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What is Airbnb rental arbitrage? Airbnb rental arbitrage is the practice of renting properties and subletting them on the Airbnb platform. It’s becoming more difficult to own property as home prices have far outpaced median incomes since 1960. That’s why this strategy allows you to build cash flow without the stress and challenges of…

Airbnb CEO Vows to Tackle Runaway Cleaning Fees Kyle Potter–October 13, 2022 We’ve all been there: Hunting for a great Airbnb, finally finding that five-star rental for a bargain, and heading to check out … only to find that a massive cleaning fee nearly doubles the price. These host-set fees can be one of the…

Love it or hate it, social media is a cornerstone of modern digital marketing. If the goal is to get guests where they are… well, social media is where they are, for about 2.5 hours a day on average.  But what about social media for the vacation rental industry, specifically? Does social media really lead to more…

Vacation rental managers have a lot on their plates. Outdated website content and overall “website cleanliness” is often something VRMs know they need to address, but there’s a long list of more important items above that on their to-do list. And once some of those more important items get crossed off, more just end…

Labor Day weekend marks the end of a busy summer season for most of the vacation rental markets in the United States. We took a sneak peek at how some popular destinations perform. Forward-looking data is vital for projecting how you will perform against previous years. It is important to note that this pacing…

Short-term rental (STR) revenue is attainable. Yes, you read that right.  Pre-COVID-19, post-COVID-19. In strictly regulated markets and softly regulated markets. In popular vacation destinations and unique suburbs. No matter which way you cut it, it’s very possible (and even probable) to generate revenue with STRs—so long as you say yes to accurate data…

Few things can be as frustrating for Airbnb guests than to see their reservations cancelled by the host, especially on short notice. Airbnb is hiking the maximum fee 10-fold to $1,000, from the current $100, on August 22 for certain host-generated cancellations. “Avoidable host cancellations are not common, but when they do happen, they…

This page explains our usage of images and text gathered from external sites External listing data on HiChee Some visitors to our site react with: “Yeah, but surely this can’t be legal!” Indeed, we do show some details of rentals without the permission or knowledge of owners, property managers, or the sites from which we…