Guests have new rental expectations—but can your properties meet them? A structural shift occurred in the real estate industry. A study at Clemson University found heightened demands by guests on amenities…
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…
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…
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,…
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,…
Security is a concern for both hosts and guests. At the Airbnb Open conference last year, I talked to many fellow hosts and learned all kinds of tips and tricks…
Running a vacation rental business means doing a lot of work on-the-go. The name of the business says it all. It is nearly impossible, and highly inefficient, to rely solely on…
Thanks in part to the rapid growth of rental-listing service Airbnb, many would-be entrepreneurs have taken a leap into the so-called sharing economy. But all of this collective enthusiasm is…
