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Mastering Airbnb’s Cancellation Policies
JULY 31, 2025 You’re a host in the STR world. That means you’re navigating a lot of moving parts. What if I told you that one super important, yet often overlooked, aspect is Airbnb's cancellation policies? To elevate yourself as a host, you need to understand these...
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Big Changes to Airbnb Host Fees: What You Need to Know
AUGUST 28, 2025 Airbnb Host Fees Are Changing: Your Guide to the New 15.5% Service Fee Ladies, let’s talk about some big changes coming from Airbnb this fall…changes that directly affect your earnings and pricing strategy, especially if you’re using property...
#147 Direct Bookings for Short-Term Rentals
AUGUST 27, 2025 #147 Direct Bookings for Short-Term Rentals: How One Host Reached 70% Without OTAsWhat if the career you’ve spent decades building was the very thing standing in the way of the life you actually want? That was the turning point for Kerri Gibson, a...
How to Implement Profit First for Short-Term Rentals
AUGUST 21, 2025 How to Implement Profit First for Short-Term Rentals: A Smarter System Are you living from booking to booking? Your STR properties are generating impressive gross revenue, but your bank account tells a different story. You feel trapped in a cycle where...
#146 How Emotional Design Can Build Airbnb Guest Loyalty
AUGUST 19, 2025 #146 Emotional Design for Guest Experience: The Hidden Shortcut to Guest Loyalty in Your AirbnbWhat if the key to repeat bookings, raving reviews, and lifelong guests wasn’t a fancier coffee maker or five-star linens—but the chemicals in your guest’s...
Create an Ideal Guest Avatar for STR Success
AUGUST 14, 2025 Do you know who wants to rent your property? Do you know their needs, their wishes, their dreams? Do you know your guests? In the competitive world of short-term rentals (STR), knowing exactly who you’re serving is your ultimate advantage. An ideal...
#145 Profitable Midterm Rentals for Real Estate Investors
AUGUST 12, 2025 #145 Profitable Midterm Rentals: Aisha Govani’s Blueprint for Sustainable IncomeWhat if the key to consistent, scalable income isn’t short-term—or long-term—but hidden right in the middle? If you’ve been feeling the squeeze of STR regulations or...
Create High-Converting Airbnb Listings & Get More Bookings
AUGUST 07, 2025 Are you tired of refreshing your Airbnb dashboard, only to see a calendar full of empty dates? You’ve created a beautiful space, but the bookings just aren’t rolling in. It’s frustrating. It gets you down. And it can make you question if all this...
#144 Scaling Your Short-Term Rental Business Without Burnout
AUGUST 05, 2025 #144 How to Scale Your Short-Term Rental Business Without BurnoutWhat if you could scale your short-term rental business—without the burnout or chaos? That’s exactly what Kit Leggett did, and in this episode, she’s sharing how. Kit went from being...
Mastering Airbnb’s Cancellation Policies
JULY 31, 2025 You’re a host in the STR world. That means you’re navigating a lot of moving parts. What if I told you that one super important, yet often overlooked, aspect is Airbnb's cancellation policies? To elevate yourself as a host, you need to understand these...
#143 Empowered Exit from Corporate Life
JULY 29, 2025 #143 The Empowered Exit from Corporate Life: How Airbnb Helped Rebecca Reclaim Her Time and WealthFeel like you're trapped in the 9-to-5 grind with no real way out? Let me introduce you to someone who didn’t just quit her corporate job—she rewrote the...