New marketplace Comparable connects homeowners with STR managers (Ep 603)
Summary
This podcast episode discusses common mistakes in the short-term rental industry, as highlighted in the book "The Vacation Rental Secrets." Hosts can learn from these mistakes regarding team building, inventory acquisition, and owner management to avoid common pitfalls and potentially save money and time.
Key Insights
- •Common mistakes include hiring the wrong people, lack of intentionality in inventory acquisition, and taking on the wrong properties or owners.
- •Many successful companies make the same mistakes, highlighting the universality of certain challenges in the STR industry.
Action Items
- ✓Consider using personality assessments like Predictive Index to vet potential hires.Effort: lowImpact: medium
- ✓Hosts should be more intentional about inventory acquisition, setting aside part of revenue for owner acquisition.Effort: mediumImpact: medium
Tools & Resources
- →The Vacation Rental Secrets: The book, "The Vacation Rental Secrets" is a collection of the top leaders' mistakes.
- →Predictive Index: Predictive Index is a personality assessment tool.(predictiveindex.com)
Common Mistakes
- ⚠Avoid taking on toxic owners or keeping employees in stressful situations due to problematic owners.
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