Ideas for short-term rental hosts

Ideas for short-term rental hosts

• Turnover dispatch

  Every morning, check Lodgify for checkouts in the next 3 days and email Maria the clean windows for each property.

  Brea works out the gap between guests and sends your cleaner the times.

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  • Email

• Guest question replies

  When a guest emails about parking, check-in, or extra nights, draft a reply using my house notes.

  Brea answers from what it remembers about each property and holds the reply for your OK.

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  • Email
  • Remembers things

• Gap night watch

  Every Monday, look at my Lodgify calendar for orphan nights in the next month and text me the gaps worth filling.

  Brea scans the month ahead and sends only the openings that matter.

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  • Calendar
  • Reminders on a schedule

• Payout and expense log

  When a payout notice or supply receipt lands in my inbox, log it in my Google Sheet against the right property.

  Brea checks your inbox on a schedule and keeps the books for each property current.

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  • Reads files

• Check-in details

  Every morning, email the guests arriving at my Lodgify properties in two days the door code, parking spot, and Wi-Fi from my house notes.

  Brea checks upcoming arrivals and sends each guest what they need, so nobody texts you from the driveway.

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  • Email

• Cleaning team schedule

  Every evening, post tomorrow's checkouts and check-ins in our cleaning team's Slack channel.

  Brea reads your bookings and posts the next day's turnovers where your team will see them.

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  • Calendar

• Review replies

  Every morning, find new guest reviews in my inbox and draft a thank-you reply for each.

  Brea drafts a reply that mentions something from each guest's review, ready for you to post.

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  • Email
  • Reminders on a schedule

• Nearby price check

  Look up what similar 2-bedroom rentals near my Lake Street place charge for the July 4th weekend and put them in my pricing sheet.

  Brea checks comparable listings and adds their prices next to yours.

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  • Searches the web
  • Uses websites for you

• Monthly property profit

  Total last month's bookings and expenses per property from my Google Sheet and text me the profit for each.

  Brea adds it up and sends you one line per property.

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  • Reads files
  • Reminders on a schedule

• Supply restock

  Every Sunday, check my supplies sheet for anything under two units and text me a restock list. Order it once I approve.

  Brea keeps an eye on the counts, sends the list, and buys it only after you say yes.

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  • Reminders on a schedule
  • Pays for you

• Checkout reminders

  Every evening at 6, email the guests checking out of my Lodgify properties tomorrow the checkout time and what to do with the keys and trash.

  Brea sends every guest a friendly reminder, so turnovers start on time.

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  • Email

• Review requests

  Every morning, email the guests who checked out of my Lodgify properties yesterday a short thank-you asking for a review.

  Brea sends each request while the stay is still fresh.

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  • Email

• Booking change alerts

  A few times a day, check Lodgify for changed or cancelled bookings and tell the cleaning team in Slack.

  Brea spots the change and updates your team before they show up for a clean that moved.

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  • Keeps watch

• Maintenance follow-through

  The guest at Lake Street says the dishwasher leaks. Add a ClickUp task for that property, and remind me the day before the next arrival to check it's fixed.

  Brea logs the job and makes sure it is done before the next guest walks in.

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  • Reminders on a schedule

• Receipt filing

  Every Sunday, save this week's emailed property receipts to Google Drive, filed by property and month.

  Brea finds the receipts in your inbox and files each one where your bookkeeper expects it.

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  • Reads files

• Today's host brief

  Every morning at 8, text me today's arrivals and departures, and any guest emails still waiting on me.

  Brea reads your bookings and inbox and sends one short brief.

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  • Email

• Airbnb guest messages

  A few times a day, check my Airbnb inbox for guest questions and send replies from my house notes once I approve.

  Brea signs in to Airbnb with your saved login, drafts each reply, and sends it after you say yes.

  • Uses websites for you
  • Remembers things

• Airbnb check-in messages

  Every morning, message the Airbnb guests arriving in two days the door code, parking, and Wi-Fi from my house notes.

  Brea sends each guest their details through Airbnb, so nobody texts you from the driveway.

  • Uses websites for you
  • Remembers things

• Airbnb gap nights

  Every Monday, look at my Airbnb calendar for single empty nights in the next month and lower their price by 15% once I approve.

  Brea finds the gaps on your calendar and changes the prices only after you say yes.

  • Uses websites for you

• Review your Airbnb guests

  Every morning, write a review for yesterday's Airbnb guests from my notes and post it once I approve.

  Brea drafts each review and posts it on Airbnb after you approve.

  • Uses websites for you
  • Remembers things

• Airbnb payouts to your sheet

  Every Monday, add last week's Airbnb payouts to my Google Sheet, by property.

  Brea reads your payouts on Airbnb and logs each one against the right property.

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  • Uses websites for you
  • Reads files

• Vrbo guest messages

  Every morning, check my Vrbo inbox for guest questions and send replies from my house notes once I approve.

  Brea signs in to Vrbo with your saved login, drafts each reply, and sends it after you say yes.

  • Uses websites for you
  • Remembers things