This week's roundup covers Lisbon reversing course on short-term rental restrictions, the Spanish government fining Airbnb, Maui finalizing its vacation rental phase-out after months of debate, and Anchorage voting down a proposed vacation rental tax. Let's dive in.
Lisbon has recently rolled back tightened short-term rental restrictions after city officials determined that the rules failed to...
Our Property Management () feature allows you to track and calculate commission for yourself (as a PM) and earnings for the owners that you manage on behalf of. Read about it in our Property Management Overview () article.
When you create owner statements and PM statements, it is...
Lynx () offers PMS Integrated Keyless Entry, Home Automation for Thermostat, Leak/ Noise/ Smoke/ CO sensors combined with Workflow Automation and Guest Communication.
* Steps for integration (#steps-for-integration)
* List of supported devices (#list-of-supported-devices)
* What Data is Transmitted (#da...
Connecting a Stripe account takes a few separate steps -- first you must allow direct card processing on your Stripe account, then link OwnerRez to your Stripe account, and finally create a Live Secret Key in Stripe and paste it in to the OwnerRez configuration. This guide will walk you through step by step.
* Business Location Requirements (#location)
* Currencies (#currencies)
* Setup &...
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Duve () (formerly known as Wishbox) is an end-to-end guest management system helping hosts digitize their vacation rental business, increase profitability, improve performance, and offer an elevated guest experience. Duve allows hosts to achie...
We have a strong dedicated following here at OwnerRez, and a lot of our users have spread the word and recruited friends to join up. Because of that, we created the Affiliate Program a few years ago to reward our users when they recruit others.
The following information will help you understand what the Affiliate Program is and answer questions you may have about it.
* How it works (#how)
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Your Home Page is the first page that's displayed when guests visit your site, so it's very important to put your best foot forward! To make changes in this area, go to Settings > Hosted Websites > click on your website row > click on the row for your Home page.
* Hero Unit (#hero)
* Banner Text (#banner)
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Open Menu Links in New Tabs (#tabs) Hero Unit
By default, OwnerRez puts up...
A common misunderstanding with QuickBooks is that invoice () line items are associated with accounts from the Chart of Accounts. This is because the items that typically show in the drop-down on invoice line items look like income or expense accounts.
In fact, they are related, so it's a rational assumption - but they a...
OwnerRez is designed to be your "hub" for all information about your bookings. No matter what the source of a booking, the first step is to make sure that booking ends up in OwnerRez.
💡 Special Note about Blocking Time
We generally advise that blocking time be done only in OwnerRez. This is because some of the listing sites use "blocks" for bookings that have not yet completed - as in, the...
OwnerRez provides our owners the ability to offer their guests Travel Insurance products which can compensate guests if their trip is interrupted or must be canceled for a variety of reasons. In addition, other benefits for risks incidental to planned travel such as lost or damaged luggage, emergency dental-medical, and 24-7 concierge service are included.
This protection includes an insurance c...
By default, your Hosted Website will automatically display a summary of your general rates for each property.
It's not possible to display your detailed rates because OwnerRez allows a very complex hierarchy of rate controls that people would find confusing. Don't worry; when guests request a quote for specific dates, the correct rates will be calculated and displayed based on all your Seasons, R...
Hey look - it's the first Hump Day of 2021! 🐫 Time to talk updates. Our list of updates is small this week but includes a huge Stripe/3DS2 update that was months in the making.
* New Features
* Enhancements & Tweaks
* Bug Fixes New Features
A couple months ago, we mentioned working on a large update for Stripe that would support Strong Customer Authentication and the 3D Secure 2 ("3DS2") st...
Payments by check is a great way of giving your guests a non-electronic way of paying for their booking while still using the public quote acceptance forms. Previously, if a guest wanted to pay by check, you had to create a manual booking and enter manual payments. You had to tell them where to send the check and hold their hand throughout the process. Now, OwnerRez will do all that for you.
Le...
I took a spin through Turno, giving cleaners in the area where our beach condo is a chance to bid and become part of a cleaning "team" for our unit. Interesting concept ... it's like Uber for cleaners. But there seems to be an inherent risk that I'm not sure Turno has a solution for. If I'm missing something, let me know.
Let's say you post a project for a departure clean on July 30, and your p...
Thank You Letters: A Powerful Tool for Vacation Rental Owners
Explore the importance of a thank-you card, how to use this touchpoint to improve your vacation rental business, and a template to for a thank-you message.
As a short-term rental property owner (/guides/how-to-guide-for-starting-your-vacation-rental-business) or property manager, you know the value of creating a steady flow of gues...
