All Forum Posts by: Heather Cunningham

If you are serious about the Smokies, hands down if you can find a place with a great view that is what I would go with.  We have 2 cabins in the smokies and the one with the amazing views does almost double the rental volume of the one that does not have the best views and they are both new build cabins with average amenities..no pools.  Our amazing view location is beating out pool cabins and we do not have the hassles of a pool in the smokies, especially an indoor pool...food for thought.  Pools are nice, though and people love them.  There are plenty of neighborhoods where you can still get access to a pool for your guests.  Just my experience.

We have a short term rental in Bradenton. We have guests coming in from England this Friday the 11th. Obviously the hurricane coming in could be devastating and we’re not sure what, how and when to communicate to the guests. They reached out last storm Helene and we survived with no damage. What would you all do in this case?

I am trying to get  set up for my STRs and looking for advice regarding Guesty and OwnerRez.  What are the benefits of 1 vs the other and when growing your business, which one is better?  We will have three STRs by the end of the month and our goal is to scale to probably 10 that we will own and self manage.