What It's Like Managing Vacation Rentals for 37 Years w/ Heleena Sideris
03/25/21 • 65 min
Today I had the honor of speaking with Heleena Sideris with Park City Lodging, a 37 year old vacation rental management company in Park City Utah that has 250 rentals under management.
In this episode, Heleena shares how Park City Lodging founded and what it has seen over it's 37 year life in Park City Utah, what it's like operating a team of 75, the daily work flow during different seasons, how to include purpose driven work like sustainability into your business, and a secret strategy working with HOAs that doubled their rental count.
📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/str97
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Today I had the honor of speaking with Heleena Sideris with Park City Lodging, a 37 year old vacation rental management company in Park City Utah that has 250 rentals under management.
In this episode, Heleena shares how Park City Lodging founded and what it has seen over it's 37 year life in Park City Utah, what it's like operating a team of 75, the daily work flow during different seasons, how to include purpose driven work like sustainability into your business, and a secret strategy working with HOAs that doubled their rental count.
📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/str97
🌎Join the Host Nation community! https://shorttermsage.com/HostNation
💲 Become a host today. https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb
🔎See our Airbnb equipment. https://ShortTermSage.com/kit
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📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/str96
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📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/str98
🌎Join the Host Nation community! https://shorttermsage.com/HostNation
💲 Become a host today. https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb
🔎See our Airbnb equipment. https://ShortTermSage.com/kit
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