by Rent Responsibly Team | Oct 20, 2021 | Newsletters
The Magic of “Yes, And” Lately, I’ve been on a binge of comedy podcasts and the British version of the improv show Whose Line Is It Anyway? It seems as if nearly every comedian got his or her start in improv. There’s something beautiful...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Sep 20, 2021 | Newsletters
The Business of Belonging That’s the title of the book team Rent Responsibly read leading up to our first true company retreat, photographed above, which we held in Charleston, SC just after the DARM conference. Written by David Spinks, The Business of...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Aug 10, 2021 | Newsletters
What the Vacation Rental Industry Can Learn from the Olympics Consistency is key To have even a slight chance at an Olympic medal means years of consistent training. Olympians put in their 10,000 hours and then some, the consistent performance improvement that...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Jul 13, 2021 | Newsletters
I do believe in an everyday sort of magic – the inexplicable connectedness we sometimes experience with places, people, works of art and the like; the eerie appropriateness of moments of synchronicity; the whispered voice, the hidden presence, when we think...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Jun 17, 2021 | Newsletters
Community. It’s a word I hear a lot these days. And I can’t help but wonder: is it based on principle and substance, or just a buzzword to suit a marketing agenda? What does it really mean in the travel industry in 2021? It will always be used by some as a...
by Rent Responsibly Team | May 1, 2021 | Newsletters
A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust.Gertrude Jekyll, Horticulturalist ••• Here in NC, there’s a two-week period every May when spring flowers sneak up and...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Apr 1, 2021 | Newsletters
“We Will Literally Go Anywhere.” This was the title of a recent New York Times article quoting a New Jersey interior designer with four trips on the books for her family this year. She’s not alone. According to Vrbo’s 2021 Trends Report, 82% of...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Mar 9, 2021 | Newsletters
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Five Founding Partners Join the Rent Responsibly Family We are honored to announce five champions of the industry have signed on as Rent Responsibly Founding Partners: Expedia Group, Breezeway, Proper Insurance, Key Data Dashboard and NoiseAware....
by Rent Responsibly Team | Feb 16, 2021 | Newsletters
Alone, we can do so little. Together we can do so much. – Helen Keller We have yet to meet someone who, as a kid, said they wanted to be a short-term rental owner, host or manager when they grew up. In some ways, this is our most common characteristic as a...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Jan 19, 2021 | Newsletters
“The beginning is the most important part of the work.” –PLATO These words come from the Greek philosopher’s Republic, a dialogue between Socrates and others as they debate the concepts of justice, the ideal community, the best way to educate their...
