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Managing Short-Term Rentals

Marketing Trends and Management Advice for Short-Term Rentals

  • It is critically important to have guest reviews posted on vacation rental listings — here's how you can get them!

    By Joan Talmadge | Updated 8/1/2025

    Soliciting Guest Reviews: Strike While the Iron's Hot!

    It is critically important to have guest reviews posted on vacation rental listings — here's how you can get them!

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  • By Becky Fischer | Updated 11/2/2012

    Pin Your Rental to Promote on Pinterest

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  • By Elizabeth Weedon | Updated 2/27/2023

    Withholding Security Deposits - Know Your Rights

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  • Despite your best efforts to provide a home that all of your tenants will rave about, you might someday receive a negative guest review – or a negative comment in an otherwise positive review. What should you do?

    By Jennie Sparrow | Updated 12/30/2024

    Yikes! A Negative Guest Review!

    Despite your best efforts to provide a home that all of your tenants will rave about, you might someday receive a negative guest review – or a negative comment in an otherwise positive review. What should you do?

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  • It’s not easy, but we strongly urge you to do whatever you can to minimize the dampness and prevent mold from growing — your vacationers will be appreciative.

    By Elizabeth Weedon | Updated 6/17/2025

    Battling Dampness and Mold in Your Vacation Rental Home

    It’s not easy, but we strongly urge you to do whatever you can to minimize the dampness and prevent mold from growing — your vacationers will be appreciative.

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  • By Joan Talmadge | Updated 2/27/2023

    How to Handle a Cancellation from a Vacation Rental Tenant

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  • By Elizabeth Weedon | Updated 2/28/2023

    When Welcoming Your Guests, Go Above and Beyond

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  • Learn when vacation rental owners should consider lowering prices to fill vacancies, including optimal timing (e.g., mid-June for summer weeks), effective strategies like highlighting discounts with Owner Specials and Last-Minute Availability Alerts, and tips for competitive research without upsetting existing tenants. Maximize your rental income with these proven pricing tactics.

    By Joan Talmadge | Updated 9/26/2025

    When to Lower Vacation Rental Prices: Key Tips

    Wondering when to lower your vacation rental prices? Discover key timing tips like mid-June adjustments, strategies such as Owner Specials, and advice on researching competitors to boost bookings and avoid last-minute desperation.

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  • Some suggestions to treat your tenants as valued guests so that you increase your odds of acquiring positive guest reviews and repeat guests.

    By Joan Talmadge | Updated 12/1/2023

    Are vacationers your tenants or your guests?

    Some suggestions to treat your tenants as valued guests so that you increase your odds of acquiring positive guest reviews and repeat guests.

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  • By Elizabeth Weedon | Updated 2/9/2022

    Where ARE you?? Enabling vacationers to learn the exact location of your rental home

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