Apr 29, 2019 | Property Managers
As a vacation rental owner, you want to create the best overall experience for your guests. If you have invested in improvements to your property to make it more appealing to potential renters, surely technology was something you have contemplated. Specifically,...Apr 15, 2019 | Home Sharing, Property Managers
Has this happened to you? You have guests staying in your short-term rental property. They call you on the first day with a simple request. Then they call you a second time. Then a third. The requests may or may not be reasonable, but they expect you to meet their...Mar 4, 2019 | Property Managers, Regulations
In early October, the city of San Antonio elected to regulate their burgeoning short-term rental market as a means to address concerns expressed by various parties. The proposed regulations would require that the rental operators pay a registration fee to the city, as...Feb 18, 2019 | Home Sharing, Regulations
The city of Grapevine, Texas has voted to ban short term rentals within the city limits. Initially, the intent was to determine if the industry could be regulated, however it was decided in the later moments of the hearing to keep the ban in place. The ban comes in...Feb 4, 2019 | Regulations
Joining an ever-growing list of cities seeking to regulate the burgeoning short-term rental market, Cedar City, Utah has passed regulations governing the zones in which rentals are allowed to be operated as well as the types of licenses required. Operators of...Jan 21, 2019 | Regulations
Broomfield, Colorado will join many cities in attempting to regulate the burgeoning short-term rental market. Ideas have been that have been proposed include licensure, occupancy restrictions, and primary residence clauses. Short-term rentals can be a great way to...Jan 7, 2019 | Home Sharing
Recently, Airbnb had announced that they would be improving their claims process for Airbnb’s host protection policy. In it, they describe not receiving many claims. Specifically, “Instances of property damage on Airbnb are quite rare. On average, significant claims...Jan 5, 2019 | Regulations
Massachusetts took a big stance on Airbnb & Insurance this December when Governor Charlie Baker signed a new Act regulating short-term rentals. Essentially, the new law is treating short-term rentals the same as hotels and not only requires taxation but requires...
