Investor · Plymouth, MN · Member since 2020 · 157 posts · 102 votes
For those that have STRs, has anyone used HostShare.co?
I've exchanged our place with another host by on a 1-1 bases.
Host share seems to have an interesting concept of exchange available nights but within 5 days.....so what typically is not rented. And you basically bank 21 nights then get to use 21 nights from someone else.
Without fully signing up I can't tell if they have just a few or a lot of properties listed.
The concept is definitely interesting, and could work but if the number is properties is high. They charge 300 something a year for the membership. Has anyone used them ? Good/bad ?
Investor · VA AZ, SC · Member since 2017 · 172 posts · 172 votes
1y
Yes, I have signed up and have a paid membership. I haven’t taken a trip yet, but I like the idea of having it available to me. I browsed sites today for an upcoming trip and their inventory is expanding. Once they on board more European hosts, I will get more use out of it. I have only had to host one guest, and they were great guests.
Real Estate Consultant · OH · Member since 2023 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
1y
I know Robuilt has been sharing them and encouraging other hosts to check out their site. We haven't yet, but I would think even for $300 a year it would be worth it for just one stay!
YesI’ve had a terrible experience with them. They force you to take instant bookings without any ability to screen guests. If you don’t agree to that to kick you off the platform.
Really not appreciating being forced to accept instant book
Property Manager · Chattanooga, TN · Member since 2018 · 175 posts · 134 votes
4mo
We had it for a while and recently got off it. We had 2-3 people stay at our property but whenever we looked for a property for ourselves we never found anything appealing on dates we wanted to travel. One of our clients we manage for uses ThirdHome and seems to love it. We haven't tried it ourselves but he's told us they use it for their family vacations every year.