Field notes for operators
The operator playbooks.
Long-form guides on the problems that decide whether an independent vacation rental management company grows: scaling, homeowner acquisition, revenue, hiring, and operations. Written by the operators inside HostGenius.
Pillar guide · ScalingHow to scale a vacation rental management companyThe metrics that drive growth, the four moves in order, and the failure modes that kill margin past the 25-, 60-, and 100-unit plateaus.Read →Pillar guide · Homeowner acquisitionHomeowner acquisition for short-term rental managersHow management companies get more owners: the tracked channels, cost per door, the owner sales process, and why referrals alone are not an engine.Read →Pillar guide · Revenue managementRevenue management for vacation rental managersRevPAR over vanity metrics, what dynamic pricing tools actually do, minimum-stay strategy, direct booking economics, and commission realization.Read →Pillar guide · Hiring & teamBuilding a vacation rental management teamThe hiring order that works, units per employee as the leverage metric, fractional executives, and the failure modes that follow late hires.Read →Pillar guide · Operations & AISTR operations, SOPs, and AIThe SOP inventory every management company needs, the operations stack in layers, what to automate first, and where AI actually earns its keep.Read →
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