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Mike Is Selling and Linda Is Scaling: The State of Short-Term Rentals in 2026

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How to Never Lose Money to a Dishonest Guest on Airbnb - A $800 Lesson

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My Short-Term Rental Tech Stack: Why Simple Wins Every Time

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The Hidden Math Behind Airbnb & Vrbo Pricing Recommendations

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Airbnb influencers are full of BS...understanding how to run an STR is easy...

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Surviving the Airbnb and Short-Term Rental Slowdown in 2025

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Quick and dirty, tactical direct booking site for under $200?

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Remove Bad Airbnb Reviews Every Time With This Method

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October’s Airbnb Slowdown: Why Bookings Crashed — and What Smart Hosts Are Doing About It

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Airbnb Bookings Are Dying Out — Here’s What to Do

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A No-BS Framework to Build a Profitable STR Portfolio (Part 3: Macro → Micro Market Selection)

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A No-BS Framework to Build a Profitable STR Portfolio (Part 2: Compliance-First Market Filter)

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Airbnb’s New “Host-Only Fee” Kill Shot Against Direct Bookings — Here’s Your Countermove

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A No-BS Framework to Build a Profitable STR Portfolio (Part 1: The Airbnb Buy Box)

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When Guests Lie for a Refund: How to Stop Airbnb Scams Cold

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Airbnb Guest Damage, Weak Payouts, and OTA Claims: How to Actually Get Paid When They Trash Your Place

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Why I’m All In on Short-Term Rentals

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Some quick airbnb pricing changes I've used to increase my bookings.

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A New Season of Vacation Rentals With John

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Vacation Rentals Not as Great as They Used to Be? Run Spring Promotions for More Bookings.

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Go Undercover Boss on Your Own STR.

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Chatting with Daniel Rusteen on Optimizing Airbnb (Former Airbnb Employee and Author of Optimize YOUR BnB)

23

Warning. Check Your Airbnb Short Stay Cleaning Fee. This Update Was Sneaky, Avoid Losing Thousands

24

Cold Outreach Method for Short Term Rentals - Essentially Free Marketing

25

Short Term Rental Industry Layoffs (Hopper and Evolve Vacation Rental)

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Airbnb Winter Release Prediction...Airbnb will introduce hosts to property managers and cleaners?

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The CEO of Airbnb wants you to charge less for your house

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4 Methods to Get Your Airbnb Verified Listing Icon In Under 5 Minutes

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Homeowner tied up by man he rented room to on Airbnb

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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on Eliminating Cleaning Fees...Well At Least Ranking By Total Price

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US Vacation Rental Market Winners and Losers Summer 2023

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Guest checked-in and your short term rental is not clean (cleaners missed it?) what to do.

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How to choose vacation rental sites to list on (...besides Airbnb and VRBO)

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Do you have a pipeline of future guests? You cannot afford to sit back and not source your own leads.

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Red flags to look out for to stop fraudulent bookings

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Guests from hell? What to do with serious rule breakers and how to get the platforms to cancel a reservation.

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Should I leave wine for my airbnb guests...or anything at all?

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Best way to handle a booking cut short by your guests

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Dealing with the public without freaking out as an STR operator.

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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky's Post - 5 Updates From Our Top Suggestions.

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Last Minute Airbnb Deals with Zach Busekrus from Sponstayneous

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Guest won't leave? What to do when a guest refuses to leave your short term rental on time.

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Reacting to "Airbnb Really Is Different Now" Article by The Atlantic

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More Airbnb Wishlist Saves Will Help You Rank Higher.

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VRBO Updates Cancellaton Policy With...Penalties for Hosts?

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How I do short term rental bookkeeping in under 30 minutes a week

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Airbnb retires email aliases. What hosts need to know

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We got a situation! How to handle a guest pressuring for a refund through complaints.

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Airbnb Payout Math Explained

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Good, bad, and ugly of one night airbnb stays.

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She got a double booking on both Airbnb and VRBO and is panicking. What's a host to do?

