by Jennifer Sokolowsky | Sep 22, 2020 | Humans of Short-Term Rentals
Campanilla Compound has long invited visitors to “live like a local” in Santa Fe, New Mexico, decades before Airbnb was created. “We had that niche in Santa Fe for a while, for people to rent a home in a residential area, when no one else was really doing that,” said...
by Jennifer Sokolowsky | May 9, 2020 | #FindtheHelpers, Humans of Short-Term Rentals
When they couldn’t get bookings at their vacation rental due to the Covid 19 pandemic, Mike Wilcox and hist wife, Jennifer, hosted first responders instead. Mike and Jennifer had a longtime dream of leaving Ohio’s winters and retiring in sunny Florida. A big...
by Jennifer Sokolowsky | Apr 28, 2020 | #FindtheHelpers, Humans of Short-Term Rentals
Chris and Ashley Genard, owners of New Orleans short-term rental company Stay Redamo, were all set to have a record spring. NOLA’s festival season was approaching, and their properties had around 85% occupancy scheduled from March through May. That quickly fell...
by Jennifer Sokolowsky | Apr 21, 2020 | #FindtheHelpers, Humans of Short-Term Rentals
When Covid-19 forced Christina and Christian Thoreson, owners of Chattanooga Vacation Rentals, to lay off 15 of their 17 employees, they wanted to help more than with unemployment alone. Two years ago, Christina Thoreson gave her husband, Christian, an unusual...
by Jennifer Sokolowsky | Mar 29, 2020 | #FindtheHelpers, Humans of Short-Term Rentals
Sharon Michie’s family has been offering vacation rentals in Florida for 38 years. In that time, they have experienced hurricanes, 9/11, the BP oil spill, red tide, recessions, and now, the COVID-19 pandemic. Sharon Michie, Cottages to Castles Sharon started her...
by Jennifer Sokolowsky | Mar 29, 2020 | Humans of Short-Term Rentals
Up until a couple of weeks ago, life was going great for Ellyn Hilliard, a 62-year-old schoolteacher and short-term rental host in Sedona, Arizona. With her 70-year-old husband retired, Ellyn’s teacher salary covered their necessary expenses. Income from their two...
by Jennifer Sokolowsky | Mar 25, 2020 | #FindtheHelpers, Humans of Short-Term Rentals
Danielle Dirks operates several short-term rentals in Detroit near major hospitals through her business, CozyHaus. Traveling nurses and other medical professionals have long been a regular part of her clientele. So when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, she decided to use...
