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Low Maintenance Yard Options for a Short-Term Rental: 9 Ideas for Easy Outdoor Upkeep
Maintaining a beautiful yard for your short-term rental property is not easy, but luckily, there are numerous low maintenance landscaping options and outdoor amenities that can enhance your property's appeal while minimizing maintenance requirements.
Help! All My Airbnb Guests Want Early Check-In and Late Check-out!
How many times have you accommodated an early check-in, changed your cleaner’s schedule, and your guest arrives late anyway? Here’s the best way to handle constant early check-in and late check-out requests.
Online Rug Shopping? Our Three BIG Tips - Plus an Insider Secret!
Online rugs are less time consuming, less expensive, and they have all sizes in stock. Here are the pros and cons of shopping online - and our insider tips.
What to Do When Short-Term Rental Guests Deny Damaging Your Home: 3 Effective Solutions
As a short-term rental host, encountering guests who deny damaging your property can be a frustrating and challenging situation. Here’s what we do.
The Airbnb Terms You Need to Know: A Glossary of Short-Term Rental Terms
Managing an Airbnb property involves a unique set of terminology and jargon specific to the vacation rental industry. Learn the comprehensive glossary of 10 common terms used by property managers in the Airbnb ecosystem.
Do You Need a Property Manager?
Are you thinking about hiring a property manager? Here are the top things to consider before making this important decision.
Rep Your City: Local Touches That Stand Out
Guests love to “live like a local”, right? We’d like to expand that to “photo and hashtag like a local.” Check out a few of our city-specific favorites.
How to Compete with Hotels: Unleashing Your Short-Term Rental's Potential
To stay ahead in this competitive market, it's crucial for short-term rental owners to maximize their offerings and provide exceptional guest experiences.
What To Do If A Guest Causes Damage To Your Rental
What should you do if an Airbnb guest damages your short-term rental? We’ve got three effective solutions to protect yourself and your listing.
Summer IKEA Picks for Your Rental
We love our IKEA picks! Here are the top picks for your rental this summer.
Trending Travel: Which Cities are Hot this Summer?
Here are the hottest cities to visit this summer.
The Best Bluetooth Speakers to Withstand Renters
We’ve totally bought those super cool Bluetooth speakers… only to them broken almost instantly. Here are the best speakers we recommend for your Airbnb.
Five (Affordable) Soaps for an Instagram-Worthy Bathroom
Here are the top five (affordable) soaps for your Airbnb’s bathroom to make it Instagram-ready.
Announcing... OwnerRez + The Host Co Integration!
We are thrilled to announce our partnership with OwnerRez! Through this integration, OwnerRez users can create Host Co stores from their OwnerRez properties in just a few clicks from their Host Dashboard after creating an account.
Top 7 Keyless Locks We Love
Need a keyless lock for your short-term rental? Here are the 7 that we trust to get the job done for your Airbnb.
Everything you need to know about TOT and Hotel Taxes
Here is the breakdown of what you can expect with TOTs and hotel taxes.
"Smart" Pricing: How Smart Is It Really?
The vacation rental industry is teeming with software that will tell you what your nightly rate should be. You just have to hand over your calendar and they’ll decide what people pay. Is it worth it? Here are our thoughts.
Best Airbnb Hacks and Hosting Tools
Airbnb hosts are constantly looking for ways to optimize their hosting routine. Here are four sites you should check out right away.
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