by minimizing risk. Airbnb has its own ways of verifying guests but is that sufficient? And what are you doing to verify guests on other platforms that might not have a...

Episode 93: Should You Use This Tool? (Booking.com)

As investors we have the natural tendency to increase revenues and increase our bottom line. One of the ways we can do that in the short-term rental world is by increasing our exposure. In other words, increasing the amount of people that can see, view, and potentially book our properties. This is exactly where online...