OwnerRez

We are happy to share our new integration with SafeGuest, offering OwnerRez users a new seamless way to handle guest screening, risk assessment, and damage protection.

Check out our blog post to learn more:
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This week, we are featuring Meredith Tracy, owner of Pineapple Properties of the Florida Keys and an OwnerRez user for over five years. After years of visiting the Keys with her family, Meredith and her husband made the move and have built a thriving vacation rental business, now managing 19 properties along the coastline.

Read about her story here:
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We are happy to share our new channel integration with Inhaven Stay, a platform that works with local property management companies to provide added certainty and confidence for guests.

Check out our blog post to learn more:
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In Episode Twenty-Two, Paul and Chris let listeners in on a conversation they’ve been having about commonly accepted fees and rules in the vacation rental industry. From additional guest fees to maintenance charges, they question whether these practices still belong in today’s STR market and discuss the real costs they create for guests and operators.

- Why some common fees and rules no longer make sense
- Knowing what to enforce and what to let go
- Balancing operational costs, margins, and guest goodwill

It’s a candid conversation about rethinking common STR practices and knowing when a policy creates more problems than it solves.

Listen now:
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We just got back from the STRive to Thrive conference in Bali, where Paul Waldschmidt, CEO and Co-founder of OwnerRez, got to share his thoughts on task management, channel management, and what’s making the biggest impact on the vacation rental industry in 2026!

To see where we’ll be next, check out OwnerRez.com/events.

This week’s roundup covers Airbnb’s Housing Accelerator program, AirDNA’s August market reviews, and new vacation rental regulations in Maryland and Minnesota.

Check out our Industry News blog post to learn more:
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“That last five, ten percent is what makes it different and what makes it quality. It's not the first 90%. It's not what you did in training. It's what you actually did in the race when you were going way faster than you had in training, for way longer, and you have that base behind you, and you know that you can do it.” - Chris Hynes

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This week, we are highlighting Jeff and Sandra Bright, founders of Bright Haus Condos and OwnerRez users for over six years. With more than 30 years of rental experience, they've built a successful vacation rental business in Breckenridge, Colorado, focused on direct bookings, repeat guests, and helping families create lasting mountain memories.

Read about their story here:
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"Well, what is ex*****on? That's just, you're doing stuff, like you're executing a plan. Okay, but I think it's this aspect that's really big in ex*****on. It is, I have the opportunity, or there's something a little bit more right there around the corner. The weather's right, I'm feeling something. I'm just gonna keep pushing a little further because I know that I have the opportunity now. I've wanted to do more. I've wanted to really, you know, explore where I can go with something, and sometimes it might be a business decision where you think you're right, but you're still exploring it. You haven't hit good yet in your mind, and so you go for that extra mile.” - Paul Waldschmidt

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