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Managing Short-Term Rentals

Marketing Trends and Management Advice for Short-Term Rentals

  • Discover simple, effective ways to manage trash, recycling, and compost at your vacation rental on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, or Nantucket. Boost guest satisfaction and sustainability with these waste-reducing tips.

    By Carrie Hillman | 5/7/2025

    Effectively Handling Trash at Your Vacation Rental

    Discover simple, effective ways to manage trash, recycling, and compost at your vacation rental on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, or Nantucket. Boost guest satisfaction and sustainability with these waste-reducing tips.

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  • Ensure guest safety in your short-term rental with essential tips on smoke detectors, childproofing, and emergency preparedness.

    By Joan Talmadge | 4/22/2025

    Keeping Your Guests Safe: Essential Tips for Short-Term Rental Hosts

    Across the Cape and Islands, many towns now require short-term rental owners to register their properties and pay a registration fee. But even if your community doesn’t currently mandate registration, one thing is universally true: Your home must meet fundamental safety standards.

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  • Are you still looking to fill some weeks during the summer season, or are you starting to focus on off-season bookings? Either way, we’ve got some tips to help you boost your bookings and fill those empty slots.

    By Joan Talmadge | 3/31/2025

    Maximize Your Summer and Off-season Bookings: Strategies to Fill the Gaps

    If you still have summer availability or are looking to book off-season weeks, we have some tips to help you boost your bookings and fill those empty slots.

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  • Keeping your property clean and pest-free is essential for earning 5-star reviews and ensuring happy guests.

    By Sarah DaSilva | 2/24/2025

    Pest Control for Vacation Rentals

    Keeping your property clean and pest-free is essential for earning 5-star reviews and ensuring happy guests.

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  • As we move into 2025, vacation rental bookings across Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket continue to show significant growth compared to pre-pandemic levels while rates stabilize.

    By Joan Talmadge | Updated 2/13/2025

    2025 Cape & Islands Short-term Rental Outlook

    As we move into 2025, vacation rental bookings across Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket continue to show significant growth compared to pre-pandemic levels while rates stabilize.

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  • The vacation rental guest experience is paramount, as the host there are several best practices when considering linens.

    By Sarah DaSilva | 12/17/2024

    How to Manage Linens in a Vacation Rental

    The vacation rental guest experience is paramount, as the host there are several best practices when considering linens.

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  • Determining your rental rates can be tricky. Your success can depend on selecting fair and competitive rates without overpricing your home. We’ve got some tips.

    By Joan Talmadge | Updated 12/19/2024

    Pricing Advice for the 2025 Rental Season

    Determining your rental rates can be tricky. Your success can depend on selecting fair and competitive rates without overpricing your home. We’ve got some tips.

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  • We held another successful Cape & Islands Vacation Rental Conference on September 28th! In addition to networking opportunities with numerous vendors, attendees were treated to breakfast while they watched informative presentations followed by an insightful Q&A.

    By Jennie Sparrow | Updated 12/9/2024

    2024 Cape & Islands Vacation Rental Conference Recap

    We held another successful Cape & Islands Vacation Rental Conference on September 28th! In addition to networking opportunities with numerous vendors, attendees were treated to breakfast while they watched informative presentations followed by an insightful Q&A.

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  • A look at bookings, unprecedented price increases and their impact, and the overall results from the 2024 rental season.

    By Joan Talmadge | Updated 2/13/2025

    2024 Annual Fall Report

    A look at bookings, unprecedented price increases and their impact, and the overall results from the 2024 vacation rental season.

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  • Recent media reports about the Cape and Islands summer rental season have presented widely conflicting headlines. One reported that there were many “empty vacation homes” because owners had been overly aggressive with their pricing. Yet another said that the Cape was “booked for the season.”

    By Joan Talmadge | 8/7/2024

    2024 Mid-Season Report

    Recent media reports about the Cape and Islands summer rental season have presented widely conflicting headlines. One reported that there were many “empty vacation homes” because owners had been overly aggressive with their pricing. Yet another said that the Cape was “booked for the season.”

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