Smart Devices in Short-term Rental Business
Let's take the long view for a change. Many industries start with artisans filling a need with a new product, service, or solution; and if the demand is compelling, over…
Let's take the long view for a change. Many industries start with artisans filling a need with a new product, service, or solution; and if the demand is compelling, over…
On July 12, 2021, we were informed that the US Patent and Trademark Office approved our sixth BlueZoo patent. The patent application 2019 / 0172096 A1, “Mobile Device Detection and…
In the first two segments of this blog series, we summarized monitoring approaches to prevent parties, including human monitoring and video surveillance. In this final post, we summarize noise monitoring…
Last week, we discussed approaches that operators use to prevent parties at their properties. Often a human on or near the site can watch the property, but humans can be…
As we have discussed repeatedly in this blog, the party problem is significant and growing. When parties occur, OTAs, community organizations, and even law enforcement organizations hold hosts and owners…
A few years ago a colleague speculated that short term vacation rental property management companies would grow, consolidate, and ‘professionalize’. Sure enough, according to the VRMA today there are more…
Thanks to the emergence of various applications such as Airbnb, even busy property owners who are always on the go can now be landlords. However, being one comes with certain…
Our last blog post was so popular, we are following it up with another ‘Bet you didn’t know’ list of Party Squasher capabilities and technologies! So, continuing with the list,…
Did you know that Party Squasher... Comes with a no-questions-asked SIX MONTH money back guarantee - we will even pay for return shipping! Can be locked in a box or…
The silly season is fast approaching and you know what that means. Yep, that’s right, more people taking vacation, more bookings for you, and higher expectations all around. So we’ve…
Party Squasher knows when there are too many people in your home by counting the number of mobile devices in the vicinity—but you already knew this. What you might not…
Coming home to a filthy (or even worse, trashed) home after an Airbnb rental is something all hosts have nightmares about, and something most hosts can relate to first-hand. It’s…
To Instant Book or Not to Instant Book? That Is the Question. The pressure to turn on Instant Book on Airbnb is higher than ever. Hosts often feel that in…
Airbnb is staring at one of the largest lawsuits to hit their table yet. Aimco (Apartment Investment & Management Co.) - one of the largest residential landlords in the world…
Remember this recent story of Miami homeowners who were slapped with stacks of fines from Miami Beach City? It’s a homeowner’s nightmare. They had leased out their properties under one-year contracts,…