by Paris Achen | Oct 28, 2024 | Guest Communications, Hosting and Management, Marketing
Every interaction with your property matters from when guests book to when they check out. Well-optimized check-in and check-out processes reduce your stress and enhance the guest experience. Whether you choose a hands-off, self-check-in approach or prefer to greet...
by Paris Achen | Oct 28, 2024 | Hosting and Management, Marketing, Short-Term Rental Regulation
As 2025 approaches, it’s never too early to start preparing to host travelers intent on experiencing the excitement of concerts, festivals, sports events, and natural phenomena coming to your area. This influx of guests offers short-term rental hosts a unique...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Oct 9, 2024 | Newsletters
Resiliency is something you do, more than something you have. You become highly resilient by continuously learning your best way of being yourself in your circumstance. – Al Siebert … For many of us, we fell into short-term rentals as an act of resilience: a way to...
by Paris Achen | Sep 24, 2024 | Guest Communications, Hosting and Management
Some of the worst hosting experiences serve as parables on the importance of having a detailed short-term rental agreement with guests. A well-drafted rental agreement protects you and your guests from potential disputes and outlines expectations for both parties....
by Paris Achen | Sep 23, 2024 | News, Regulatory News
Short-term rental (STR) regulations and taxes are trending across the country, but as the November elections approach, California has emerged as a hotbed of ballot activity. From a citizen initiative in the coastal city of Dana Point that would restrict STR activity...
by Paris Achen | Aug 13, 2024 | Hosting and Management, Industry News, Research and Case Studies
Vacation rental statistics tell a story about our industry that defies misconceptions. They help us illustrate the short-term rental industry’s dramatic growth and its personalized and community-driven nature. These numbers show that most hosts have only one property,...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Aug 9, 2024 | News, Rent Responsibly News
Visit GPS Partners with Rent Responsibly on the Seasonal Readiness Campaign for Five-Star Short-Term Rental Stays for Hosts, Visitors, and Communities Alike RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif., August 1, 2024 Visit Greater Palm Springs, together with Rent Responsibly, is excited...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Jun 18, 2024 | News, Rent Responsibly News
Dual surveys of STR operators and government officials yield a combined 130,000 data points US, JUNE 18, 2024 – Today, Rent Responsibly and the College of Charleston released the 2024 State of the Short-Term Rental (STR) Industry Report, the largest study of its kind...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Jun 4, 2024 | Newsletters
Photo: Over 100 short-term rental hosts from CLARA gathered at the Colorado State Capitol in February. Life is all about sharing. If we are good at something, pass it on. Mary Berry, Chef & Food Journalist We’ve come a long way… Four years ago in the depths of...
by Paris Achen | Apr 29, 2024 | Event Recaps
During the Better Stays Together Southeast event, Rent Responsibly hosted Expedia Group, Superhog, Touch Stay, Hostaway, Avalara, and Vrbo, part of Expedia Group, for two hours of content on preparing your vacation rental business in the Southeast United States for...
