It's time for #strsharesunday! Today we are sharing Becoming Rentable

Now we've had Becoming Rentable on the show before, but we're switching it up a bit this week and we want to highlight them again (it really tied in with our episode! Give it a listen if you haven't already!)

Do us a favor: go to their website and see what you need to do to make your property accessible. Per their website, "there is no one size fits all when it comes to accessibility. Disabilities come in all shapes and sizes. While wheelchair accessibility is talked about the most, there's also hearing, vision, autism/IDD, and walker accessibility. That's why we offer 36 filters, so you can customize your own needs and find the best property for you and your family."

Don't count yourself out if you know your property isn't wheelchair accessible! There are other options to get started. Go to their website, fill out your information into their filters, and find out if your property is accessible. The best...

Dr. Rosemarie Rossetti is an internationally acclaimed expert on accessible and universal design. She speaks and consults with people in the vacation rental industry to help make their properties more accessible, safe, and marketable. She is committed to teaching vacation rental homeowners how to attract guests of all abilities.

As the author of the Universal Design Toolkit, her book is filled with time-saving ideas, resources, solutions, and guidance for making homes accessible. Rossetti and her husband led the design team, were the general contractors, and live in the Universal Design Living Laboratory, This is the top-rated universal design home in North America.

Today, Rosemarie joins us to discuss the business opportunities of accessible homes, what is typically missing from homes to make them accessible, and features that already exist in your property that may qualify as accessibility options.

Resources:

• RosemarieSpeaks.com
• UDLL.com
• Universal Design Toolkit
• ...

It's time for our first #strsharesunday of 2023! Today we are sharing Lucky Bend Lookout

This week we're paying homage to a host that has been at it for 10 years! When you go to her book direct site, she has a facebook messenger chat that pops up right away. Whether a potential guest decides to utilize it or not, it makes someone know she is attentive and ready to communicate.

Next, and this blew our mind, her website has a popup that offers a free gift, where you can enter your email to get a free map of the best Sonoma County wineries. Sarah is a blogger who writes about Sonoma County and she highlights family trips on her blog, so she's really taken her blogging perspective and married that with her short-term rental.

We love how she weaves what there is to do in her community with her short-term rental! Sarah is chock full of content, so go give her some love on her instagram!

Lucky Bend Lookout on Instagram

LuckyBendLookout.com

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To wrap up the year, we’re recapping our Top 10 episodes of 2022! Thank you to all of our amazing guests who’ve joined us on the show, and for our new AMA episodes, thanks to all you listeners for submitting questions throughout the year. See you in 2023!

To learn more visit: http://thanksforvisiting.me

Resources:

• 165. Double Your Bookings with This STR Listing Strategy
• 148. Behind the Scenes on Our First Real Estate Deal
• 146: Back to the Basics: 7 Things to Review in the New Year
• 158. Building Successful Digital Marketing Campaigns with Emily Miethner
• 152. Pets & Your Rental Property: What You Need to Know with Heather Kazmark
• 151. How to Build a Foolproof Inspection Checklist
• 147. Back to the Basics: Refocusing on Guest Experience
• 155. Taking Your Short-Term Rental from Job to Business with Kylan Pimley
• 161. Simplify Ordering & Save on Furnishing Your STR with Minoan
• 162. Less is More in Luxury Real Estate with Rachel Gainsbrugh
• #STRShareSunday: ...

Welcome to another Ask Me Anything (Ask Us Anything?) episode! Each week we’ll answer your questions on STR, real estate, OTAs, and everything in between.

Amy asks:

Some guests tend to trust Airbnb because of perceived added security. How do I explain the benefits of direct booking to guests?

Thanks to everyone who submitted questions. To hear your voice on the show and send a question to Sarah & Annette, visit Speakpipe.com/ThanksforvisitingAMA

Thanks for Visiting is produced by Crate Media.

It’s time for a special Christmas #strsharesunday! Today we are sharing The Brook House VT! What a perfect, cozy spot to share today!

We want to commend Danielle and Ben. They just bought this property this year and are new to hosting. If you go through their feed, they have a lot of before and after pictures. Every bedroom in this beautiful ski home had bunk beds and some sort of twin or queen bed... literally every room in the house had a minimum of 3 beds. Now every room has just ONE bed. No more cramming as many people into this house as possible!

They've done an amazing job renovating this property and getting rid of all of those extra beds. We are very anti heads-in-beds, and we make that pretty clear.

As a sidebar, we had a pretty good laugh last week where we were staying as we tried to make bunk beds. It's no joke! Whoever was turning over this property before Danielle and Ben renovated it probably had a hell of a time making all those bunk beds!

Oh, and they have...

Annette + Sarah share their Top 10 Hosting Tips for 2022. You can submit your top tips on Instagram @ThanksForVisiting_

1. Free + Clear Laundry Detergent
2. Backup Keys for Smart Locks
3. To-Go Cups
4. Chip Clips
5. Extra Wine Keys (+ Bottle Openers)
6. Lighting for Evening Check-Ins
7. Block Your Listing Calendar for Time Off
8. A “Getting Ready” Area Outside of the Bathroom
9. Combine A Dresser with A TV Stand
10. Extra Supplies for Longer Stays

 Resources:

• Follow us on Instagram + Share your Hosting Hot Tips!
• #STRShareSunday: @TheBrookhouseVT

Thanks for Visiting is produced by Crate Media.

Welcome to another Ask Me Anything (Ask Us Anything?) episode! Each week we’ll answer your questions on STR, real estate, OTAs, and everything in between.

Sharon (@WindroseDestinations) asks:

How do you suggest pricing for mid-term stays, especially coming into the slow winter season?

Thanks to everyone who submitted questions. To hear your voice on the show and send a question to Sarah & Annette, visit Speakpipe.co

It’s time for #strsharesunday! Today we are sharing Homme Girls

These three sisters just opened their STR in Vermont and the name is a play on words of their last name! Here's what we love about this rental:

1. Their partnership. Are you on the fence about investing with your family? It can be fun, you can make it work and these 3 sisters are proof of it.

2. They have and beautiful hand-painted mural and the design throughout is gorgeous with an amazing use of color. We are swooning over the paint colors!

3. Boot warmers. YES, you heard that right! Boot warmers. It is Vermont, after all! How luxurious is that!?

This spot is so exciting and we can tell they've put their heart and soul into this property. We wanted to share them so that we can show them just how amazing and supportive the short-term rental hosting space is! Go give them a like and a follow!

Homme Girls on Instagram

Homme Girls on AirBnB

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Sarah and Annette recap the 2022 business year, and discuss what they plan for 2023 (including the slow winter season in Ohio). They share their tips on switching from short-term to mid-term rentals, what you need to consider, and how to make sure you are ready for when the short-term rental season resumes.

Resources:

• #STRShareSunday: @homme_girls

Thanks for Visiting is produced by Crate Media.