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The Ultimate Short Term Rental Host Shopping List - Everything you need as a new host to get started!

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So, you're thinking about getting into short-term rental hosting, huh? That's awesome! I've been there, done that, and let me tell you, it's a wild ride. I get asked all the time what products I use for my listings, so I put together this beginner's ...
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Smart Home Management

Smart locks, security, smart thermostats, noise monitoring and more!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Kitchen

All the things you need to get your kitchen ready for guests!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Bathroom

Bathroom essentials for any rental property.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Bedroom

Everything you need to prepare your bedrooms for your guests.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Extra

Miscellaneous practical items for your short term rental.

 
 
 
 
 

Guidebook / House Manual

Use these to keep your guests informed of your house rules and other details about the property.

 
 

Build Your Operations Team

Use these webistes to find, book, and manage your cleaning team & other vendors like a local electrician, plumber, and handyman (or handyperson?)

 
 
 
 

Finding Property Managers or Co-Hosts

Have you considered hiring a property manager yet? They can do all the work for you, and you'd still get some of the profit! This means you would be paying a fee (usually around 20-35% of your earnings) to a person or a team of people to help you man...

 
 
 
 
 
 

Learning More & Leveling Up

Continue learning more about short term rentals and how to keep imrpoving your listing with expert tips & suggestions

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Professional Property Management Software (for multiple listings)

This is only in case you want extra tools to manage your short-term rentals yourself, or you want to start building your own short-term rental property management business