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Top 12 property management KPIs every vacation rental pro should track

Rentals United

Fixed rate: A charge per month for handling bookings and costs such as cleaning fees. Commissions: You take a commission on each booking, in return for your management. Direct bookings Focusing on direct bookings means you are less reliant on OTAs and therefore don’t need to pay their fees. This can be 25-50%.

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How to create an effective vacation rental marketing plan: 14 ways to stand out

Rentals United

Find the right mix of distribution channels If you take away one thing from this guide, it should be this: find channels that fit your rentals and target audience, and get listed on as many as you can. Using a vacation rental channel manager like Rentals United can help you manage your listings across your channels.

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8 practical use cases for AI in property management that you can try today

Buildium

For example, Buildium Marketplace partner STAN AI can respond to calls, texts, emails, and chats 24/7 to help residents book amenities, submit maintenance requests, report policy violations, and more. To hit the sweet spot, use AI to analyze real-time rental market data. Many can be handled by an AI chatbot.

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How to switch your short-term rental strategy and market mid-term rentals?

Rentals United

Current booking trends suggest that property managers can find big potential by shifting towards mid-term rentals and adjusting their pricing models to better fit new regulations and market demands. The vacation rental industry is going through a lot of change. But what is a mid term rental anyway?

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A Year of Innovation in Channel Management: Unlock Higher Revenue with Rentals United and Booking.com

Rentals United

Learn more about how Rentals United and Booking.com worked together to bring property managers a connection that exceeds standard channel management in the vacation rental industry. The vacation rental industry is constantly evolving. having to log into Booking.com every time).

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Airbnb calendar sync with Vrbo and Booking.com: how to do it, and why it matters

Rentals United

Property managers know that to maximize their bookings and revenue, they need to advertise on as many different booking sites as possible. A multi-channel distribution strategy should include major OTAs like Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo, as well as a range of niche vacation rental websites. This puts you in a tricky situation.

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How to boost Vrbo listings: 10 tips for property managers

Rentals United

To achieve high conversion rates and maximize your bookings from Vrbo, you also need to make sure your listings are optimized to rank high in Vrbo search results. Vrbo works similarly to other online booking platforms in that they have their own, unique factors that affect the ranking of your properties in search.