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Streaming box or TV for vacation rental? 5 replies

Chris B
May 1, 2022 7:40 AM
Joined Jul, 2021 2 posts

One problem I am having is people sign in and out of apps on my Apple TV or plug in their own box and change the hdmi then apps and Apple TV do not operate for the next guest and my cleaning staff has enough to deal with. Is there a good tv out there or streaming box one could manage remotely? Anything that I can backup and restore remotely or remote into and adjust the settings?

FYI - Trip Advisor not accepting any more API connection requests at this time. 6 replies

Ventura County V
Apr 4, 2022 11:31 AM
Joined Mar, 2022 122 posts

Just received this in regards to a connection request:

 

Thank you for contacting Tripadvisor Support.
Unfortunately and currently, we are not onboarding new property managers with any connection until further notice.
We really apologize for the inconvenience caused and we will let you know once we start onboarding again.
Waiting for your response.

Please, let me know if I can help you with further information.

Thank you.

Cynthia

Property Manager Support Associate

Recommendations for property management 0 replies

Catharine Renee F
Mar 11, 2022 2:31 PM
Joined Sep, 2021 7 posts

Hi everyone.

I need to find a property management company for my Santa Fe, NM listing. Wanting to move out of the country and all I have is a housekeeper that's relatively new. I would not feel comfortable leaving with out having someone to maintain the house, etc.... I don't think I need a full service company since I have OR doing most of the work. Any suggestions? There's so many company's to choose from.

Thank you in advance!

Beware Ab&b "extenuating circumstances" for people traveling from outside the US-Your payout will be $0 4 replies

BlueMtnCabins
Jan 18, 2022 3:00 PM
Joined Jun, 2016 1177 posts

Did you know that the rental was booked for the 3rd party? I would suggest to NEVER allow 3rd party bookings (it is even against Airbnb policy if I am not mistaken) to begin with. 

Beware Ab&b "extenuating circumstances" for people traveling from outside the US-Your payout will be $0 4 replies

Le Touquet Holid
Jan 16, 2022 6:52 PM
Joined Nov, 2018 113 posts

Lots of anger from many hosts about similar refunds.. AIRBnb are you hearing us??.  Its not acceptable and guests should buy their own insurance.

Beware Ab&b "extenuating circumstances" for people traveling from outside the US-Your payout will be $0 4 replies

theSTAY
Jan 16, 2022 5:28 PM
Joined May, 2018 3 posts

We had a guest book through ab&b, a 2 months reservation @  $16,000 for an arrival Thursday Jan.13.  At 5:30pm, day of the arrival, the guest texted me and said she needed to cancel and wanted us to process the refund. The guest said China would not allow her cousin on the plane. The guest that booked the reservation was for a family member, not herself.   I had the option to deny the request, which I did.   This was a non refundable reservation.  Below is the response from ab&b and our pay out is $0

We understand what your policy states, however, in times of an extenuating circumstance, it over rules the cancellation policy of our hosts when the reservation gets cancelled.

Mismatch TIN from Bambora/Worldline??Withholding funds 0 replies

theSTAY
Jan 11, 2022 11:22 AM
Joined May, 2018 3 posts

At the start of the new year, we ran some charges, when I checked our checking account, its was short. After further investigation, Bambora/Worldline with held about 35% of the funds due to "mismatch TIN/EIN" Money is suppose to be with IRS.  Still investigating, good luck with dealing the IRS or Bambora. We dropped Bambora like a hot potato. For some reason they are point fingers at us, after being in business for 20 years.  

Update: If you have Bambora, you should always log in to your business track account and make sure all your tax information is correct and is qual to what the IRS has on file.  You may get flagged and not even realize it (IE: mailing address was wrong)  We have it figured out, but was very stressful.

New user with a Wix website 1 reply

Ann-Tyler
Jan 7, 2022 4:45 PM
Joined Jul, 2019 22 posts

We use Wix.  There are some limitations with the booking widgets, but you can take a look at our site to see how we've handled it.  Most traffic goes to Book Now page which offers the widget for searching by a particular date.  If they want to visually look at openings on the calendar, they can scroll down for the ribbon widget.  Then once they've picked the particular yurt that is available from the search results, they click on it and go to the individual yurt page and have to re-enter their info again.  It's not ideal (would be better if info were still populated), but it's our most user-friendly option that we've come up with.  We've tried MANY variations of widgets and this seems best with ownerrez options.  

https://www.yurtopiawimberley.com/

Also, btw, the home page is a series of "slides," each with the Book Now button loaded on top of the slide.  This worked better than a gallery that stretched across the page, because you can't layer the button on top of the individual gallery photos.  

New user with a Wix website 1 reply

Erin B
Jan 7, 2022 2:36 PM
Joined Jan, 2022 1 post

Can I use my Wix website with Owner Rez for the booking calendar piece?

New User - Please help! 3 replies

Chaits Jalagam
Jan 6, 2022 8:12 AM
Joined Dec, 2021 1 post

Hello All,

Happy New Year!

New User here. First time STS'er.

Is there a rule book on order to follow when it comes to set up?

First create a AirBnb/VRBO Listing Or

Create OwnerRez account and when i connect to my AirBnB account, It posts everything to AirBnB ?

Also how is PriceLabs connected and where does PL set up falls under in this whole set up ?

Sorry for multiple questions, trying to understand the set up as it is a bit overwhelming. But i am ready to learn.

Thanks in advance!

