4 Key Takeaways from the 2023 VRMAs
This year’s annual VRMA International Conference was nothing short of magical — aided by its Orlando location. The energy was palpable throughout, from the general sessions to breakouts and across the enormous exhibitor hall, where 2500+ attendees and 200+ vendors came to chat vacation rentals. Here are 4 key takeaways from the 2023 VRMAs. Takeaway […]
Guide to Florida’s Short-Term Rental Regulations
Disclaimer Short-term rental regulations are in a constant state of change. The below resource is updated when possible, but it should not be taken as legal advice. It is critical to familiarize yourself with Florida short-term rental laws, your local government, and consult with a legal advisor to ensure you are taking the necessary steps […]
Understanding Self-Employment Tax For Vacation Rental Businesses
Vacation rentals are a great way to bring in some extra or full-time income, but with rental income comes accountability. And whether you’re using Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, or getting direct bookings, you want to be sure to go by the books— the dreaded income tax books that is. So before you spend all that glorious […]
Vacation Rental Seasonality: Selecting the Right Seasonal Rates
Learn how vacation rental managers can implement a successful seasonality pricing strategy, with expert tips.
15+ Amazing Vacation Rental Forums and Professionals to Follow
Vacation rental forums are a great place to get insights into the structure, operations, and management of a short-term rental business. Forums are also an excellent way for new hosts or managers to learn from more experienced peers. But as we’ll see below, vacation rental owner forums are an old thing. Nowadays, it’s all about […]
Powerful Airbnb Automation Software for Property Management Success
Remove guest messaging, review writing, and pricing adjustments from your job description. Hostfully Airbnb automation software helps you streamline repetitive tasks and run them on autopilot. That way, you can get out of the day-to-day and focus on bigger goals, like growing your Airbnb property management business. Hostfully’s Airbnb automation software does the heavy lifting […]
Airbnb Management Software: Boost Your Bookings and Income
Hostfully’s Airbnb management software enables you to automate tasks, streamline your operations, and provide the best guest experience. It’s property management at its finest. Boost your online presence with an integrated channel manager Hostfully lets you put your properties on every major site where guests search. With a stellar channel manager and direct API integration, […]
Vacation Rental Management: Hiring, Firing, and Safety with Sue Jones of HR4VR
This is an Expert Insight interview with Hostfully CEO Margot Schmorak and HR4VR Owner Sue Jones. Last week I had the pleasure of speaking with Sue Jones about how vacation rental companies are leading the way in workforce management and development. Her insights were so keen that we wanted to get them out to property […]
7 Steps to Vacation Rental Advocacy: Convince Policymakers That Your Short-Term Rental Business is Actually Good for the Local Community
Short-term rental advocacy is vital for the future of the vacation rental industry. In a time where unfair regulation is a looming threat to the vacation rental industry, it’s our responsibility to get involved, collaborate, build a community of passionate people and shift the focus from the negatives of STRs to the benefits the industry […]
Vacation Rental Revenue Management: The Detailed Guide
Vacation rental property managers want two things: More bookings, and more profit from each booking. The key to getting both of those is a vacation revenue management strategy. In this article, we’ll explain what you need to do to ensure your properties get booked consistently and, at the same time, you earn as much as […]