Hosting Tips & Tricks

Stains on your pretty white sheets, ugh. No one likes them. But, if you have a rental, they will inevitably happen. This is probably one of the more dreaded chores in a short term rental that is only made worse when you don’t know how to treat and get rid of stains. But, the good news is, with a little preparation and experience you’ll become a stain removing wizard in no time...

Have you found yourself doing a mad dash to finish cleaning your short term rental right before your guests arrive? Oh yeah, we've all been there. Maybe your guest didn't know what time check out was and left late leaving you with less than your usual time to do all the cleaning. Or, you accidentally slept in and forgot you had new guests arriving in a few hours. There's nothing worse than knowing you won't have the time you need to clean everything properly. We get it, you don't want to disappoint your guests or get a bad review. But we got your back! We have some quick and easy hacks that will make your rental look cleaner without actually doing a full cleaning...

Are you really making as much money as you can from your rental? We all assume we are but pride cometh before the fall! A veteran host can develop a vice that is causing them to lose rental income. A newbie will blindly jump into the business without realizing they are committing a cardinal hosting sin. Make sure you are not missing out on income by falling subject to one of the seven deadly sins of rental hosting...

A profitable Short Term Rental is about earning 5-star reviews, cleaning efficiently between back to back bookings, and spending as little money as necessary on upkeep. These ten items will help you maximize your profit and squeeze every dollar you can out of your rental...

You may not judge a book by its cover but you better believe people will judge a vacation rental by its listing. In the short term rental world, your rental listing is everything. You can have the most amazing house for the best price but, if your listing is poorly done, no one is going to click book now. Make sure to take the time to write a quality listing. How do you do that? Follow these tips to help you craft a listing that books...

We all know that cleanliness is vital to the success of any Short Term Rental. But, after a while, you can start to feel like a cleaning slave, especially if you have a lot of one-nighter bookings. You wake up, clean, welcome guest, sleep, repeat. The best way to combat the infinite cleaning loop is to find ways to speed up the process. Now, we're not talking about doing a subpar cleaning job. We don't want you to get any bad reviews, or worse, have your super host status revoked. Instead, it's time to make a plan, get efficient and follow these tips to shave minutes off of your cleaning time...