No Vacancy The Podcast with Natalie Palmer

This week on No Vacancy we go through the 2024 Winter Release of Airbnb updates! And... whomp whomp... I kind of hate them 🤭 Specifically on the brand new Cohost Network. Tune into to hear my honest thoughts of why I think this update is actually doing cohosts more harm than good.Don't worry though, I would never just leave you hanging with a complaint and not offer a solution! NEXT WEEK, I will be doing a full deep dive of how to grow a cohosting business. If cohosting has felt like the next move for you in your business, you will not want to miss that one! See you back here next week (with some exciting Black Friday promos as well)!See the release for yourself: https://www.airbnb.com/release Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on No Vacancy we welcome back Ryan Bakke from @learnlikeacpa! Instead of talking about taxes today, Ryan comes on to break down his 7 steps to achieving financial freedom. Ryan has been teaching more and more about personal finance, so I had to get him to come share his insights with us!This episode is action packed with 7 steps you can take TODAY to turn your financial situation around, regardless of your starting point.Connect:Show Notes | Start Your Airbnb InstagramPodcast Producer: Kelsey Tran | kelsey@hospitality.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Strap in for our 3rd annual Haunted Airbnb episode! I scoured blogs and reddit to find the most bone-chilling paranormal stories out there, and let me be the first to say... I delivered.These stories will have you questioning if you should ever book or work in an Airbnb again. Happy hosting and Happy Halloween! 🎃Connect:Show Notes | Start Your Airbnb InstagramPodcast Producer: Kelsey Tran | kelsey@hospitality.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview with Marilynn Taylor -- a pioneer on the Airbnb platform, who once got kicked off Airbnb, and is now an Airbnb Ambassador.Reacting to a guest wanting to sue a host for leaving a bad guest review.Connect with Marilynn on InstagramRed Flags FREEBIE Download and Marilynn's Links Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buckle in for a VERY candid conversation between me and my BFF (business friend forever) – Tatianna Taylor-Tait, award-winning interior designer, STR manager, and my partner for Level Up Your Listing Summit!This is our first public conversation since the last summit this past March, and holy cow do we have TONS of tea to spill and updates to fill you in on 🫖If you've ever attended one of our summits before, you will love this peek behind the curtain of what it's really like planning something of this scale. We hold nothing back – How much we spend How much we make Working with sponsors The BTS of negotiating How we work well together as partners (...and what we could do better) How we are Leveling Up and growing this brand + our long-term vision! ⏰ If you are on our presale list, snag your ticket THIS WEEK. You have exclusive access to our best pricing we've ever offered – this disappears on 10/15!!!🥳 Public sale launches on 10/15 → SAVE MY SEATConnect with Tatianna here, and learn more about Level Up Your Listing Summit and our new membership here.Connect:Show Notes | Start Your Airbnb InstagramPodcast Producer: Kelsey Tran | kelsey@hospitality.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I had so much fun interviewing Cheyenne of @strbkeep this week! Of course, I had to get the bookkeeping questions out of the way at the top, and this girl did not hold back on how to organize things to maximize those deductions (IRS, if you're reading this please stop) and how to make your CPA's job easier.After that, I asked her to spill on what she is seeing from her clients today:Who is still making money?Who is in the red?Which markets are profitable?What are hosts reinvesting in?Where are hosts cutting expenses?Let's be real, your realtor or favorite data software can hype up the projections all day, but your bookkeeper knows what's really going on... numbers don't lie! This episode is a peek behind the curtain of what the profitable hosts are doing today!Connect with Cheyenne on InstagramHost Like A Mother 10-Week Mentorship Program – Click HERE to apply! Connect:Show Notes | Start Your Airbnb InstagramPodcast Producer: Kelsey Tran | kelsey@hospitality.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fouad Bazzi is hands down one of my favorite real estate investors in the STR space, and if you've had the pleasure of meeting him before, you know why! Fouad prioritizes family, wellness, and hospitality effortlessly... all while investing in properties that are generating over $200k per year.It's hard to come by someone who is crushing it like this guy, but who still stays so humble and willing to share his exact strategies. Fouad pulls back the curtain on his buy box, which markets he's investing in, and what factors make a market attractive to him. You'll love this conversation, and will absolutely walk away with a new nugget of real estate wisdom!Connect with Fouad on Instagram @fouad_airbnbHost Like A Mother 10-Week Mentorship Program – Click HERE to apply! Connect:Show Notes | Start Your Airbnb InstagramPodcast Producer: Kelsey Tran | kelsey@hospitality.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I got to chat with Jonathan Wicks of Well & Good Professional Services. I've often said on this podcast that I DO NOT recommend every hiring a cleaning company, and always going with an individual cleaner instead... however, if you have a Well & Good branch in your market, throw that advice out the window. Well & Good is the only cleaning company that I can actually endorse and stand behind, and so much of that is due to the fact that they don't operate like a big cleaning conglomerate. Jonathan has a huge heart behind hosting, and is a big believer in using "services as marketing" (ie: if you provide great service, use that as a selling point!)If you're a host who cares about doing thing right and delivering quality experiences, you'll resonate with this conversation so deeply.Host Like A Mother 10-Week Mentorship Program – Click HERE to apply! Connect:Show Notes | Start Your Airbnb InstagramPodcast Producer: Kelsey Tran | kelsey@hospitality.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on No Vacancy I get to speak with Annie Sloan, CEO and founder of The Host Co. This little tool is going to be your favorite new hosting secret weapon. The Host Co. was created to help hosts upsell extras in their listing to make additional revenue, but Annie soon found out how many hidden benefits there were to using this. From better reviews, more value to guests, and requiring LESS time and energy from you as a host, you'll be so excited to try out The Host Co. for yourself.Start using The Host Co. today!Host Like A Mother 10-Week Mentorship Program – Click HERE to apply! Connect:Show Notes | Start Your Airbnb InstagramPodcast Producer: Kelsey Tran | kelsey@hospitality.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode I chat with Jeff Iloulian, CEO of HostGPO. If you've been a No Vacancy listener or attended Level Up Your Listing Summit, you know HostGPO's name already. But what you might not know is exactly how much hosts are SAVING on the back end... and how much more they are MAKING on the front end from having these killer amenities.Jeff came to this conversation well-equipped with the numbers behind why hosts need to be taking this stuff seriously. This is not another "fluff" conversation about why your listing just needs to be better – PROMISE. This episode will leave you with tangible action items for what easy swaps and improvements you can make to start filling your calendar TODAY.Check out HostGPOHost Like A Mother 10-Week Mentorship Program – Click HERE to apply! Connect:Show Notes | Start Your Airbnb InstagramPodcast Producer: Kelsey Tran | kelsey@hospitality.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices