My Secret to 80% STR Occupancy During Slow Season
January 6, 2025 | 3 Minute Read After three years of running our short-term rentals, I dread our slow season – from December through February. And when I say slow, I mean dead. Last year, our average occupancy during these months is 16% below our normal average. For example, from December 1 to December 31, […]
My Short Term Rental Nightmare Hellish Week
October 7, 2024 | 2 Minute Read Managing a single short-term rental is relatively easy, but handling 13 properties across platforms like Airbnb, VRBO, Booking.com, and Booklee requires processes, systems, and automation. Tools like calendar syncing, dynamic pricing, instant messaging, WIFI locks, and Google Nest Thermostats are supposed to make management smoother—and they usually do. […]
Increase Profits with these Short Term Rental Strategies
September 2, 2024 | 4 Minute Read In April 2022, we launched our first Airbnb property here in Birmingham. This move was born out of necessity, as our original offer price and profit projections weren’t being met. Since then, we’ve converted many of our long-term rentals into short-term rentals, expanding to as many as 18 […]