STR Intel
STR Intel is your destination for advice on AirBNB property management from “been there, done that” managers of vacation rentals. Whether you’re currently hosting an AirBNB property or you’re poised to jump into the short term rental management pool, STR Intel will help you avoid the pitfalls and reveal the simplest, smartest ways to maximize income. Hosted by Evan, Phil, and Kilian of Hostē. Managing AirBNB properties is what these guys do every day. Let their in-the-trenches expertise put you ahead of the rest on your road to AirBNB rental success.
Episodes
34 episodes
Episode 36 — Maximize Your Rental Returns: Insights on Marketing, Upgrades, and Dynamic Pricing
Dive into the world of vacation rental success with our latest episode of the STR Intel Podcast! In this engaging session, we explore the crucial strategies to boost your rental revenue, featuring insights from industry veterans, Craig and ...
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Episode 35 — Insights on Colorado's SB33 Lodging Tax Bill
In this episode of the STR Intel Podcast, we dive into Colorado's SB33 Lodging Tax Bill. Following up on our detailed analysis from Episode 34, we discuss the recent capital hearing, the reading of the bill, and its final outcome. Our guest, Cr...
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Episode 34 — SB33 Bill: Advocacy and Impact on Colorado's Short-Term Rental Industry
***The 20 Feb. hearing is postponed stay tuned for updates 🚨Phill and Craig dive into Colorado's SB33 Bill on the STR Intel Podcast, discussing its impact on short-term rentals. They share insights on opposition efforts, personal stakes, an...
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Episode 33 — Discussing the Future of the STR Industry: Challenges and the Impact of AI
In this episode, Phil and Killian delve into the vacation rental industry's evolution, focusing on AI and technological advancements. This discussion unravels the tech-driven shifts in the vacation rental landscape. Highlighting the pivotal...
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Episode 32 — Patience and Strategy: From Hands-on Experience to 'Get Rich Slow'
Patience and Strategy: From Hands-on Experience to 'Get Rich Slow' — With Luke Carl of Short Term Rental Management Podcast — STR INTEL Episode 32In this talk, our guest unpacks the 'get rich slow' approach to real estate, emphasizing t...
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Episode 31 — The Importance of Specialized Property Services Within Short-Term Rentals
The Importance of Specialized Property Services Within Short-Term Rentals — With Jonathan Wick of Well & Good Property Services!Every proprietor in the realm of short-term accommodations seeks enhanced property management standards....
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Episode 31
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Episode 30 — Guest Screening for Short-Term and Vacation Rentals: Mitigate Risk, Maximize Revenue
Every host of a vacation or short-term rental wants to mitigate risk. Guest screening is one way to spot potential red flags, from guests who are more likely to throw wild parties, to hardcore fraudsters using properties for sex trafficking and...
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Episode 29 — How Many Booking Platforms Should Your Short-Term Rental Be On? Paul Zukauskas of Guesty
Meet Paul Zukauskas, Global Vice President of Customer Success at Guesty. Guesty is property management software for short-term and vacation rentals -- an end-to-end solution, simplifying a property manager’s daily tasks: distribution across on...
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Episode 28 – More Bookings & Happier Guests with Accessibility Tweaks in Your Vacation Rental
How might you increase your short-term vacation rental revenue by 13%? By making your AirBnB rental more accessible to people with disabilities – and those tweaks are easier and less expensive than you might think. People with disabilities and ...
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Episode 27 — Safer Short-Term Rentals for Guests, Less Risk for Hosts
Do guests in short-term vacation rental properties get injured and sue their hosts? Yes. Should that scare you away from making money through platforms like AirBnB and VRBO? Not if you take the right approach, says Justin Ford. Justin i...
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Episode 26 — How Short-Term Vacation Rentals Make More Money With Dynamic Pricing
Do you host short-term vacation rentals on platforms like AirBnB and VRBO? Do you charge the same price for every night’s stay, all year? To maximize your income, you may want to rethink that approach and explore dynamic pricing. We’re ...
