Blog
Welcome đ This is a place where weâll provide updates on anything and everything property management! Check back regularly as aim to put out new content regularly!
And keep in mind, weâre property managers, not writers!
07-26-2023
Registration and Taxes
Updated: 7/27/2023
Everyone's favorite topic - Registration and Taxes! But seriously, we know it's not the most glamorous t...
06-23-2023
The Google! And Google Vacation Rentals
Google Vacation Rentals
Today, we're talking Google (you may have heard of them) and their relatively new offing: Google Va...
04-07-2023
Protecting Your Money
Hi Everyone! Short post here but we wanted to give you a little peace of mind.
In light of recent news surrounding Silicon ...
04-03-2023
Superhost - We're Back Baby!
After a bit of a hiatus, we're very happy to share we have re-established Superhost status and are eager to share how we got...
04-02-2023
Hostaway - The Machine That Powers It All!
Hostaway can do a looooot, and I don't want to completely overwhelm you, so what we'll be doing today is covering the broad ...
03-24-2023
StayFi --> Repeat Renters --> $$$
We have a BIG, exciting, transformative announcement to make. Are you ready?! We are partnering with...
Alright, so if y...
03-22-2023
Operto - The Glue That Keeps Everything Together!
How do we do what we do? We manage 75+ listings, host 30,000+ guests/year with 4,000 turnovers and 15+ team members?
Say it...
03-22-2023
Listing Sites and OTAs
While being on more platforms isn't everything, we do try to have a wide breadth of platforms to ensure we're maximizing our...
03-17-2023
Start-Up Items and Stocking the Home
Revised: 3/30/23
We've been around the block a few times and while we like to be as flexible as we can with each individual...
03-01-2023
Strategies For Spring
As you may know, Springtime in the Poconos is considered the "shoulder" season, or "mud" season by many. Reason being? The s...
02-27-2023
Like Your Listing!
Let's talk Wishlists! Wishlists are a feature within Airbnb that allows potential guests to "like" homes (and add them to th...
02-16-2023
Electricity Bills and Savings
As you may have heard or seen first hand, electricity costs are way, way up and we wanted to take a moment to explain what w...
01-13-2023
2022 Year-End Review and 2023 Roadmap
Quick Note from the Author (Dave) - Hi Everyone, thanks for taking a moment to read this. We know the performance of your ho...
01-13-2023
Investment Series: Buying Guide
Updated: Aug 31, 2023
We get the questions often so we wanted to put together a comprehensive buying guide to the Poconos ...
12-10-2022
Hostaway: Owner Statements
Updated: Dec 9, 2022
I'll keep this short and sweet!
Within Hostaway (our property management software) you're able to vi...
11-11-2022
Binderless Binders
(please ignore the super lame stock photo, trying to focus more on the context than the right cover image!)
Binder-less Bin...
09-22-2022
Fancy, Fancy, Videos!
Exciting News! Summers are for reservations, Falls are for improvements, and we're beginning to implement Listing Videos!
U...
09-19-2022
Here We Go, Enso, Here We Go!
We're very excited to announce our integration with Enso Connect! What is Enso? In short, Enso is a digital onboarding exper...
09-12-2022
"But Evolve Charges 10%"
Disclaimer: First and foremost, we're not here to speak ill of our "competition". We've never used Evolve, and if they are i...
09-11-2022
Everything You Need to Know About Cleaning!
Updated: 8/22/23
We get a lot of questions around cleaning, after all its important!
Unsatisfactory cleaning --> negativ...
04-20-2022
PRM Protection Guide
Updated: August 10, 2022
One question we often get is "what happens if someone trashes my place?" While I'm happy to say th...
04-19-2022
Pricing Strategy
Updated: 6/21/2023
Effectively and efficiently pricing your home is the #1 biggest missed opportunity when trying to manage...
03-04-2022
Strategies for Spring - 2022 Edition
For many of you, this may be your first "spring" with a rental home in the Poconos, but as February rolls into March we cert...
02-11-2022
Investment Series: Expectations on Profitability
Ahh, the million dollar question! Well... maybe not "million"... but the ten's-of-thousands-of-dollar question! (doesn't sou...
02-10-2022
PRM Preferred Pet Policy Philosophy
Revised: 3/1/2023
Who doesn't love a dog!?... well... a property owner perhaps?
Should we allow dogs? Should we not? What ...
11-09-2021
Airbnb 2021 Release
Airbnb 2021 Release
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As of Nov 9th, Airbnb made some welcome announcements that should impact ...
04-02-2021
More Money
As you may or may not know, our slogan is More Money. Less Work. And while it's easy to understand how a property manager ac...
11-20-2020
Protecting Your âAssâet
You purchased a rental property and are excited to rent it out! But now the cold sweat sets in, and youâre thinking about th...
10-09-2020
To Stock, or not to Stock? That is the Question
In an effort to continue improving our service and experience, we began providing toiletries to our guests. We are still tin...
09-03-2020
Investment Series: What Community is Best?
(this was written on September 3, 2020. I expect these results to be very time-specific and may not be relevant months into ...
08-21-2020
Investment Series: Calculating Break-Even and Profitability
Spoiler Alert! This isnât going to be the fun and engaging blog posts. This one is way more Xâs and Oâs with spreadsheets an...
08-14-2020
Investment Series: Return on Investment (ROI)
Howdy! Weâve been receiving an increase in requests from prospective clients, asking for advice on what makes a good investm...
07-03-2020
What's a Superhost?
So you may or may have not heard the term âSuperhostâ being thrown around within the Airbnb ecosystem. We wanted to take a...
05-15-2020
COVID â past, present, future
Much like the rest of the world, the Poconos certainly wasnât spared from the destruction that COVID brought. I wanted to pr...