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 we’re...
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 buzzword,...
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 families already have...
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 community:...
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 utopia’s guardians,...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Dec 1, 2020 | Newsletters
A Special Announcement: Rent Responsibly’s Alexa Nota Named Co-Founder Have you met Alexa Nota? If not, I recommend you do. I am damn glad that I did. Today, I am excited to announce that Rent Responsibly is permanently affixing the title of Co-Founder to Alexa’s...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Nov 1, 2020 | Newsletters
Welcome A lot of people liken advocacy efforts to a marathon, but I don’t really like that analogy. Marathons are a solo sport with a far-away finish line. The only way to do one is to start running and just… keep running.Marathons require a lot of endurance built up...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Oct 1, 2020 | Newsletters
Welcome For many folks, October is usually the shoulder season, a time to reset for a winter unlike any we’ve seen before, or a slow wind down to close up shop until the spring.At Rent Responsibly, it’s a different kind of shoulder season. Advocacy and ordinance...