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EPISODE · Mar 10, 2026 · 31 MIN

[EXPERT] How Much Should Guests Pay to Rent Your Vacation Home?

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If you like the idea of owning a vacation home that pays for itself, it’s crucial to get your pricing right. Charge too much and no one books — charge too little and you’re leaving money on the table. This week’s expert episode breaks down the biggest myths, mistakes, and misconceptions about pricing so that your second home can help you build both memories and wealth. This Week’s Expert Guest: Richie Khandelwal is the Co-Founder of the dynamic pricing software PriceLabs, a tool that helps hosts stop guessing and start setting prices based on real demand. Richie shares the biggest pricing mistakes new hosts make and how to avoid them; how shifts in supply and demand change what your home can earn night by night; and how PriceLabs’ algorithm analyzes more than 20 million data points every single day to take both the uncertainty — and the emotion — out of our pricing decisions. Tune in to learn: -Why most new hosts price their vacation home incorrectly (and how to avoid the most common mistake) -What is dynamic pricing works (hint: airlines and hotels have used it for decades) -How supply and demand should change your home’s nightly price -Why pricing can feel emotional and how data removes the guesswork Want to own a vacation home that pays for itself? Learn more about the Second Home First Academy at BuyYourSecondHomeFirst.com/Academy Key links: –Subscribe to the free weekly newsletter: BuyYourSecondHomeFirst.com/#subscribe –Visit the website: BuyYourSecondHomeFirst.com –Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @BuyYourSecondHomeFirst –Find us on Substack: SecondHomeFirst.Substack.com –Say Hi! [email protected] A Special Thank You To Our Sponsors: Lodgify: https://lodgify.com/?afmc=28y Use code SHF20 for an ADDITIONAL (!) 20% their yearly and bi-yearly plans Minoan: https://www.Minoan.com/SecondHome Use the link provided to sign up and receive a free $25 in credit. Turno: https://go.turno.com/second_home_first Use the link provided to get $25 off your first clean. Flytographer: https://www.Flytographer.com/SHF Use code SHF25 for $25 off your first shoot PriceLabs: https://hello.pricelabs.co/signup/?referral=secondhomefirst Use code SecondHomeFirst (all one word) for a 30-day free trial, plus $10 off your first invoice

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