Everything you need to confidently start and manage a successful short-term rental business—from choosing the right property to delighting guests and earning more five-star reviews.
Booked Solid: A Beginner’s Guide to Short-Term Rental Success is your practical, step-by-step guide to building a successful short-term rental business. Inside, you’ll find experience-based advice, proven pricing strategies, guest communication templates, operational checklists, and design ideas that help create exceptional guest experiences. Whether you’re launching your first rental or improving an existing one, Booked Solid provides the knowledge and confidence to host smarter, earn more, and build a thriving business.
Built on over a decade of operating 5-star properties.
Build a Strong Foundation
Evaluate markets, understand regulations, estimate profitability, and choose the right property with confidence.
Create Listings That Get Booked
Learn how to write compelling listings, stage your property, choose the right amenities, and attract more guests.
Deliver Exceptional Guest Stays
Master guest communication, seamless check-ins, thoughtful hospitality, and memorable experiences that inspire glowing reviews.
Run Your Rental with Confidence
Stay organized with practical checklists, maintenance schedules, cleaning systems, and proven operational workflows.
Over 26 chapters packed with practical advice, templates, checklists, and proven strategies for building a successful short-term rental business.
Discover whether hosting aligns with your goals, lifestyle, and financial objectives before making your first investment.
Learn how to evaluate destinations, analyze demand, and identify profitable opportunities.
Avoid costly mistakes by understanding what makes a property successful as a short-term rental.
Set up your business correctly with the right legal structure, insurance, licenses, and financial systems.
We’ll guide you through the essentials of STR compliance and protection.
We’ll cover everything from basic inspections to furniture choices and optional amenities
Built on over a decade of operating 5-star properties and coaching hundreds of host-owners nationwide.
The complete step-by-step cleaning and restock guide trusted by professional turnover crews to ensure every property is guest-ready, spotless, and consistently earns 5-star cleanliness ratings.
A beautiful, easily customizable welcome book template detailing house rules, Wi-Fi codes, emergency contacts, local dining secrets, and checkout procedures.
Spring and Autumn preventative walkthrough checklists covering gutting clearance, smoke alarm testing, pipe insulation, and grill inspection.
Joan & Jean's book transformed our hosting business. Their pricing strategies helped us significantly increase our revenue!
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