Guides & Intelligence

Guides for stronger
hosting operations.

Better hosting starts with the systems behind each stay—clear communication, thoughtful pricing, reliable turnover and calendar coordination, and the visibility to focus your time where it matters. These guides help co-hosts and owners earn more, save time, improve the guest experience, and make better operating decisions.

Explore the guides below.

Tim Waldron 9/22/26 Tim Waldron 9/22/26

The 18 Property Management System (PMS) Settings Every Co-Host Must Configure

A practical 18-setting checklist for co-hosts who want their Property Management System to protect revenue, reduce repeat work, keep clients confident, and support stronger revenue and commission growth.

Tim Waldron 9/11/26 Tim Waldron 9/11/26

Is Your Vacation-Rental PMS Actually Helping You Run a Better Co-hosting Business?

Using a Property Management System is not the same as getting value from it. Learn how underused calendars, centralized guest messaging, pricing rules, and turnover workflows can create avoidable work and missed booking opportunity.

Tim Waldron 8/22/26 Tim Waldron 8/22/26

Hotels Are Coming to Airbnb. Here’s What That Means for Vacation Rental Hosts.

Airbnb’s growth beyond home rentals means more competition for guest attention—but also a clearer opportunity for well-run vacation rentals to stand apart. Here’s how independent hosts, co-hosts, and small property managers can compete through better operations.

Tim Waldron 8/18/26 Tim Waldron 8/18/26

The Most Important System Behind Your Rental

A property management system can bring calendars, guest messaging, pricing, tasks, and reporting into one place. But the real difference is not buying the software. It is designing the system around the property, the people, and the way the work actually gets done.

Tim Waldron 7/25/26 Tim Waldron 7/25/26

A Slow Booking Month? How to Get Airbnb and Vrbo Competing for Your Next Booking

A month of light bookings can make any host want to discount immediately. Before changing everything, check whether Airbnb and Vrbo are receiving accurate availability, coordinated pricing, and timely calendar updates. When platforms compete for the next guest, a well-synchronized property has more chances to win.