by Paris Achen | Apr 19, 2024 | Humans of Short-Term Rentals
When Sue Jones joined the Navy in 1974 at age 17 as an electronic technician, she was one of only 4% women members. Her goal in joining the armed forces was singularly focused on paying for her college education, thanks to the GI Bill. But her time in the Navy...
by Paris Achen | Sep 13, 2022 | Back of House: Team Rent Responsibly, Humans of Short-Term Rentals
Long before joining the short-term rental industry, Alexa Nota, co-founder and chief operating officer at Rent Responsibly, was a travel enthusiast. “I love to travel and especially explore a place through the food and activities you can only experience there,” she...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Jun 15, 2022 | Newsletters
In everything we do, we test and learn. We evaluate conversion rates and net promoter scores and engagement and many other metrics. One of my favorites, however, is more akin to counting steps on a Fitbit. Each month, I look back at the newsletters from a year and two...
by Paris Achen | Apr 15, 2022 | News, Regulatory News
Originally posted on VRM Intel More stringent short-term rental (STR) regulations have been gaining momentum at city councils and legislatures all over the country. “It’s like a short-term rental regulation pandemic,” said Tracy Sutton, president of Aspen Signature...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Apr 7, 2022 | Newsletters
A couple months ago, my Wi-Fi provider had an outage. So, I packed up my laptop and headed to a coffee shop, which I love to do anyway. Three days and way too many lattes later, three different customer service agents from the Wi-Fi provider had told me, “There is no...
by Paris Achen | Dec 22, 2021 | Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Humans of Short-Term Rentals, Responsible Renting
As a single mother, Danielle Lindsey had no time to lose with her teenage daughter. But her job as a brand ambassador often took her out of town on business trips. Moonlighting as a short-term rental host quickly demonstrated that she didn’t have to choose between...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Dec 15, 2021 | Newsletters
Appreciation can make a day — even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.Margaret Cousins, Suffragist Somehow it’s already Thanksgiving again. To say we are grateful for the job we get to do and the people we get to work with...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Feb 16, 2021 | Newsletters
Alone, we can do so little. Together we can do so much. – Helen Keller We have yet to meet someone who, as a kid, said they wanted to be a short-term rental owner, host or manager when they grew up. In some ways, this is our most common characteristic as a community:...