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How to deal with airbnb guests that check out late....

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Airbnb Host Cancellation Policy Update Taking Effect On Or After October 9

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Airbnb Cancelled Long Term Booking (25 Nights) Because The Cleaner Entered As Planned?

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What to Know About New Airbnb Regulations in NYC

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How to Leverage Your Airbnb Host Profile to Increase Reservations

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Should I provide baby gear, BBQ grills, and other extras to my airbnb guests?

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VRBO Boost! Move your VRBO listing up in the search results.

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Don’t Waste Your Money on These Things During Short Term Rental Setup

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How Hosts Can Avoid Getting Scammed on Airbnb.

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Applying the rule of 100 to short term rentals.

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I got scammed by an Airbnb cleaner on Turno (Turnoverbnb). Avoid my fate.

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Do this today to rank higher on Airbnb.

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Imagine not getting your payout! Booking.com fails to pay hosts on time?

65

Filling your calendar up with...Black Friday?

66

Guest caught cheating...should the host tell his wife?

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Some thermostats suck...how to choose the right one for short term rental.

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After an unpredictable summer, Airbnb and Vrbo operators are deciding if the headaches of hosting are worth it

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ALWAYS Charge Your Airbnb Guests If They Damage Your Stuff

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Leveraging Cost Segregation and Bonus Depreciation to Save Thousands on Your Tax Bill

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Should you get an LLC to protect your Airbnb?

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Should I list my vacation rental on Hopper Homes?

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Should I use VRBO.com for my vacation rental? A brief history of the platform plus things to know.

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Why Base Price Is Important. How to Set Your Base Pricing.

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How to Check Your Airbnb Ranking

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Cutting the Fat Out of Your Vacation Rental Cleaning Process.

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Outsourcing Vacation Rental Responsibilities....Don't Lose the Human Touch.

78

Length of Stay Discounts to Boost Short Term Rental Income

79

Airbnb Clean Fee Pricing Hack

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Reacting to Bloomberg’s Article, Is the Airbnb Dream Dead?

81

Is Airbnb Arbitrage Still a Way to Grow? Talking Vacation Rentals With Jorge Contreras

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Scale Your Vacation Rental Portfolio. How Dale Smith scaled from 0 to 750+ properties in just 4 years.

83

Need more attention on airbnb? Here are the vacation rental amenities that are kicking butt right now

84

Your own vacation rental website doesn't have to cost you thousands (you can do it for under $250...)

85

Leveraging your airbnb or vacation rental to reduce your tax burden (save thousands of dollars)

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Should I refund my airbnb guest? How to deal with those problematic vacation rental refunds.

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Is your vacation rental slow right now? Mid term rentals may help boost occupancy.

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Should I list my vacation rental on Booking.com?

89

How to beat the Airbnb Algorithm.

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Airbnb Hosts - This little trick will help you find what rentals are trending in your area and why...in less than 15 minutes

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Active Airbnb Hosts vs Passive Ones - Why you should be more actively involved if you want to make money....

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Airbnb News: Want to become an experienced co-host on airbnb? Co-host can now offer their services on airbnb's website...service pros are next.

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Vacation Rental and Airbnb Middlemen...are they ruining your guest experience and costing you money?

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There are tons of different businesses you can start servicing airbnb hosts...

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Be Careful With Last Minute Instant Bookings From Airbnb. Guest May Bring a Machine Gun

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The Mediocre Middle of Vacation Rentals are Feeling the Revenue Slump

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Airbnb crash coming? Can we trust Alltherooms or AirDNA for vacation rental data?

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Want Traffic for Your Vacation Rental Website? Backlinks Baby.

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Cheaper Vacation Rentals Are Sexier Right Now. Profits Are Going to Airbnb Hosts Championing Affordability.

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Airbnb SEO. This Vacation Rental Company Gets over 44K Monthly Clicks to Their Booking Page. How You Can Choose the Right Keywords to Generate Big Traffic.