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  • Blog

    Meet Betsy Modglin, the force behind Pine Manor Estates. () After launching her first short-term rental in Gulfport, Mississippi, Betsy organically grew her business into a full-service property management company rooted in hospitality. With OwnerRez as the backbone of her operations, she combines her background in hospitality, guest experience, and marketing to create me...
  • Blog

    This week's roundup covers Airbnb's global rollout of Reserve Now, Pay Later, a new World Cup host incentive, Vrbo's new optional weather guarantee, Airbnb's strong Q4 performance, and an Arizona bill that could expand local authority over short-term rentals. Let's dive in.

    Airbnb announced that its Reserve Now, Pay Later option is now available worldwide for eligible listings. (

  • Blog

    We're officially a month into the new year, which makes February a great time to pause, take a step back, and make sure you have everything in place to support your goals for 2026. ❄️

    This month's webinar schedule includes live demos, Q&A sessions, and Focus Sessions covering the PM module. You'll hear from industry partners such as Happy Guest, Boostly, and American Snowbird, who will share prac...

  • Core Concepts » Privacy & Security

    PCI compliance ensures short-term vacation rental businesses securely handle guest payments, protecting cardholder data and reducing fraud risks. Compliance with Payment Card Industry standards is essential for secure transactions and customer trust.

    * What is PCI Compliance? (#definition)
    * Is OwnerRez PCI Compliant? (#or-pci-compliant)
    * Does my Short-term Vacation Rental Business have t...

  • Channel Management » Channel Integrations » Airbnb

    This article provides a list of common questions and answers for the Airbnb channel () integration that are not covered elsewhere. This article assumes you have already connected the Airbnb channel integration ()...
  • Channel Management » Channel Integrations » Booking.com

    OwnerRez has partnered with Booking.com () (BDC) to provide an improved Private Beta channel integration (/support/articles/channel-management-overview) connection between the two systems that not only pushes more of your OwnerRez configured property information and fees directly to Booking.com, but it also reduces the need to configure some details in the BDC Extranet....
  • Messaging » Triggers

    Setting up triggers to respond to certain events or at a scheduled time can streamline vacation rental business processes by reducing errors and improving efficiency, which in turn reduces the need for manual intervention.

    If you haven't yet read the Triggers Overview () support article, do that first. And check out our extensive Temp...

  • Core Concepts » Bookings, Quotes, Inquiries » Bookings

    If a guest checks out of the booking process without making an immediate payment (via credit card or PayPal), the booking will be created in a pending status. This means the time is blocked, but there is a deadline for receiving the payment. Also, see the How can I ensure that door codes will not be sent to guests for last-minute pending bookings? (
  • Messaging » Template and Trigger Library

    OwnerRez's templates and triggers automate communication in your vacation rental business, reducing errors and improving efficiency. Personalize guest messages or notify third parties effortlessly!

    Understanding how to set up triggers can be challenging. To help you get started, we've created a library of template and trigger examples for common scenarios during each booking stage.

    Each support...

  • Channel Management » Channel Integrations » Vrbo

    OwnerRez has partnered with Vrbo to provide a channel integration connection between the two systems. This allows OwnerRez users to more easily manage their listings and bookings with Vrbo and its sister brands, including CanadaStays.Take a look at Vrbo's How to integrate with property management software guide (
  • Core Concepts » Team Access

    Portal User Access grants Team Access to owners, cleaners, maintenance staff, etc. to view availability calendars and perform actions like blocking off time or viewing owner statements. Each Portal User gets a separate login, and you can configure access to one or more properties or owners, including the ability for a single property to share multiple owners. Once new Portal Users have been added,...
  • Core Concepts » Properties » Rules

    Availability Rules allow you to control what bookings can and can't be made. They can open or close your calendar making bookings allowed at some times and not others, based on the rule. Depending on your pricing structure you may have a minimum number of nights required, required lead time or days in advance before arrival date, or any number of other rules. While third-party dynamic pricing part...
  • Getting Started » The Basics

    As OwnerRez continues to implement important design updates to improve the user experience, this support article will document the major changes.

    Due to the ongoing app redesign, most videos () in the OwnerRez Support Center have outdated screenshots. For up-to-date context on the video tutorials, cross-reference this article.

    * What's changed? (#chang...

  • Integrations » Accounting

    Although OwnerRez offers a wide range of financial features - from payment collection to tax tracking - OwnerRez does not handle any of your tax responsibilities on your behalf, such as remitting taxes, opening accounts with tax agencies, or filing taxes. Our Avalara MyLodgeTax integration enables you to verify your tax report, synced f...

  • Core Concepts » Bookings, Quotes, Inquiries » Bookings

    These days, many guests are used to ordering stuff online with no human interaction. They expect the same for booking their vacations - they want to be able to just fill out a form, provide their credit card, click OK a few times, and bam! They're booked.

    Some property owners want more personal interaction with their guests, though, and do not want to allow Instant Booking. Let's see how you can...

  • Payment Processing » Processors & Gateways

    Lynnbrook Group, the new payment method introduced in May 2022, replaces the legacy Lynnbrook Classic () . If you used Lynnbrook before May 2022, you may continue using Lynnbrook Classic unless instructed otherwise by Lynnbrook Group or OwnerRez.

    * Oct. 23, 2025, Webinar: Lynnbrook/OwnerRez - Protecting Eve...

  • Core Concepts » Privacy & Security

    * Information we collect and how we use it (#1)
    * Choices for personal information (#2)
    * Information sharing (#3)
    * Information security (#4)
    * Data integrity (#5)
    * Accessing and updating personal information (#6)
    * Enforcement (#7)
    * Changes to this policy (#8)
    * OwnerRez and GDPR (#9)

    Here at OwnerRez, we recognize that privacy is important.

    OwnerRez adheres to...

  • Websites » Hosted Websites

    This article provides a list of common questions and answers about Hosted Websites that are not covered elsewhere.

    * Can I use an OwnerRez Hosted Website without using any other OwnerRez features? (#no-account-website)
    * Can I set a favicon for my Hosted Website, that's visible in browser tabs? (#favicon)
    * How do I optimize my Hosted Website for SEO? (#seo)
    * How do I generate a sitema...

  • Pages

    Are you the kind of person who can empathize with someone who's stressed, solve the problem in front of you, and explain the fix in a way that actually makes sense?

    If you love helping people, write clearly, and enjoy being the calm voice in the middle of someone else's chaos, you might be a great fit for our Helpdesk team.

    This is a fully remote position (/careers) with great benefits (/car...

  • Forums

    We are experiencing guest frustration with this as well. We would like the OwnerRez website availability to only show available dates for each property and also only highlight the dates available for arrival and departure. For example, we often restrict arrival and departure dates in our high season but since OR website is not dynamic like Airbnb's, guest's click around and receive the alert "arriv...