All Forum Posts by: Karen Chenaille
Karen Chenaille has started 18 posts and replied 161 times.
Post: Is having your own website for your STR worth the expense ?

- Real Estate Agent
- Sevierville, TN
- Posts 165
- Votes 137
@Julie McCoy
Hi Julie. I have 13 listings and OwnerRez hits me for every one of them.
Post: Is having your own website for your STR worth the expense ?

- Real Estate Agent
- Sevierville, TN
- Posts 165
- Votes 137
@Paul Sandhu XXOO. Love u as always Paul!
Post: Is having your own website for your STR worth the expense ?

- Real Estate Agent
- Sevierville, TN
- Posts 165
- Votes 137
Hi Folks
I am taking a long hard look at my monthly subscription costs paid out to tools. One of the tools I subscribe to is OwnerRez. I haven’t found much utility with it. The only distinct feature it gives me is a website that was easy to get a basic set up. To make the web site visible I would need to pay someone to finish it out and get it to show up in the search engines. I am wondering what the group’s opinion is of whether a stand alone website is worth it. OwnerRez is hitting me for $80/month.
Thanks a million!
Karen
Post: Rentals in Gatlinburg Tennessee

- Real Estate Agent
- Sevierville, TN
- Posts 165
- Votes 137
@Chuck Kramer great posts. Can you give me the name of the Facebook group? And I second your thoughts on self management. Sure beats paying 40% to Dollywood.
Post: Rental Arbitrage -how to do airbnb without BUYING

- Real Estate Agent
- Sevierville, TN
- Posts 165
- Votes 137
@Ken Latchers. Agree! Try 15-20K.
Post: Rental Arbitrage -how to do airbnb without BUYING

- Real Estate Agent
- Sevierville, TN
- Posts 165
- Votes 137
@Eric P. I buy Zinnus off Amazon. Guests love them and they are very reasonably priced. You can ship them to the unit to avoid having to move them. I. Some cities Amazon also offers mattress removal.
Post: Airbnb Rental Arbitrage

- Real Estate Agent
- Sevierville, TN
- Posts 165
- Votes 137
Totally agree. It’s about 8-10k to furnish and decorate.
Post: Has anyone created a Google Business Page for their STR

- Real Estate Agent
- Sevierville, TN
- Posts 165
- Votes 137
I have been wondering the same thing. Thanks for posting!
Post: Wheelhouse pricing --> VRBO/Homeaway

- Real Estate Agent
- Sevierville, TN
- Posts 165
- Votes 137
Stay away from Orbirental to push to HA. I went to them for that very reason. Their air BnB integration broke my listings during peak ski season and they would not fix it. There is no human you can talk to. I lost 6K in bookings due to a mysterious auto decline that Orbirental was driving. Orbirental is the worst.
Post: Airbnb and homeowners insurance

- Real Estate Agent
- Sevierville, TN
- Posts 165
- Votes 137
I use both Proper and CBIZ. Both are pretty good. If you are living in the property and renting rooms try Wolf Innkeepers insurance.