All Forum Posts by: Gulliver R.

Hi all,

I've read that Airbnb and VRBO hosts fees are tax deductible. I've found out how I can look up the host fees I've paid last year on Airbnb, but does any one know how to find that out on VRBO?

Other than cleaning fees, occupancy taxes, repairs, maintenance, and STR license fees, are there any other Airbnb and VRBO fees that are tax deductible?

Thank you!

Gulliver

Awesome! Thank you!

Hi all, 

I'm new to the self storage industry and just wanted to ask what are the most important things you look for in a management software? 

Off the top of my head the things I want are the ability to: for people to sign up for an setup a storage unit online, require all tenants to setup autopay, schedule rent raises, tenants can contact customer support via message or chat, 24/7 customer support, integrate with the gate system, integrate with the cam/video system, etc.

Thank you,

Gulliver

Hi All,

Natural disasters are unpredictable and because of that we have to always be prepared for them. As a MHP owner what is the best kind of insurance protection and arrangement of that insurance to help me rebuild after a tornado destroys the mobile homes and the infrastructure of my MHP? I currently have insurance for the infrastructure and POHs but I'm not sure if its adequate. Then there's a huge concern about the tenant owned homes (TOHs) : the tenant homeowners don't usually want to pay extra for wind insurance or any insurance for that matter. I've heard of MHP owners requiring tenants to show proof of wind insurance, but then what if they don't continue to pay for the wind insurance? My biggest fear is that a tornado destroys all the homes and my insurance won't be able to cover all of the damages, and if it can there is a huge shortage of new mobile homes and infilling the park will take very long. I have Loss of Income coverage, but if the length of time it takes to infill the park is 2 or 3 years (or more), then that Loss of Income coverage won't help past 1 year. 

Any advice or tips would be super helpful. 

Thank you, 

Gulliver

Thank you all for the input!

@Bruce Woodruff - Does the free Wix version give you the ability to receive credit/debit card payments like via Stripe? How much are you paying per month?

@David Bergmann - my PMS has a direct booking site feature but it's in beta right now. 

@Lisa Graesser - what's houfy.com? I never heard of it. I just pulled it up and it looks like a listing site like an airbnb.com.

Hi all,

What are the best websites to create a direct booking site?

Thank you,

Gulliver

Yes, I'm doing that now. It's just super time consuming. 

Hi @Craig Glendenning,

-how fast do your VRBO messages come in? Is it instant? Is it within 60 seconds? (iGMS is sometimes 40+ min delay)

-do they have the ability to automatically send a specific message to an Instant Booking (that's different from messages from guests who send a request to book)?

-do they have the ability to automatically send a specific message to a Request To Book guest?

Thank you,

Gulliver

Hi All, 

For those of you using Hospitable: @Chris Barczewski @Mike Shemp @Conner Olsen @Paul Stewart

-how fast do your VRBO messages come in? Is it instant? Is it within 60 seconds? (I currently use iGMS and the delay is sometimes 40+ mins!)

-do they have the ability to automatically send a specific message to an Instant Booking (that's different from your guests who sends you a request to book)?

-do they have the ability to automatically send a specific message to a Request To Book guest?

Thank you,

Gulliver

@Paul Stewartundefined

So it sounds like VRBO integration sucks everywhere lol