We’re still reeling from our first in-person conference post COVID. It was great to spend time among so many great and like-minded people at the Vacation Rental Managers Association International Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Listen for a rundown of our time there, from tips on how to get what you want out of people more effectively to how to handle negative reviews. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: https://thanksforvisiting.me/ (thanksforvisiting.me) Resources: https://www.rentresponsibly.org (Rent Responsibly) https://www.breezeway.io (Breezeway) https://hostgpo.com (HostGPO) Visit https://www.thanksforvisiting.me/workshop (thanksforvisiting.me/workshop) to watch our Hosting Business Mastery Method workshop! #STRShareSunday: @mountainlakebungalow Thanks for Visiting is a production of http://crate.media (Crate Media)

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134. Our Experiences at the 2021 Vacation Rental Managers Association International Conference in San Antonio, Texas

Running multiple rental properties can be stressful… but managing them across multiple states? It’s still totally doable! Victoria is a Superhost who has been at it for over a year in her home city of Columbus, Ohio, and she and her husband recently expanded their hosting business to Nashville, Tennessee. Hosting has allowed her to blend her passion for real estate, hospitality, project management, and design into one industry while creating financial freedom for her and her family and enabling them to practice radical generosity. In this episode, listeners will hear a firsthand experience of what it’s like owning short-term rentals across multiple states and working with multiple management teams and vendors. We’ll discuss why it’s critical to have a boots on the ground management team that are experts in the area, how to maximize your property’s performance, as well as the local short-term rental laws and regulations! We’ll also discuss why it’s important to discuss your goals with your management company(s) to ensure all parties are aligned. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: https://thanksforvisiting.me/ (thanksforvisiting.me) Resources: Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/vmhawley (@vmhawley) Columbus properties: https://www.airbnb.com/users/show/257339160 (airbnb.com/users/show/257339160) Nashville property: https://abnb.me/GQcDEp8LTjb (abnb.me/GQcDEp8LTjb) Visit https://www.thanksforvisiting.me/workshop (thanksforvisiting.me/workshop) to watch our Hosting Business Mastery Method workshop! #STRShareSunday: https://www.instagram.com/mouse.house.rentals/ (@mouse.house.rentals) Thanks for Visiting is a production of http://crate.media (Crate Media)

133. Leveraging Local Expertise to Successfully Run Your Rental Business with Victoria Hawley

The number one thing that communicates to your potential guests and turns them to booked guests is effective photography. Kati and Brian Greene are “Superguests” who, after searching thousands of listings around the world, utilized that experience to create a service that optimizes listings to magnetize guests. They share tips you can use right away to boost the impression your property makes to potential renters, including some very powerful ones we’ve never heard of before. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: https://thanksforvisiting.me/ (thanksforvisiting.me) Resources: https://overlooked2overbooked.com/ (overlooked2overbooked.com) Click here to get Kati and Brian’s eyes on your listing: https://overlooked2overbooked.com/listing-review/ (overlooked2overbooked.com/listing-review) Visit https://www.thanksforvisiting.me/workshop (thanksforvisiting.me/workshop) to watch our Hosting Business Mastery Method workshop! #STRShareSunday: https://www.instagram.com/sanctuary33cabin/ (@sanctuary33cabin) Thanks for Visiting is a production of http://crate.media (Crate Media)

132. Take Your Property from Overlooked to Overbooked with Brian and Kati Green

What can you do when your gut is sending you warning signs about a guest booking? While you don’t want to be individually vetting guests, you do want to make sure that they’re a good fit for your properties – especially if you have specific rules, guidelines, or qualifications. Airbnb is on your side when it comes to making sure guests stay honest. We’re going to outline some of the things Airbnb already does to help hosts (including identity verification), as well as some of the “do”s and “don’t”s to keep you safe. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: https://thanksforvisiting.me/ (thanksforvisiting.me) Resources: Safely: https://safely.com/ (safely.com) InsuraGuest: https://www.insuraguest.com/ (insuraguest.com) Autohost: https://www.autohost.ai/ (autohost.ai) Visit https://www.thanksforvisiting.me/workshop (thanksforvisiting.me/workshop) to watch our Hosting Business Mastery Method workshop! #STRShareSunday: https://www.instagram.com/bluejayhaven/?hl=en (@bluejayhaven) Thanks for Visiting is a production of http://crate.media (Crate Media)

