It’s 2:34 a.m. and your guests are trying to get into your Airbnb after losing the rental’s keys during a night out in Deep Ellum. After driving to your Airbnb (30 minutes away), you unlock the door with the spare and head back home. As you’re already awake, you send a text to your handyman to arrange a lock replacement. Afterward, you double-check your VRBO and Airbnb listings to ensure there's ample time before the next booking for the lock repair. Your heart races and a sense of panic washes over you as you come to the sudden realization that your listing has been double-booked for the next three days!
At this point, you might as well shut all your technology off and hide underneath your bed for the next three days…
When managing your rental properties the last thing you want to do is add even more tasks to your already long to-do list. If you’re constantly spending time putting out fires in your vacation rental business, then you won’t have time to have a personal life, expand your business, increase your profit margin, or as the example above illustrates, keep track of your current rental!
Don’t crawl underneath your bed yet! Let’s be honest, we both know that being a host is not a walk in the park, but hiring a property manager can help relieve some of the stress and ensure you can reclaim some time back.
So, what exactly can a property manager do for your vacation rental business?
- Market your property to your dream guests.
- Handle your guest’s experience from the initial inquiry all the way through check-out.
- Manage all bookings and expand your listing’s reach on platforms like Airbnb, VRBO, and Booking.com. Never be double-booked again!
- Ensure the upkeep and maintenance of your property is handled with care and diligence in between bookings.
- Let your property manager worry about keeping up with the local regulations and hotel occupancy taxes on your Airbnb.
Hiring the right property manager for your vacation rental business can increase profits and free up your time. You can also rest easy at night, knowing your property manager is there to handle those 2:34 a.m. calls, eliminating the need to hide under your bed!
Keep your Airbnb profitable and leave the day-to-day management to the professionals and hire a property manager today.
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