Thanks For Visiting

Today’s expert guests, James and Laureta, are Superhosts with nine years of multimarket hosting experience. They started their short-term rental journey by renting out a bedroom in the apartment Laureta was living at the time – in Brooklyn – and together, they soon discovered their love of restoring historic buildings and dynamic properties. Of course, we ask Laureta about that first risky listing...

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between. Sandrine asks: My partners and I are finally set to launch our first STR next month. We will certainly diversify our OTAs, but I would love to know any hot tips that you may have for newbies like us. As we do set up our Airbnb listing,...

Today’s expert guest is Sarah Weaver, co-author of the new MTR management book, 30 Day Stay. She joins the show to detail her amazing journey – around the world and back again – to Omaha, where she's now grown roots as a trusted MTR hosting mentor, real estate investor, business coach, speaker, and global workshop leader. Sarah is financially free and has leveraged mid-term rentals to design a lif...

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between. Danielle asks: I've heard you guys talk about to-go coffee cups. Are they disposable cups? I think it's a great idea, but I'm not sure what you mean. I'd love your advice. Thank you. (01:28) Danielle Asks About Recommended To-Go Coffee...

Today’s expert guest is Monique DeLorenzo, a host who was eager to dive deeper into the financials of our great industry. In addition to hosting her cute Vermont a-frame property, she’s also a solutions consultant with PriceLabs , a revenue management tool for hosts and property managers that provides users with dynamic pricing and market insights. We use PriceLabs and were inspired to email Moniq...

Welcome back to Success Unlocked, where our hosting business master membership coaches discuss operations, social media, unique builds, co-hosting strategies, and so much more. This week’s episode is Co-Hosting Confidential, hosted by Amy Corbett. Amy speaks with Lori Lusk – an experienced co-host living in Washington but operating rentals in Georgia, Arkansas, and Seattle – about what it takes to...

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between. Ryan asks: I converted an LTR to an STR last year with stellar results. I just went live with my second listing, an executive lake home minutes from downtown Minneapolis with epic views over the water and downtown skyline. It has a gam...

Sarah and Annette celebrate ten of the most impactful, educational, and memorable episodes of the year. Seven fantastic (female-led) guest episodes, three editions of Hosting Hotline, and one bonus release make the cut in this recap of 2023, before we look ahead at 2024 and beyond. Direct booking, legislation and regulation, and making the decision to buy/sell are just a few trending STR topics go...

Welcome back to Success Unlocked, where our hosting business master membership coaches discuss operations, social media, unique builds, co-hosting strategies, and much more. This week’s episode is Systems Shakedown, hosted by Wendy Doris. Wendy is joined by co-hosting champions, Colleen Prochaska and Amy Corbett, of Stay Awhile Hosting Co. and All Belong Co., respectively. Both women bring a wealt...

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between. Katrina asks: What’s your opinion on giving out the address of the house to guests? Recently, I've been having guests contact me through VRBO, asking for the address in advance of their stay. Some of these guests are asking for that in...

Sarah and Annette drop in for a holiday season solo to reinforce the importance of establishing a well-organized structure to run your short-term rental business, from branding, SEO, and social/print/email marketing to bookings, guest management, maintenance, housekeeping, inspections, and so much more. Get a pro rundown on what roles and responsibilities to prioritize in three main areas of your...

Welcome back to Success Unlocked, where our hosting business master membership coaches discuss operations, social media, unique builds, co-hosting strategies, and so much more. This week’s episode is Vacation Ventures, hosted by Michael Hicks. In this episode, Mike helps Annette work through her recent experience scouting two 100+ acre properties for potential STR development. From septic to signi...

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between. Zach asks: I was wondering how you guys are collecting data, specifically emails from your guests that are staying in your Airbnbs?  And then, what kinds of things are you doing to follow up with them to invite them back? (00:01:5...

Today’s expert guest, Mark Simpson, helps hosts get the tools, tactics, training – and most importantly – the confidence to boost their direct bookings. After working in hospitality for many years, he founded Boostly in 2016 in the UK and his mission there is to empower people to own their own bookings. Mark’s the poster child for direct booking, so in today's episode, we talk all about diversifyi...

Welcome back to Success Unlocked, where our hosting business master membership coaches discuss operations, social media, unique builds, co-hosting strategies, and so much more. This week’s episode is Co-Hosting Confidential, hosted by Amy Corbett. Amy is joined by Jamie Stark Inlow, owner and operator of Be Still Getaways, a boutique management and design company located in the Shenandoah Valley i...

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between. Nick asks: I really get into the holiday season and I wonder… Do you think there's any value in decorating for the holidays for guests? Are there any pieces that I'm missing as far as our cleaners or anything like that in terms of cost...

Today’s expert guest is Jessie Lang, a buy-and-hold investor with over 70 (!) rentals in Columbus Ohio – most of which she’s acquired since 2021. She has used the BRRRR method to acquire her portfolio with little to none of her own money left in the deals. Now, she’s committed to teaching others how to do the same – and we get a great outline of it today. Jessie walks us through the BRRRR Method,...

Welcome back to Success Unlocked, where our hosting business master membership coaches discuss operations, social media, unique builds, co-hosting strategies, and much more. This week’s episode is Systems Shakedown, hosted by Wendy Doris. Wendy welcomes our very own Sarah Karakaian to go deep on what makes effective copy and photography in vacation rental listings. They share the latest wisdom on...

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between. Sarah asks: I'm wondering about the extras that you do for guests, the stuff that really wows them. Is there a rule for how much money you spend on this? How do you decide when to do something special? How do you organize it? All of th...

Don’t forget Fido for today’s special pet-themed episode of Thanks For Visiting as we unpack the immense power of the pet-friendly designation on Airbnb, recommended processes and platforms to smooth out your animal operations, and preview our brand new Pet-Friendly Essentials Checklist: breezeway.io/pet-checklist . That’s right, we’ve created the most comprehensive pet checklist that we could so...

Welcome back to Success Unlocked, where our hosting business master membership coaches discuss operations, social media, unique builds, co-hosting strategies, and so much more. This week’s episode is Vacation Ventures, hosted by Michael Hicks. Micheal chats with his friend and business partner, Charlie Eich, a restaurant owner and hospitality guru out of Chattanooga, Tennessee. They met four years...

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between. Megan asks: My question relates to goals for next year. I'm working with my business partner to begin setting goals for our rental property, but we've never really done that before. What advice do you have on where to start or what sho...

Today, we unpack Airbnb’s 2023 winter platform update, featuring: Guest Favorites, revamped reviews, a New Listings tab, enhanced pricing and payouts, expanded co-hosting support, smart lock integration, and much more. Plus, we touch on what it all means for the future for hosts, co-hosts, guests, and the short-term rental industry as a whole. What do you think of the updates? We’d love to hear fr...

Welcome back to Success Unlocked, where our hosting business master membership coaches discuss operations, social media, unique builds, co-hosting strategies, and so much more. This week’s episode is Co-Hosting Confidential, hosted by Amy Corbett. In this episode, Amy turns the tables on our very own Sarah Karakaian to talk about her co-hosting business, Stay Awhile Hosting Co. – how she scaled up...

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between. Russell asks: We just purchased our first property and we're wondering about stocking the kitchen. What supplies do rentals really need, in your experience? Is there anything that you've added to the property that maybe you didn't thin...