The start for many vacation rental operations and other small businesses often follows a similar story when it comes to purchasing software. You begin with the basics: accounting software. As your business grows, you may add payroll or time and attendance software to your collection. In time, you tack on website development or email marketing…
Recounted by RemoteLock Customer Service from a customer, Mike B. We have a vacation cabin in the mountains that’s ideal for skiers and snowmobilers. We’ve been renting it out for the past 16 years to families and groups of all ages. Our old “access” system was to mail a key to the guest. That way,…
If ever there was a vacation rental busy season to reinforce the need for automated access control it was the summer of 2021. Remember the onslaught of reservations, leaving you barely enough time to catch your breath? If you were still using the antiquated process of mechanical locks and physical keys, we know “hectic” doesn’t…
It’s that time again! The turning of the calendar to a new year brings both the opportunity to reflect on the last 12 months and the chance to begin planning for the next dozen. Before you jump to the ol’ stand-bys of “eat healthier” and “spend less time on social media,” we offer this ready-made…
Sergey Shukhat, who runs Zona Capital, LLC, refers to himself as “a stock market refugee.” Growing up in the Bay area, he saw the influx of large corporations and thought he had a future investing in the stock market. But the burst of the dot-com bubble in the mid-90s and the 2007-08 financial crisis made…
If there’s one silver lining from the pandemic, many of us now understand how important it is to be adaptable and flexible. Take a look at these now-familiar coping strategies that helped us adapt to our new normal during lockdown and the months that followed. Property managers, vacation rental owners, and commercial building companies pivoted,…
