What It Really Takes To Operate A Safe Vacation Rental with Justin Ford

Justin Ford is the Director of Safety & Certification Programs at Breezeway; where he is helping property managers and owners maintain the safety of short-term rental properties. An international short-term term rental safety expert, Justin was the first to elevate awareness of safety in short-term rentals back in 2013. Prior to Breezeway, Justin co-founded On the Water in Maine in 2006 and grew the company into the highest-grossing vacation rental company in New England. A former member of the US Coast Guard and a firefighter, Justin travels worldwide to share his industry expertise on short-term rental safety. Risk is something we can’t avoid and you know this! But… you can sure minimize your risk when it comes to putting things in place like NoiseAware & Safely.com! Safely have you, your guests, and your homeowner covered if anything goes wrong or gets damaged and guess what!? By having a NoiseAware device in your homes, you’ll have everything you need in order to have peace of mind! This episode is also sponsored by our friends at Breezeway! Check out this link to learn more! In this episode, we explore: 03:25 - Background of the guest 06:24 - Convincing the waterfront owners 09:49 - Safety Training Course 13:48 - Challenges of creating the course 16:24 - Top Claims in Insurance Company 20:31 - Successful ways to overcome incidents 24:12 - What is Safety Training Course 30:28 - Marketing Tricks 35:54 - Breezeway’s Mission 40:06 - Why Rentals are not considered safe Connecting with the Guest: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shorttermrentalsafety Website: https://www.breezeway.io/safety-app Slick Talk Website & Socials: https://bit.ly/3uCsm6H Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices