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This article profiles Mainstay Luxury Estates, a company that manages luxury vacation rentals. It highlights their use of OwnerRez for bookings, guest communication, and integrations, emphasizing the benefits of a streamlined system.

OwnerRez is hosting a series of webinars in December to help hosts optimize their accounts for 2026. The webinars cover topics like demos, Q&A, and a focus session on theming, which will help hosts maintain brand consistency. Sign up for the webinars to improve your OwnerRez workflows.

OwnerRez's podcast, "Walk 'n Talk," shares insights into the vacation rental industry. In Episode Two, co-founders Paul and Chris discuss challenges like a server outage and burnout, offering valuable lessons for hosts on resilience and work-life balance.

This episode of The Short Term Show focuses on setting up a short-term rental in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The hosts discuss essential hardware like smart locks and cameras, emphasizing considerations for condo buildings and the challenges of the salt air environment. They also cover software options for property management, including OwnerRez and Hospitable.

This article profiles a host using OwnerRez to manage their equestrian and lodging venue. They highlight the benefits of automation, especially with automated messaging and calendar syncing, to streamline operations and enhance the guest experience. Consider how automation, such as that provided by OwnerRez, can improve your efficiency and guest communication.

This article profiles a successful STR host who built their business from one property to seven using OwnerRez. They emphasize the importance of automation features, particularly for managing guest communication, payments, and website hosting, to save time and focus on guest experience. Hosts can learn from her experience and consider automating tasks to scale their business.

OwnerRez, a vacation rental software company, has launched a new podcast called "Walk 'n Talk" where they discuss the business of vacation rentals. The podcast covers topics like building, scaling, and running a successful vacation rental business. Hosts can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube for insights into the industry and OwnerRez's development.

OwnerRez has integrated with HiChee, a price comparison platform, to help hosts attract direct bookings and reduce reliance on OTAs. This integration offers accurate pricing and calendar syncing, and verified OwnerRez hosts get a free HiChee Traveler Plan.

This article profiles DoorCo Vacations, a Wisconsin-based STR company, and their use of OwnerRez. Hosts can learn how a successful operator uses automation and a central platform to manage reservations, finances, communication, and workflows while scaling their business.