by Rent Responsibly Team | Dec 16, 2024 | Hosting and Management, Humans of Short-Term Rentals, Professional Development, Research and Case Studies, Responsible Renting, STR Advocacy 101
This year, the STR industry faced increasing headwinds that show no sign of slowing. As our top articles this year show, it’s these trying times that light up the entrepreneurial nature of hosts and property managers. We as an STR community have been asking, “How can...
by Paris Achen | Dec 5, 2024 | 2024 RR Summit, Event Recaps, Professional Development, Self-Growth
How many hours, days, or weeks do we use up on repetitive tasks? Conrad O’Connell, Founder of BuildUp Bookings and co-host of the Heads in Beds Show, reckons it’s a lot. All of the time spent on this repetitive drudgery drains your energy and resources from higher...
by Paris Achen | Dec 2, 2024 | 2024 RR Summit, Event Recaps, Professional Development, Self-Growth
As a teen mom, Amber Hurdle faced many obstacles to providing a quality life for herself and her child. Becoming self-aware about her strengths and weaknesses and capitalizing on her strengths ultimately helped her to get ahead. Today, she is an award-winning brand...
by Paris Achen | Nov 21, 2024 | 2024 RR Summit, Event Recaps, Professional Development, Self-Growth
From his early years tracking his athletic performance with pen and paper to leading Oura, Tom Hale’s life path has centered on empowerment through technology and wellness. Tom sat down with Rent Responsibly Co-Founder and CEO Dave Krauss in a fireside...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Aug 16, 2024 | Leadership, Professional Development, STR Advocacy 101
“As an alliance leader, the leadership side can often be lonely, and it can be tough to pull and guide people. It’s great to come to a group of people just as passionate, involved, and committed to getting people involved in advocacy,” said Jonathan Wicks,...
by Paris Achen | May 19, 2023 | Community Engagement, Hosting and Management, Humans of Short-Term Rentals, Nuisance Prevention, Professional Development, Responsible Renting, Rules and Regulations, Social Responsibility & Giving Back, Supporting Local Businesses
Sarah Bradford and Tim Cafferty recently marked a milestone with the recording of their 150th episode of Sarah and T: The Professional Vacation Rental Manager’s Podcast. Every other Monday for nearly six years, they have released a new 30-minute episode packed with...
by Paris Achen | May 2, 2023 | Community Engagement, Hosting and Management, Local Government, Marketing, Professional Development, Self-Growth, Social Responsibility & Giving Back, Team Culture, Wellness
Tyann Marcink, front-center, at the CASA Justice is Served fundraiser in 2022 Have you ever heard the quote, Help yourself by helping others? According to research, helping others, aka volunteering, can also help your vacation rental business. Volunteering can help...