New Rules for Bellingham: Developing Short-Term Rental Regulations in WA
The city of Bellingham, WA hopes to uphold two primary goals by enforcing its recent ordinance: to maintain stable housing while protecting the safety and rights of owners, neighbors, and guests.This ordinance requires that all short-term rental operators obtain a...Airbnb Dispute Over 1.8 Million Dollar Home in Flames
An investigative report stretching over 5 months was recently released by NBC Bay Area, highlighting the dangers of relying on Airbnb’s Host Guarantee insurance. The loss of a $1.8 million home in Sonoma, CA, burned to the ground by causes ‘unknown’ but likely...What hospitality expectations do short-term rental guests have?
Short-term rental guests expect some of the basics when they’re staying at your rental property. Remember, you are competing with Hilton Hotels with your short term vacation rental – it makes sense that if your guests are traveling on vacation, they aren’t going...Buffalo, Amherst, Western New York, Nearing Consensus on Short-Term Airbnb Rental Insurance Regulation
Weeks after being introduced to the Buffalo Common Council, an ordinance requiring short term vacation rentals to register with the City has the support of Councilmembers and Town Supervisors. Seen largely as a first step, this ordinance will require short term rental...$11.6 Million Verdict Against Short-Term Rental Owner
Shock waves are reverberating through the short-term rental community after Fox10 reported the verdict, handed down by an Alabama judge, for $11,600,370.84, against the owners of a short-term vacation rental property. What Exactly Happened? According to the complaint,...Is your vacation rental four-legged friendly? Pros and cons of allowing pets
Whether you’re an animal lover or not, you’ve surely contemplated whether or not to allow pets in your vacation rental. In fact, travelers likely are choosing (or not choosing) your property based on this factor alone sometimes. On Homeaway, it’s on the initial search...Is your vacation rental up-to-date with security technology?
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,...Establish Ground Rules with Overly Demanding Guests
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...A Case Study: “Business Income – Property Managers Commission”
In four short years, Proper Insurance® has written over 30,000 insurance policies for vacation rental owners across the U.S. A huge part of our success has been the referrals we receive from vacation rental managers. Small and large, our strategy with managers has...
