Did You Know: Party Squasher Texts You When Your WiFi Is Down
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…
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How to Avoid The Ultimate Airbnb Host Nightmare
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.
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…
Parties Cause More Issues for Airbnb and Property Tenants
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…
Homeowners: Stay On Top of Your Tenants
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,…
Scale up your vacation rental homes in 6 steps
We have all heard of, and many of us have experienced first hand, the difficulties of growing and scaling a business. As you grow your Vacation Rental business, it is…
An actual guest instance where there was a camera on-site in a California short-term rental.
Vacation Rental Guest Privacy and Smart Home Gadgets Dilemma
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…
5 ways to supercharge your short-term rental gig
The sharing economy has made it economically feasible for the average Joe like you and me to create a business by leveraging un-used space, such as an extra bedroom or…
5 tips to protect yourself as an Airbnb Host
With the start of the new year and the thoughts of the money you’ll spend making it memorable, you may find yourself thinking of ways to earn extra cash or…
How the trashing of my home led to a tool for the sharing economy
As an Airbnb SuperHost for nearly 4 years , here’s my party disaster story with lessons learned. Don’t let it happen to you! With a marketing and tech background, I became…
Party Squasher on the road!
Following our debut in Sunnyvale, Party Squasher continues the conference tour in the U.S. this Fall. First up is VRMA (Vacation Rental Managers Association) National Conference, taking place October 16-19 in…
10 best Apps for Running a Vacation Rental Business
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…
Airbnb owner plans to sue hedge funder after 1,000 party guests in ‘sprayathon’ allegedly trash $20 million Hamptons mansion
A furious Airbnb owner of a $20 million Hamptons mansion is planning to sue a hedge funder after he threw a giant party complete with champagne guns and thousands of…
Johnny Manziel’s Alleged Airbnb Rager Looks Like It Was One Hell Of A Party
Despite whatever football talent he may possess, it’s hard to look at Johnny Manziel right now as anything other than a dude with an apparently very serious partying problem. The…
Airbnb helps woman whose flat was ‘trashed’ in New Year’s Eve party
Airbnb says it is providing support to a user of the short-term home letting site who is at the centre of claims that her property was “trashed” after a tenant…