131. What to Do When a Potential Guest is Sending Warning Flags

Moira Sedgwick is the James Beard Awards Director and founder of A Chalet Collective, a short term rental design, remote management, and consulting business. In this episode, listeners will hear about the convergence of hospitality and design. We will dive into why it's important to create a unique, elevated experience and how to level up the vibe when creating your space. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: https://thanksforvisiting.me/ (thanksforvisiting.me) Resources: https://abnb.me/hd24zaiMBjb (The Lost Cabin, Portland Maine) https://www.instagram.com/dirtandglass/?hl=en (@dirtandglass) Recommended photographers: https://www.instagram.com/cfunk44/?hl=en (@cfunk44) + https://www.instagram.com/heypamcakes/?hl=en (@heypamcakes) http://instagram.com/sedgwickchalet (@sedgwickchalet) https://www.instagram.com/pocono.housekeeping/?hl=en (@pocono.housekeeping) http://instagram.com/away.house (@away.house) http://instagram.com/campchicory (@campchicory) Visit https://www.thanksforvisiting.me/workshop (thanksforvisiting.me/workshop) to watch our Hosting Business Mastery Method workshop! #STRShareSunday: https://www.instagram.com/gregoryhillbnb/ (@gregoryhillbnb) Thanks for Visiting is a production of http://crate.media (Crate Media)

130. Elevating Your STR with High-Vibe Design with Moira Sedgwick

We all want to run a good business, but many of us want to do good in the world as well. Chelsea Dunckley of Digs Co. joins us as we explore how offering up your vacation rental in various philanthropic ways can create a cascade of positive ripple effects within your community, your town, your family, and your business. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: https://thanksforvisiting.me/ (thanksforvisiting.me) Resources: http://www.digs-co.com (digs-co.com) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedigs.co/ (@thedigs.co) Visit https://www.thanksforvisiting.me/workshop (thanksforvisiting.me/workshop) to watch our Hosting Business Mastery Method workshop! #STRShareSunday: https://www.instagram.com/thehouseonlawstreet/ (@thehouseonlawstreet) Thanks for Visiting is a production of http://crate.media (Crate Media)

129. Give & Grow: How Philanthropic Hosting Helps Communities & Businesses Alike with Chelsea Dunckley

Dan Ferretti has spent most of his life acting, singing, and pursuing a career in theater. He supplements this unstable career choice by managing a rooftop baseball club at Wrigley Field in his hometown of Chicago, as well as working as a standardized patient at Rush University Medical College and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dan is also a Superhost of his vacation condo in Puerto Vallarta, and co-host of two other units his friend owns there. He shares the entire story of how he found his first property in Mexico, how he used his personal traveling experience to inform how he ran his rental, and the wild ride that came along with it. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: https://thanksforvisiting.me/ (thanksforvisiting.me) Resources: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/casa_pavo_real_pv/?hl=en (@casa_pavo_real_pv) Facebook: http://facebook.com/CasaPavoRealPV (facebook.com/CasaPavoRealPV) Dan’s STR: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/20009415?guests=1&adults=1&s=67&unique_share_id=d5316d95-b2b2-460a-a69d-5c0ab634bce3 (Casa Pavo Real) Visit https://www.thanksforvisiting.me/workshop (thanksforvisiting.me/workshop) to watch our Hosting Business Mastery Method workshop! #STRShareSunday: https://www.instagram.com/greengateguesthouses/ (@greengateguesthouses) Thanks for Visiting is a production of http://crate.media (Crate Media)

