by Abbi Booth | Feb 27, 2025
Join AZRT and STR stakeholders from across the state as they gather at the capitol to advocate for short-term rentals in Arizona. As the topic of STR regulation heats up both on the local and state levels, this event will foster a friendly discourse with our...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Feb 13, 2025 | Newsletters
After years of browsing cheese at my local grocery store, I only recently noticed that many of them have detailed descriptions – and they are highly entertaining. The one that caught my eye first was for a Murray’s fromager d’affinois: It quivers. It beckons. That...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Jan 17, 2025 | Newsletters
All indicators are flashing red – BLINK BLINK BLINK – that local and state STR regulatory discussions are escalating even more this year. Bans, caps, tax hikes, operating requirements – everything is on the table. Goodness gracious, aren’t things hard enough...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Dec 18, 2024 | Newsletters
The table is a meeting place, a gathering ground, the source of sustenance and nourishment, festivity, safety, and satisfaction. – Laurie Colwin Last week, Rent Responsibly celebrated our 5th Anniversary (can you believe it!), and over a special-edition team retreat,...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Dec 16, 2024 | News, Rent Responsibly News
Advocacy and professionalization are team sports, and it’s essential for these efforts to earn the trust of STR hosts, managers, policymakers, guests, and the general public. That’s why this year we launched our inaugural RR Industry Council, a cohort of reputable and...
by Paris Achen | Jun 20, 2023 | Leadership, STR Advocacy 101
Kelsey Wood and fiance, Josh Knapp, stood to earn thousands of dollars from renting out their vacation rental, Mulberry Bungalow, during Super Bowl weekend in February in Phoenix, Arizona. Instead, the couple donated two nights at the vacation rental to a terminal...
by Paris Achen | Dec 23, 2022 | Guest Communications, Hosting and Management, Marketing, Nuisance Prevention, Property Care, Responsible Renting, Rules and Regulations, Safety, Taxes
Before the Great American Eclipse in August 2017, STR listings surged by up to 3,000% in the towns along the eclipse’s route, which spanned from Salem, Oregon, to Charleston, South Carolina, according to Bloomberg. According to the Times of San Diego, the city...
by Paris Achen | Nov 2, 2022 | Leadership, Responsible Renting, Social Responsibility & Giving Back, STR Advocacy 101
While Jonathan Wicks lived in Chicago in the 2010s, he had a lake house in Northern Illinois that he rented short-term. At the time, the busy CEO owned a national company that cleaned homes in bank foreclosure, and because he couldn’t service his rental on his own, he...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Oct 12, 2022 | Newsletters
“A progress zone is a silver ring right outside your comfort zone.” – Sukant Ratnakar • • • At the end of last month, we had the gift of hosting an in-person workshop in Phoenix with the board members of Arizonans for Responsible Tourism and...
by Paris Achen | Sep 15, 2022 | Local Leaders Series, Partner Features, Powered by Vrbo
Becoming president of Arizonans for Responsible Tourism was an unexpected twist in Linda Curry’s life path. She and her husband had been talking for years about whether to build a guesthouse next to their primary residence in northeast Mesa, an unincorporated part of...
