High-touch short-term rental property management and business consulting
I recently had a cohosting situation that put into stark reality the importance of making the property owner’s expectations crystal clear. This can be a major co-hosting challenge, and worth it to learn early! Let me explain what happened and a few important lessons I learned from it… I got a call from the cleaner […]
Pop quiz: what’s one of the biggest potential investments you can make in your space, which also has the potential to be most easily destroyed by your guests? Answer: mattresses. Which is why you need mattress covers on them all! Even a cheap mattress is a large investment that should be protected. You’d much rather […]
Recently we had a European exchange student stay with us for a while. During our initial back-and-forth messages, I started getting the vibe that she was nervous about finding her way to our house after landing in Atlanta. So I told her I’d pick her up. After we connected, we started talking in the car […]
It’s a dream of mine to visit every country in the world. A few years ago, when I was trying to decide where to visit, Oceania – the only inhabited continent I had yet to visit – seemed like an obvious choice. So Michael and I made our way Down Under for two magical weeks […]
Today’s tip piggybacks well off of a story I recently told on the blog. Basically, during a trip we took to New Zealand many years ago, we stayed at a, um, very memorable, rental. The days were wonderful – lots to explore and discover… but the nights. The only thing I clearly remember from our […]