Example Websites Having OwnerRez Integrated 24 replies

Ken T
Dec 2, 2021 3:25 PM
OR Team Member Joined Aug, 2019 1704 posts

Ah, well, as with all forums, it is not possible for us to audit or update them on a continual basis. That's part of the reason why we mostly don't allow real links from the forum.

Example Websites Having OwnerRez Integrated 24 replies

ShenRent
Dec 2, 2021 2:22 PM
Joined Dec, 2009 59 posts

I believe Fishin is referring to a previous reply, up higher in this thread, that mentions this website:

www.wmvacationhomes.com

That does indeed show a bunch of Chinese characters.

Example Websites Having OwnerRez Integrated 24 replies

Ken T
Dec 2, 2021 1:51 PM
OR Team Member Joined Aug, 2019 1704 posts

I would strongly suggest doing a virus scan immediately - that suggests that there is a malware operating on your computer, and in your browser in particular, that is "hijacking" otherwise valid links. I just tested it, and that link is correct and goes to our support site.

Example Websites Having OwnerRez Integrated 24 replies

Fishin Tradition
Dec 2, 2021 1:16 PM
Joined Oct, 2021 1 post

This takes me to a chinese website that looks like spam?

Vacation Property Management Agreement 2 replies

Shay D
Jun 27, 2021 10:20 PM
Joined Apr, 2021 5 posts

Kelly, Did you ever find a basic one? I’m looking for a basic agreement/template as well.

Example Websites Having OwnerRez Integrated 24 replies

Chris Hynes
Apr 16, 2021 5:16 PM
OR Team Member Joined Oct, 2012 1404 posts

Yep, SquareSpace works with OwnerRez!

Follow this guide: https://www.ownerrez.com/support/articles/squarespace-widgets

Example Websites Having OwnerRez Integrated 24 replies

David D
Apr 16, 2021 12:47 PM
Joined Mar, 2021 1 post

Does square Space work with owner rez widgets?

Work flow options - what are PMs using? 11 replies

Chris Hynes
Mar 2, 2021 11:02 PM
OR Team Member Joined Oct, 2012 1404 posts

Yes, the work order option in VRScheduler will push that into OwnerRez as an expense, with a link back to VRScheduler. You'll then be able to set an amount in OwnerRez and it'll show on the owner's statement.

Work flow options - what are PMs using? 11 replies

Sarah H
Feb 26, 2021 6:34 PM
Joined Jul, 2019 110 posts

Hi there. Checking back in on this. Thank you, Joe

Work flow options - what are PMs using? 11 replies

Sarah H
Feb 16, 2021 2:14 PM
Joined Jul, 2019 110 posts

Howdy - just checking in. Kind of hoping to hear something would allow for seeing billable items in OR to be pushed over!

Work flow options - what are PMs using? 11 replies

Ken T
Feb 11, 2021 6:00 PM
OR Team Member Joined Aug, 2019 1704 posts

I actually sent this over to the engineers to investigate. It looks like VRS has done some work I'm not familiar with.

Work flow options - what are PMs using? 11 replies

Sarah H
Feb 11, 2021 4:27 PM
Joined Jul, 2019 110 posts

Hoping to get clarity here. Ken - you say OR receives nothing back from VRScheduler, VR Scheduler sold me in part on the ability to be able to send expenses back to OR - https://help.vrscheduler.com/article/552-pushing-work-orders-into-ownerrez

Work flow options - what are PMs using? 11 replies

Sarah H
Feb 8, 2021 4:52 PM
Joined Jul, 2019 110 posts

https://help.vrscheduler.com/article/552-pushing-work-orders-into-ownerrez

Work flow options - what are PMs using? 11 replies

Sarah H
Feb 8, 2021 4:51 PM
Joined Jul, 2019 110 posts

What about expenses/invoices? I was hoping that functionality was such that billable items could be sent to the expenses for a property directly from VRScheduler?

Work flow options - what are PMs using? 11 replies

Ken T
Feb 8, 2021 4:06 PM
OR Team Member Joined Aug, 2019 1704 posts

OwnerRez does not have a concept of work orders, so there is no need for VRS to send them to us.

Work flow options - what are PMs using? 11 replies

Sarah H
Feb 7, 2021 9:33 PM
Joined Jul, 2019 110 posts

Bringing this back up because I believe VRScheduler allows you to send information to OR, but I can't figure where I can see that in OR. Does anyone know if you can actually send a 'task' - aka - a work order, to OR from VRScheduler? If so, where do we see it?

Vacation Property Management Agreement 2 replies

Farah S
Jul 16, 2020 6:50 PM
Joined Jan, 2020 2 posts

Hi everyone. Does anyone know where I can find just a basic vacation rental manager agreement? Thank you in advance.

Airbnb removing pass through email address 4 replies

Chris L
Jul 13, 2020 3:03 PM
Joined May, 2017 209 posts

No, I think it was just a coincidence that I got two bounces from Airbnb (for two separate guests) in a row. Other emails seem to have been going through and getting opened, so false alarm.

Airbnb removing pass through email address 4 replies

Ken T
Jul 13, 2020 2:55 PM
OR Team Member Joined Aug, 2019 1704 posts

Are you still seeing this? We haven't heard of any widespread issues after the email option is turned on correctly.

Airbnb removing pass through email address 4 replies

Chris L
Jul 11, 2020 3:41 PM
Joined May, 2017 209 posts

I have it turned on but starting yesterday, it seems emails are now failing (I'm getting bounces, and my guests are telling me they haven't received the door code email). I need to do some testing to see the extent of the issue, but for now, it appears broken. :(