128. A Wild Story: An Unorthodox Short-Term Rental Journey in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Last week we talked about how to find a property manager that’s a good fit for you. But what if you’re on the management side, you take a job and, down the line, you realize the property doesn’t align well with your brand? Whether you're co-hosting, you’re looking to bring a property into your portfolio, or you’re stop-and-go on getting started, we’re going to help you listen to that inner voice – and guide you with what to do when you’ve ignored it. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: https://thanksforvisiting.me/ (thanksforvisiting.me) Resources: Visit https://www.thanksforvisiting.me/workshop (thanksforvisiting.me/workshop) to watch our Hosting Business Mastery Method workshop! #STRShareSunday: https://www.instagram.com/wildpinescabin/ (@wildpinescabin) Thanks for Visiting is a production of http://crate.media (Crate Media)

127. How to End a Property/Manager Relationship That’s Out of Alignment

Even if you LOVE being a property manager, practically everyone hits a point where they realize “You know what? Maybe I don’t want to be managing all of my own properties forever.” When you get there, there’s only one thing to do: start hiring. But when it’s time to hire, how do you make sure you find a great property manager, co-host, or hosting company? We’ve narrowed it down to eleven things to look out for when you’re hiring help. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: https://thanksforvisiting.me/ (thanksforvisiting.me) Resources: Visit https://www.thanksforvisiting.me/workshop (thanksforvisiting.me/workshop) to watch our Hosting Business Mastery Method workshop! #STRShareSunday: https://www.instagram.com/thedigs.co/ (@thedigs.co) Thanks for Visiting is a production of http://crate.media (Crate Media)

126. 11 Things to Look for When Hiring a Co-Host

We’ve spent a lot of time focused on two phases of the property-owning process: buying and renting. But there’s another step we have had a chance to dive into yet, and that’s the selling process. Jacoby Olin has been involved in short-term vacation rentals, litigation consulting, food and beverage, and real estate for over a decade. He’s one of the preeminent M&A consultants in the short-term rental industry. He specifically advised buy-side clients looking to expand into new markets through acquisitions and developer partnerships. We discuss why you would want to sell your property, define cap rates and capital gains, and the steps you can take right now to set you up for a successful sale down the line. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: https://thanksforvisiting.me/ (thanksforvisiting.me) Resources: https://www.c2gadvisors.com/ (c2gadvisors.com) jacobie@c2gadvisors.com Visit https://www.thanksforvisiting.me/workshop (thanksforvisiting.me/workshop) to watch our Hosting Business Mastery Method workshop! #STRShareSunday: https://www.instagram.com/the_hideaway_torquay/ (@the_hideaway_torquay) Thanks for Visiting is a production of http://crate.media (Crate Media)

125. 3 Things a Property Manager Can Focus on Now to Help Them Achieve the Best Exit with Jacobie Olin

Mike Hicks is a real estate maverick. He’s been involved throughout the industry for over 20 years, beginning in new construction and working his way to long-term rentals, flips, and short-term rentals as well. When he converted a duplex to a STR in 2016, he was hooked. We talk about real estate, his journey into short-term renting, the pros and cons of short and long-term renting, and building a rental inside of a shipping container. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: https://thanksforvisiting.me/ (thanksforvisiting.me) Resources: https://www.wanderchatt.com/ (wanderchatt.com) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wanderchatt/?hl=en (@wanderchatt) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/findyourrepurpose/ (@findyourrepurpose) Visit www.thanksforvisiting.me/live to join us live next week #STRShareSunday: https://www.instagram.com/theoliverokc/ (@theoliverokc) Thanks for Visiting is a production of http://crate.media (Crate Media)

124. Buying Land & Property Using Creative Financing Options with Mike Hicks

We always try to be transparent about what is going on in our businesses in the hopes that doing so will serve you. We share our hopes, ideas, struggles, and more. And on that note, we’re going to share one of our most recent embarrassments because you can learn from it. As we’ve worked together, we have evolved from wanting to focus on education (don’t worry, we’ll still be doing that!) and into growing our own short-term rental empire together. In fact, we just took the first step by making an offer on a property! This has been a long time in the making, and – honestly – we made it take a LOT longer than it needed to. That’s what we’re going to discuss. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: https://thanksforvisiting.me/ (thanksforvisiting.me) Resources: Visit https://www.thanksforvisiting.me/workshop (thanksforvisiting.me/workshop) to watch our Hosting Business Mastery Method workshop! #STRShareSunday: http://instagram.com/hiplandia (@hiplandia) Thanks for Visiting is a production of http://crate.media (Crate Media)