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Episode 25 — Property Owners’ Common Questions About Management of Their Short-Term Vacation Rentals
Owners of the short-term vacation rental properties that we manage have lots of questions, and understandably so. We recently tapped every team in our organization, from guest communications to housekeeping, to find out what questions p...
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Episode 24 — The Holidays & Short-Term Vacation Rental Properties: Creating an Extra-Special Stay
We’re talking holidays with Bon Hewlett, Property Care Manager & Executive Chef with Hostē. Booking short-term vacation rental properties through platforms like AirBnB & VRBO is becoming a popular way for families to spend holidays toge...
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Episode 23 — The Future of Guest Review Tech for Vacation Rentals + More with Koryn Okey of Breezeway
We’re joined by Koryn Okey, VP of Client Experience for Breezeway, a property care and service platform for hospitality and property management providers. Koryn formerly worked with Flipkey, a channel that helps property owners collect and disp...
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Episode 22 — Short-Term Vacation Rentals Go Next-Level with Add-On Experiences
In this episode we’re joined by Bon Hewlett, executive chef with Hostē Experiences, the newest arm of Hostē’s hospitality services. With Hostē Experiences, guests of our 160 managed short-term vacation rental properties can book exceptional exp...
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Episode 22
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Episode 21 — Geographic Areas Where Short-Term Vacation Rentals are Likely to Succeed
Thinking of buying a property to use as a short-term vacation rental on platforms like AirBnB? Do you manage vacation rentals and want to move into a new geographic area? You can maximize your chances for success by assessing a geographic area ...
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Episode 21
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Episode 20 — Vacation Rental Management Association Conference 2021: What We Learned
In this episode, we unpack some of what we learned at the 2021 conference of the Vacation Rental Management Association (VRMA) as it applies to the management of short-term vacation rental properties offered through platforms like AirBnB. <...
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Episode 19 — Marketing Short-Term Vacation Property Rentals: A Jam-Packed Episode
Hostē’s own Jorge Zarate joins us to talk about marketing and business development for short-term vacation rental properties. We discuss marketing to guests, as well as homeowners seeking management of their properties as vacation rentals. ...
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Episode 19
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Episode 18 — Global Thought Leader Simon Lehmann on Short-Term Vacation Property Rentals
Simon Lehmann, one of the world’s foremost thought leaders on short-term vacation rentals, flew from Switzerland to share his insights on hosting and property management for short-term vacation rentals through platforms like AirBnB, VRBO, and H...
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Episode 17 — Special In-House Experiences for Guests of Short-Term Vacation Rental Properties
Jillian Kimber has worn many hats at Hostē, working with both guests and property owners in the short-term vacation rental space. She’s the creator of the Experiences arm of our business, offering guests of our managed AirBnb properties extra-s...
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Episode 17
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Episode 16 — Perspective on Long Term Versus Short Term Rentals
Are you the owner of long-term rental property who’s thinking of making the switch to hosting short-term vacation rentals like those booked through AirBnB and VRBO? You’ll want to listen as we chat with Craig Kallian, Hoste’s Business Developme...
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Episode 16
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Episode 15 — Boots on the Ground with Airbnb Guests — Emily Farmer & Kilian Gordon
Thinking of turning one or more of your properties into short-term rentals through Airbnb, VRBO, Booking.com, etc.? There’s a lot to learn, but in this episode, we offer you a powerhouse resource. Her name is Emily Farmer and she’s one of the m...
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Episode 14 — Maintenance & Your Airbnb or Short Term Rental
When it comes to managing a short term rental property, maintenance should be a top priority. In this episode, we share high-value intel on vacation rental property maintenance, including the three options you should consider for managing upkee...
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Episode 14
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Episode 13 — Navigating A Hot Airbnb Investment Market along with Pricing Strategy (that works!)
In this episode, we share updates on the short term rental property market and offer a peek into the latest improvements to our vacation rental property management services. Find out about the current trends we’re seeing in short term rental oc...
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Episode 13
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Horror Stories from Managing AirBNBs
Today, we have some funny and unexpected stories that we've encountered since starting our short term rental management company. Tune in for stories about destructive rentals, gross discoveries in the hot tub, bears in the trash, overheated uni...
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Episode 10
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