All Forum Posts by: Mike R.

I want to optimize the prices myself and then a central hub where I change the price then changes it across all platforms

I had demos and talked to the Guesty guys- great product but taking a percentage doesn't work for me. I'd rather pay a monthly fee and be done with it.

I was thinking of putting all my VRBO properties under 1 account- but maybe not worth it? Is there an extra charge they take for the API access? How does it work thru someone like VREasy- let me know how it's working out! 

For a web site I use One Roof Top. VREasy incorporates with Rentivo- but not sure what that would give me that One Roof Top doesn't 

I'm using VReasy it's great for automated emails. To guests, door codes, booing info - to cleaners- even does a day of reminder text and to me to set the keycode I send myself reminder email day of stay.

It imports in from AirbnB pricing, phone numbers and emails of guest. VRBO it only does a calendar sync though. My understanding this is a VRBO thing- you need at least 5 properties on one account for VRBO to allow that. 

Their dashboard is great - importing all calendar works fine as well

I can export into a excel. google doc each month- but I do wish it had a billing system- as I have 5 different clients so I take that spreadsheet and then add some math into it (Take away cleaning- charge them a % etc) but the export gives me 90% of what I need- names, total amount paid, dates- and you can add or take away whatever data you don't want from it.  You can do just email and export that into mailchimp but I haven't done that yet. 

What I would really like and the only thing that is missing from VREasy is the ability to change prices on VRBO, AirBnB, Booking, FlipKey, my own site on one dashboard. If someone could make that happen, I'd pay! 

I own one. I see a glut actually in my area. More and more simply because the big ones have huge turn over. They are in a volume business so they simply aren't taking care of people's homes or giving them the one on one attention they need or they are overcharging for little things like fixing a garbage disposal.  I have 6 right now, so I'm keeping it small so I can really focus on the daily changing of prices, pics and descriptions that you have to do to rent out as much as possible. 

I now have a vacation management company in big Bear. If you have time to do it yourself, you can in airbnb no management company needed. But it's a 24/7 job. I'm always on the phone and online so it was easy for me. My clients don't want to be woken up at 2am with a inquiry or problem turning the spa in so they hire me. It all depends on your time and lifestyle

Little too far up the 405 - gotta be closer to Hollywood. I'm now probably going to rent a townhome in Vally Village for around $2400

Oh I've looked in every area you can imagine- ha. Almost had a house in Van Nuys - Sepulveda and above Van Owen (So not the best area) list was $499- I lost out and was at $530k 

Looking for 2 bedrooms. Yeah was looking sub $550k 

It's tough out there! Seeing townhomes at $50k above comps from 3 months ago

Yeah not sure it's a bubble so much as - this month everything suddenly jumped up and very low inventory so people are in a panic. 

After 6 lost bids, I'm now trying to find a townhome to rent for a year or 2.

I agree- I love the area- and was looking even thought without their restrictions it would have been a low ROI- with houses in Big Bear under $300k and mid century homes in Palm Springs being over $500k - but I hear ya- great area and some really cool homes!

I was hoping these restrictions would cause a housing sell off- get in cheaper and then hope they lifted the rules. 

Been using VREasy and it's great! Doesn't quite sync up and it's pretty basic- so no sending out invoices to owners for example- but the software is easy to use and I love all the automated messages- has saved me dozens of hours a week