0 Shares VRS140 – Consolidation and Convergence with Andrew McConnell of Rented.com Having worked in the vacation rental industry for over 20 years, as an owner of multiple properties, and latterly as the CEO of a rental management agency, I know how easy it is to get mired in the detail and to lose sight of the big picture. In the day-to-day running of any type […]
0 Shares VRS139 – Conferences and why vacation rental business owners need to go to them It looks pretty much like conference season at the moment, and while political conference are not my thing, I’m fascinated by the emotions they evoke and how enthusiastic and passionate the delegates are. Our Vacation Rental Success Summit was a drop in the ocean compared to these massive events like the DNC and RNC and […]
0 Shares VRS138 – Why We Need To Adapt To Stay Competitive In The Vacation Rental Market Every business has to adapt to changing times and our vacation rental business is not immune. Customer expectations and perceptions can change rapidly due to media and peer influence and we have to keep up to stay competitive. We find this constantly in our rental agency business as issues arise over the course of a […]
0 Shares VRS137 – Lessons From Buying Your First Vacation Rental “We need another cart” are the words that Gary Miller never wants to hear again. He also wants to share that there is no such thing as ‘passive income’ in this business because it’s really hard work. Gary is one of the thousands of new owners who will enter the vacation rental business this year. […]
0 Shares VRS136 – Successful Vacation Rental Owner Series With Celine Girard I learn something new about this business every day, and most often it’s from other owners. From those who have been around a long time, and equally as much from the newbies, the disruptors and the innovators. It really is a learning business and the education from our peers in this industry is often second-to-none. […]
0 Shares VRS135 – Learning in the Vacation Rental Industry When I first started in this business I didn’t have much of a clue as to what to do to make a success of it. In fact it wasn’t until I was into equipping my second property that it dawned on me that cheap wasn’t working. I’m not a slow learner – it was the […]
0 Shares VRS134 – Filling a Unique Niche in Vacation Rentals with Dianne Denton It’s always a pleasure to talk to owners about their properties, and even more so when they are as unique as Dianne Denton’s Sea Horse Diamond Beach Cottage. Not only is this a gorgeous property, with a swimming pool and a short walk from the beach, which would be an attraction for anyone, but it’s […]
0 Shares VRS133 – Getting Ready For My Vacation Rental Season It’s that time of year again. The cottage country tradition in Ontario has been part of the culture for generations, and in many areas the families that make the trip have been going to the same cottage for years. Then there’s the new Canadians – our most recently arrived immigrants who learn that the annual […]
0 Shares VRS132 – Vacation Rental Property Management with a Difference with Darik Eaton I had the pleasure of co-presenting a workshop session at the Vacation Rental Success Summit with Darik Eaton of Seattle Oasis Vacation Rentals. In my discussions with Darik beforehand we explored the differences between our two companies and they could not have been wider. In this episode he explains why his model works and how […]
0 Shares VRS131 – Remote Vacation Rental Hosting with Alex Nigg & Tammi Sims I had the great pleasure of meeting Alex and Tammi at the Vacation Rental Success Summit in Toronto last month, and although I wasn’t able to attend their workshop, I heard it was a resounding success. Since they had already delivered a presentation to a packed house at the Airbnb Summit in Paris, we knew […]
