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Palm Springs residents to vote on measure restricting short-term rentals

The ballot initiative would ban short-term rentals in residential neighborhoods unless the owner is present, and phase them out of over two years...Continued

Do-it-yourself short-term vacation rental management

If you’re organized and have the time to coordinate all the moving parts, self-managing your short-term rental could be a good choice....Continued

Airbnb starts collecting Denver lodging taxes April 1

Hosts using other services for bookings are responsible for collecting both the state sales tax and city lodging tax themselves...Continued

The simmering battle over short-term rentals

Here are some of the commonly raised points as the debate on short-term rental markets plays out in communities across the country...Continued

Louisville, Kentucky, and Airbnb announce tax agreement

Airbnb will start collecting the tax from guests on behalf of hosts April 1 and Louisville expects it to generate approximately $950,000 a year in revenues....Continued

Why your vacation rental business needs a strategic and operational plan

Whether you only rent a few weeks a year or your goal is to achieve maximum occupancy in every season, the principles of running a small business apply....Continued

Columbia, Missouri, Visitors Bureau reviewing new tourist tax

Adding the 5 percent lodging tax to Airbnb and short-term rentals would increase the bureau’s budget by $44,000 annually....Continued

Vast majority of Hawaii’s short-term rental hosts on the Big Island do not collect lodging taxes

Pressure is growing to regulate short-term rentals and currently there are several government proposals that deal with the issue....Continued

Georgia’s Walker County seeks new lodging tax

The tax would apply to county-owned property located in incorporated cities as well as properties located in unincorporated areas of the county....Continued

10 reasons to invest in short-term vacation rental property

More and more buyers are considering short-term rental properties as investments. Here are some reasons why....Continued