Travel hasn’t slowed despite continuing inflation. In fact, 87% expect to travel as much as last year and 49% expect to travel more than last year, according to a Forbes survey. All the more reason for vacation rental owners and managers to up their games when attracting new guests and keeping them coming back. Besides…
1. Thinking a Smart Lock Will Do the Trick Every Time Now that smart locks are more popular than ever, many people assume every electronically controlled door operates the same way. Not true, say the experts at RemoteLock. Some doors require hardwiring much like overhead lights or sconces in your home. These doors are wired…
If you’re a vacation rental manager, you’re likely using the fall to wind down but also prepare for colder temps by winterizing a property. That means different things in different parts of the country. Excluding those in ski towns who are actually revving up for their busiest season, other owners and managers are either closing…
Proptech has taken a firm hold in the real estate industry with property operators and managers now deploying a wide range of technology tools to run their businesses. Having options is certainly good for operators in multifamily, vacation rental and commercial industries. But it can also lead to an overwhelming array of choices and “analysis…
The average number of short-term rentals on the market reached nearly 1.3 million in 2022, up by roughly 19% from the previous year and by about 7% from 2019, according to AirDNA. That’s a lot of competition! So, savvy property managers and hosts are looking for best practices to help their businesses stand out in…
The move-ins … the move-outs … all the work in between … Every property manager knows turnovers are annoyingly labor intensive. But today’s proptech providers are designing helpful software that cuts down on many of the pesky, repetitive tasks that bog down property staff, particularly during turnovers. Instead, automations now help save property managers time,…
