by Rent Responsibly Team | Dec 15, 2021 | Newsletters
Appreciation can make a day — even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.Margaret Cousins, Suffragist Somehow it’s already Thanksgiving again. To say we are grateful for the job we get to do and the people we get to work with...
by Paris Achen | Dec 15, 2021 | Advocate Engagement, Leadership, Organization, STR Advocacy 101
Facebook groups and discussion forums provide short-term rental alliance members an online community where they can network, get questions answered, organize advocacy efforts, and share resources and information. Keeping your online alliance community healthy and...
by Paris Achen | Nov 30, 2021 | Good Apples Series, Partner Features, Powered by Breezeway
After more than 20 years of teaching preschoolers, Beverly Latham craved a change that would allow her to work with more grownups. Through a parent of one of her preschool children, she found a job in guest relations in May 2019 at Harris Vacation Rentals in Gulf...
by Paris Achen | Nov 29, 2021 | Advocate Engagement, Local Government, Organization, Research and Case Studies, Short-Term Rental Regulation, STR Advocacy 101
The homes of Fort Pierce, Florida, stand along a coastline kissed by turquoise-hued waves and silhouetted against spectacular, fiery orange sunsets. Winding through the palm tree-lined streets, it’s easy to see why tens of thousands of people have chosen this place as...
by Paris Achen | Nov 16, 2021 | Forward Thinkers Series, Partner Features, Powered by Key Data
The Telluride short-term rental alliance recently made history in making Colorado short-term rental laws. It all started during the Covid 19 pandemic when vacation rentals in the town of Telluride, Colorado, were sitting eerily empty in March 2020. No one knew when...
by Rent Responsibly Team | Nov 8, 2021 | Industry News, News, Rent Responsibly News, STR Advocacy 101
First-of-Its-Kind Research Explores How the State of Short-Term Rental Operators and Local Government Staff Can Work Better Together for More Effective Regulatory Outcomes US, Nov. 8, 2021 – Today, Rent Responsibly and the College of Charleston launched the State of...
by Paris Achen | Nov 6, 2021 | Forward Thinkers Series, Partner Features, Powered by Proper Insurance
What does a Portland cancer survivor’s treehouse have to do with short-term rental insurance? A lot.When Josh Brenneman was 5 years old, he was facing a tough battle for anyone, let alone a kid: an Ewing’s Sarcoma tumor on his C6 vertebra at the base of his neck, a...
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 about this comedic art in that...
by Paris Achen | Oct 15, 2021 | Good Apples Series, Partner Features, Powered by NoiseAware
Have a growth mindset is a value you’d expect to see on any tech startup’s list of core values. But when it comes to Milwaukee-based Frontdesk, it’s the last of six. The first three: Clean the toilets, do the right thing, and be a good neighbor. Founded in 2017,...
by Alexa Nota | Oct 13, 2021 | Advocate Engagement, Local Government, STR Advocacy 101
As short-term rental ordinances are debated in city hall, there are often several opportunities to submit public comments (also called testimonies) to decision-makers. This doesn’t mean just the City Council – the process often includes multiple committees,...
