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How we increased RevPAR 30% for Del Carmen Hospitality (Ep 623)
This interview with a 10-year veteran of the STR industry in Miami details the challenges of rising rents and increased competition. The host shares the importance of building relationships with landlords in a master lease model, creating financial models, and focusing on operational efficiency. Hosts should consider the insights shared about profit margins, and revenue management strategies, to stay competitive.

It’s Easy to Get Started With This Must-Have Vacation Rental Tool
This article highlights the benefits of using Beyond, a revenue management system, to dynamically adjust rates and boost profitability for vacation rentals. Hosts should consider using dynamic pricing to maximize revenue, and are advised to trust the platform's algorithms and utilize customer support.
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Going Beyond with Maeva Senillou
This article is an interview with an Implementation Manager at Beyond Pricing, discussing her onboarding experience, remote work setup, and enthusiasm for the company's growth and new features. While not directly about hosting strategies, it offers insights into the tools used by pricing software, a key element for successful revenue management.
Underwrite STR Properties with STR Insights (Ep 618)
This podcast episode with Kenny Bedwell, founder of SDR Insights, discusses analyzing short-term rental properties for profitability. The focus is on using a "gross ROI" metric (gross annual revenue / purchase price) to quickly assess a property's potential. Hosts should consider this method to streamline their property analysis and focus on properties that meet their financial goals.
How to develop a revenue management mindset (Ep 617)
This podcast episode discusses revenue management for short-term rentals, emphasizing that it encompasses more than just pricing. It highlights the importance of analyzing all aspects of the business, including property characteristics, marketing, and operational efficiency, to maximize revenue. Hosts should consider a holistic approach to revenue management, evaluating every part of their business and not just relying on pricing tools.
Revenue Management Strategies with Jordan Locke (Ep 612)
This podcast episode discusses revenue management strategies for short-term rentals, including insights on 2024 trends, pricing for special events like the solar eclipse, and optimizing minimum night stays. Hosts should analyze their market's demand and booking pace, adjusting pricing and restrictions to maximize revenue, especially during peak seasons.
Sailing around the world funded by property investing (Ep 611)
This podcast episode discusses the pros and cons of short-term rentals (STRs) versus long-term rentals, with a focus on the increased work involved in STRs, including seasonality concerns and the need for more active management. The guest host, who owns STRs, shares insights on the income potential of STRs but also the significant time commitment and operational challenges, especially during slow months, urging hosts to consider scaling or improving their internal systems if managing STRs.
Will 2024 be another 2023? (Ep 605)
This podcast episode discusses the STR market outlook for 2024, drawing on data from AirDNA and the Darm conference. It predicts a stable market with slightly increased ADR and RevPAR, but emphasizes the importance of focusing on guest experience to stand out.
Revenue Management Lessons (Ep 601)
This podcast episode discusses how to leverage Airbnb's discount features to increase bookings. The speaker explains the benefits of using discounts, particularly for longer stays and past guests, and how they can affect your listing's visibility and conversion rates. Hosts should explore the discount options available within Airbnb's platform to potentially increase bookings.
Cashflow based financing for Airbnb hosts (Ep 599)
This podcast episode discusses how rising interest rates are affecting the lending environment and the potential impact on real estate values. It highlights the importance of understanding how economic cycles and Fed policy influence access to capital, and suggests that now might be a good time to pursue alternative financing options.
Revenue Management Questions Answered Part II (Ep 595)
This podcast episode discusses revenue management, highlighting the importance of a strategic approach and the potential of a new course on the topic. It also promotes the host's new short-term rental properties, FreeWild, and the VRMA conference.
Revenue Management Questions Answered (Ep 594)
This article is an episode of the Get Paid For Your Pad podcast discussing revenue management. Hosts can listen to the episode to learn about this important aspect of their business. Consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts to help the podcast reach more listeners.
Take your revenue management to the next level with PriceLabs (Ep593)
This podcast episode discusses the new features and algorithm of PriceLabs, a dynamic pricing tool. Hosts can now access hyper-local pricing based on 350 similar listings, new dashboard metrics, and a desktop app, helping hosts better understand and manage their pricing strategies.
Revenue Management Strategies (Ep592)
This interview with a revenue management expert discusses strategies for optimizing revenue in short-term rentals, including the importance of competitive analysis and creating effective CompSets. Hosts should focus on understanding opportunity revenue and utilizing tools to track and compare their performance against competitors.
How to achieve your revenue management (Ep590)
This podcast episode with Rebecca Ballart, COO of a revenue management consulting group, covers revenue management strategies and how to apply them. It highlights the importance of market data and understanding different market types (urban vs. seasonal) when setting rates. Hosts should focus on utilizing market data and creating a comp set to inform their pricing strategies and understand the nuances of their specific market.
How to create a minimum stay restriction strategy (Ep589)
This podcast episode discusses how to set minimum night stay restrictions to maximize revenue. The speaker explains how factors such as seasonality, property size, and booking window affect minimum stay decisions, with specific considerations on when to apply and release restrictions.
Revenue Management Strategies for Airbnb Hosts (Ep 588)
This podcast episode discusses revenue management strategies for short-term rentals, emphasizing the importance of a multi-faceted approach. It highlights that hosts should consider factors beyond just pricing, such as marketing, distribution channels, and the overall guest experience, to improve occupancy and profitability.
Does investing in short-term rentals make sense at 7% mortgage rates? (Ep579)
This podcast episode discusses the current market for short-term rentals, highlighting the impact of rising interest rates and fluctuating home prices. The episode advises hosts to analyze markets individually, consider negotiation opportunities, and be wary of properties bought during peak market conditions.
How to scale to 1000+ units with Skyrun CEO Lukas Krause (Ep575)
This interview with a short-term rental CEO discusses industry trends and strategies for scaling. The conversation covers the evolution of revenue management, the impact of AI, and the importance of adapting to a more competitive market. Hosts should focus on refining their pricing strategies, providing excellent service, and refreshing their listings to succeed in the current environment.
Revenue Management Tips For Airbnb Hosts
This article shares revenue management strategies for Airbnb hosts, emphasizing the importance of using market data to inform, but not dictate, pricing decisions. It highlights the value of understanding booking windows and setting occupancy targets to maximize revenue. The article recommends actively adjusting prices based on demand and offers a discount for a revenue management service.