Lauren Madewell found her calling when Vacation Rentals unexpectedly became the family business.  In this episode Lauren and Matt discuss finding that calling, how a passion for the family business can unlock tools to work with guests and staff and what the future holds for our industry.

This episode is brought you by PointCentral: https://www.pointcentral.com/vrmb/ the leaders in smart home automation, and Breezeway, https://www.breezeway.io/vrmbthe best in class property care and automations platform.

 

Auntie Belham's Cabin Rentals in the Smokies: https://www.auntiebelhams.com

Amber Hurdle Leadership Academy: https://amberhurdle.com/

Keystone Retreats: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6988812975113437184/

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Years ago Terry and Matt started sharing and formalizing their research on tech stacks and property managment software with the wider community.  In this episode they discuss the future of their Keystone project and wider lessons to think about when using a "help don't sell" model in your industry.  

This episode is brought you by PointCentral: https://www.pointcentral.com/vrmb/ the leaders in smart home automation, and Breezeway, https://www.breezeway.io/vrmb the best in class property care and automations platform.

 

Vacation Rental Software Guy: https://vacationrentalsoftwareguy.com/

RSVP to Homerunners Las Vegas World Premiere: https://www.paperlesspost.com/go/y8RlVmeS3z93Rvf4B6DyJ

The Essential Guide to Property Management Software: community.vrmb.com/structured-learning

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Tiffany Edwards grew up in the vacation rental business and has become one of its foremost goverment affairs experts and fundraisers.  In this episode we dig into what our industry is doing well and what it needs to do better for a fair regulatory future.

This episode is brought you by PointCentral: https://www.pointcentral.com/vrmb/ the leaders in smart home automation, and Breezeway, https://www.breezeway.io/vrmb the best in class property care and automations platform.

 

How to Save Your Vacation Rental Show: https://htsyvr.libsyn.com/

RSVP to Homerunners Las Vegas World Premiere: https://www.paperlesspost.com/go/y8RlVmeS3z93Rvf4B6DyJ

VRMA Advocacy Fund: https://www.vrmaadvocacy.org/

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Our scheduled epsiode for this week was interupted due to uncertainty around Hurricane Ian.  Everyone involved with the show is fine and we'll be back next week with regularly scheduled programming, but for now we're going to archives and resharing Episode 19 with you, where Mike Harrington gives us a big business takeaway from Hurricane Florence in 2018.  These are lessons we all need to be mindful of in the coming years.   This episode is brought you by PointCentral: https://www.pointcentral.com/vrmb/ the leaders in smart home automation, and Breezeway, https://www.breezeway.io/vrmbthe best in class property care and automations platform.   Here are some links that may or may not have been mentioned in the show:   https://www.topsail-realty.com https://www.csatravelprotection.com https://www.travelguard.com https://redskyinsurance.com/

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Steve Schwab went from living in the back of a bar in Puerto Peñasco Mexico and helping out with HVAC systems to building Casago into a major property management company with thousands of properties and franchises all over the US and Mexico.  He's featured in our second episode of Homerunners and he's become a thought partner to Matt in tackling some of the deepest questions of our industry.

This episode is brought you by PointCentral: https://www.pointcentral.com/vrmb/ the leaders in smart home automation, and Breezeway, https://www.breezeway.io/vrmbthe best in class property care and automations platform.

Casago: https://casago.com/

Homerunners Casago Teaser: https://youtu.be/N282sGsb_l8

Streamline: https://www.streamlinevrs.com/

Rocky Point: https://puerto-penasco.com/

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Miriam Ramsey is a key player in the VTrips model of growth through local brands and a star of our first Homerunners episode which premieres worldwide on October 23rd at VRMA International in Las Vegas.  

In this episode Matt and Miriam discuss what it takes to make it in this industry, how to handle getting bought and how to nail it as a Homerunner.

This episode is brought you by PointCentral: https://www.pointcentral.com/vrmb/ the leaders in smart home automation, and Breezeway, https://www.breezeway.io/vrmb the best in class property care and automations platform.

Jackson Mountain Homes: https://jacksonmountainhomes.com/

Vtrips: https://vtrips.com/

Homerunners Premiere RSVP: https://www.paperlesspost.com/go/y8RlVmeS3z93Rvf4B6DyJ

Explore Gatlinburg: www.smokymountains.com 

Jed Stevens Koloa Kai: https://www.koloakai.com/property-management-services.asp

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Michelle "MJ" Boyle is a patented inventor, the Hostess of the Tiny House Podcast, founder and creator of My Tiny House Village, Oregon Teardrop Rentals, and My Tiny Creekside Retreat.  In this episode Matt and MJ explore the rushes and reversals inherit in Homerunning...from hitting a niche market at just the right time to real adversity shutting you down.  

This episode is brought you by PointCentral: https://www.pointcentral.com/vrmb/ the leaders in smart home automation, and Breezeway, https://www.breezeway.io/vrmb the best in class property care and automations platform.

My Tiny House Village: https://www.mytinyhousevillage.com

Single Mother Builds Tiny House to Create Retirement Plan: https://youtu.be/3FUV-KG3tr8

Oregon Teardrop Rentals: https://www.oregonteardroprentals.com

My Tiny Creekside Retreat: https://www.mytinycreeksideretreat.com

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Welcome to Season 9 of the Unlocked Podcast!  Lukas Krause is part of a new generation of industry professionals bringing superpowers from other industries into our own.  He’s running a large company in the space but focusing on small hospitality details.  In this episode Matt and Lukas dive into the good, the bad and the ugly of our current high paced acquisitions cycle and talk about what it means to be a Homerunner.  

This episode is brought you by PointCentral: https://www.pointcentral.com/vrmb/ the leaders in smart home automation, and Breezeway, https://www.breezeway.io/vrmb the best in class property care and automations platform.

 

Skyrun Vacation Rentals: https://www.skyrun.com

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Prior to launching Season 9: Homerunners this week, Matt sat down with Breezeway founder and perennial Unlocked sponsor Jeremiah Gall to discuss highlights from last season and the state of the industry moving forward.

Episode One of Homerunners featuring Lukas Krause of Skyrun Vacation Rentals drops with the VRMB newsletter Thursday September 8th.  

This episode is brought you by PointCentral: https://www.pointcentral.com/vrmb/ the leaders in smart home automation, and Breezeway, https://www.breezeway.io/vrmb the best in class property care and automations platform.

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In this final episode of Season 8 we speak with the godmother of vacation rentals, Heather Bayer of the Vacation Rental Success podcast, which has featured more than 440 vacation rental innovators and given an enormous wealth of knowledge to our community.  Heather recently sold her vacation rental business after twenty years and we dig into that process, the state of the industry, and how well she has been sleeping since the deal went through.

Vacation Rental Success: https://www.vacationrentalformula.com/category/podcast/

Touchstay: https://touchstay.com

EBIDA Definition: https://shorturl.ae/dUDlY

VRMB First Mover Status Workshop: www.vrmb.com/firstmover

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