123. Our Mistakes Making Property Offers & How to Avoid Them

Some people like to dip their toes into the short-term rental world. Others, like today’s guest, go all in from the beginning. Despite having no background in the market, Callie Witcher is a Superhost from Fredericksburg, TX in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, where she and her husband built three short-term rentals from the ground up. She shares why short-term rentals were right for her family, why they decided on Fredericksburg as the place to host, and how she manages to find balance and handle the stress of it all. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: https://thanksforvisiting.me/ (thanksforvisiting.me) Resources: http://aframeranch.com (aframeranch.com) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aframeranch/ (@aframeranch) Visit https://www.thanksforvisiting.me/workshop (thanksforvisiting.me/workshop) to watch our Hosting Business Mastery Method workshop! #STRShareSunday: https://www.instagram.com/sprucewoodcottage/ (@sprucewoodcottage) Thanks for Visiting is a production of http://crate.media (Crate Media)

122. Going All In on Short-Term Rentals with A-Frame Ranch Owner Callie Witcher

One of the questions we get asked most often is: how do you hire a team that has the same ethos and attention to detail as you? Taylor Arbaugh is a property coordinator at The Cliffs Hocking Hills and a team member of Sarah's. She helps to host the property. She is a mom and local in the area where The Cliffs is located, in Hocking Hills, Ohio. She doesn’t come from a property management background, but she has been a great addition to the team. If you’re not in the industry yourself, that doesn’t mean you can’t learn what it takes to make a great project manager. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: https://thanksforvisiting.me/ (thanksforvisiting.me) Resources: Find Taylor on Instagram:  Email: taylor@staywhilehostingco.com Follow the Property: https://www.instagram.com/thecliffs_hockinghills/ (@thecliffs_hockinghills) Visit https://www.thanksforvisiting.me/workshop (thanksforvisiting.me/workshop) to watch our Hosting Business Mastery Method workshop! #STRShareSunday: https://www.instagram.com/thecovecabin/ (@thecovecabin) Thanks for Visiting is a production of http://crate.media (Crate Media)

121. Hiring a Team That Works with You with Taylor Arbaugh

When it comes to safety, it always feels like an accident will never happen with you – until it does. Justin Ford, our Safety Captain, is professionally trained by the coastguard, volunteers as a firefighter, and previously ran a 600-property vacation rental company. He has personally experienced tragedy at one of his own properties, so he speaks from a high level of experience. This time, we’re talking about deck safety. There is an epidemic of deck collapses in the United States, and we need to get it under control. Here are a couple of easy ways to address the problem. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: https://thanksforvisiting.me/ (thanksforvisiting.me) Resources: https://www.breezeway.io/safety-app (breezeway.io/safety-app) Visit https://www.thanksforvisiting.me/workshop (thanksforvisiting.me/workshop) to watch our Hosting Business Mastery Method workshop! #STRShareSunday: https://www.instagram.com/aqualuxe850/ (@aqualuxe850) Thanks for Visiting is a production of http://crate.media (Crate Media)

120. Make Deck Safety a Priority with Justin Ford

Get actionable advice and the essential fundamentals of running a profitable 5-star Airbnb side-hustle or full on business. Annette’s extensive background in business operations and Sarah’s experience in high-end hospitality management and interior design make them a powerhouse duo that will deliver high impact content. With almost a decade of combined hosting experience they will not only share their own stories welcoming thousands of guests from around the world but also those of other Superhosts to deliver you a wide array of stories, insights, and profitable and creative ideas to make your listing rise to the top. Whether you’re experienced, new, or nervous to start your own Airbnb this podcast promises to be informative, fun, and from the heart.

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