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133. Leveraging Local Expertise to Successfully Run Your Rental Business with Victoria Hawley Oct 14, 2021

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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.

Resources:

Instagram: @vmhawley
Columbus properties: airbnb.com/users/show/257339160
Nashville property: abnb.me/GQcDEp8LTjb
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#STRShareSunday: @mouse.house.rentals

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132. Take Your Property from Overlooked to Overbooked with Brian and Kati Green Oct 07, 2021

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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.

Resources:

overlooked2overbooked.com
Click here to get Kati and Brian’s eyes on your listing: overlooked2overbooked.com/listing-review
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#STRShareSunday: @sanctuary33cabin

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131. What to Do When a Potential Guest is Sending Warning Flags Sep 30, 2021

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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.

Resources:

Safely: safely.com
InsuraGuest: insuraguest.com
Autohost: autohost.ai
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#STRShareSunday: @bluejayhaven

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130. Elevating Your STR with High-Vibe Design with Moira Sedgwick Sep 23, 2021

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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.

Resources:

The Lost Cabin, Portland Maine
@dirtandglass
Recommended photographers: @cfunk44 + @heypamcakes
@sedgwickchalet
@pocono.housekeeping
@away.house
@campchicory
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#STRShareSunday: @gregoryhillbnb

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129. Give & Grow: How Philanthropic Hosting Helps Communities & Businesses Alike with Chelsea Dunckley Sep 16, 2021

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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.

Resources:

digs-co.com
Instagram: @thedigs.co
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#STRShareSunday: @thehouseonlawstreet

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128. A Wild Story: An Unorthodox Short-Term Rental Journey in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Sep 08, 2021

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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.

Resources:

Instagram: @casa_pavo_real_pv
Facebook: facebook.com/CasaPavoRealPV
Dan’s STR: Casa Pavo Real
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#STRShareSunday: @greengateguesthouses

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127. How to End a Property/Manager Relationship That’s Out of Alignment Sep 02, 2021

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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.

Resources:

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#STRShareSunday: @wildpinescabin

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126. 11 Things to Look for When Hiring a Co-Host Aug 26, 2021

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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.

Resources:

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#STRShareSunday: @thedigs.co

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125. 3 Things a Property Manager Can Focus on Now to Help Them Achieve the Best Exit with Jacobie Olin Aug 18, 2021

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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.

Resources:

c2gadvisors.com
jacobie@c2gadvisors.com
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#STRShareSunday: @the_hideaway_torquay

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124. Buying Land & Property Using Creative Financing Options with Mike Hicks Aug 12, 2021

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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.

Resources:

wanderchatt.com
Instagram: @wanderchatt
Instagram: @findyourrepurpose
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#STRShareSunday: @theoliverokc

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