Joining Facebook groups with other vacation rental owners, property managers and industry professionals can help motivate and guide you.
There are thousands of entrepreneurs who took the plunge to manage short-term rental businesses before you, as well as many are on the same journey as you. Joining these groups is a great way to network with other professionals and learn from others – anything from revenue management tips to online marketing.
Here’s a list of the top Facebook groups that every short-term rental professional should join:
1. Say No to VRBO Service Fees
Vacation rental owners who are trying to gain more independence from listing sites such as Vrbo will find a like-minded community here. This Facebook group exclusively welcomes discussions about this topic and vacation rental issues in particular. Owners are offered a platform to share their frustrations regarding listing sites and advice about alternative channels for vacation rental owners to market their property. The group already has over 6,300 members and dozens of new posts shared on the daily offering practical business advice.
Admins: Annie Switzer and April Salter
Number of members: 7.015
Link to group: facebook.com/groups/saynovrbo
2. New to Short Term Rentals, Airbnb and Hosting
This Facebook group is for owners and hosts to share their expert knowledge and help inexperienced newbies who are just joining the vacation rental industry. All advice and constructive contributions around the topic of hosting are welcome and everyone is encouraged to partake in discussions and contribute to the community. The group has a proud number of almost 4,500 members and new, helpful posts are published every day.
Admins: Mike Bayer, Tyann Marcink Hammond and Alanna Schroeder
Number of members: 6.604
Link to group: facebook.com/groups/newshortterm
3. Instagram Huddle for AirBnBs, Tour Guides, Travel Bloggers etc.
If you’re looking for some tips and tricks on how to upgrade your Instagram game and engage more guests you are sure to find them here. This Facebook group is open to anyone who is involved in the vacation rental industry and interested in sharing their advice on how to tackle vacation rental Instagram marketing.
Admins: Catharine Redden
Number of members: 2.788
Link to group: facebook.com/groups/thehuddle
4. Holiday Rental Owners Network
At almost 800 members, this group is a bit more intimate and personal compared to the others mentioned. It is exclusively for holiday property owners who are searching for tips on how they can generate more bookings for their vacation rental and want to debate the advantages and disadvantages of using booking sites. Within this network, owners can freely support each other, ask for advice and share their own opinions and knowledge.
Admins: Sue Erricker
Number of members: 898
Link to group: facebook.com/groups/holidayrentalownersnetwork
5. Airbnb Hosts UK Chat Group
At the time they created the Facebook Group, there weren’t any other groups for Airbnb hosts in the UK. That’s why they decided to create this group! Users will find posts with tips for UK Airbnb hosts.
Admins: Mario Peters and Sandy Bee
Number of members: 3.090
Link to group: facebook.com/airbnbukhosts
6. Short Term Rental University
This is a public group for Airbnb, HomeAway, VRBO hosts and all Short Term Rental entrepreneurs. The purpose of this group is to help each other grow our short term rental business by sharing ideas, best practices, and asking questions for fellow members to answer in a positive and constructive way.
Admin: Richard Fertig
Number of members: 20.912
Link to group: facebook.com/groups/struniversity
7. Hospitality Community
Created by Mark Simpson (Founder of Boostly.co.uk), this group is a place for support and to chat about all things hospitality.
Admins: Mark Simpson
Number of members: 4.466
Link to group: facebook.com/groups/HospitalityOwners
8. AirBnB / HomeAway / Vacation Rental MasterMind Group
This group is a place where vacation rental owners, managers, and service personnel can collaborate, share ideas, and improve their businesses and services.
Admins: Barbie Wilkins, Greg Ory, Denise Curran, Claud Aguirre, Debby Brown and Casey Jones
Number of members: 23.540
Link to group: facebook.com/groups/rentalmastermind
9. The Business of Short-Term Rental & Property Management
This group has been set up for vacation rental owners and managers interested in learning more about starting a property management business and growing it professionally! The goal of their Facebook group is for managers and would-be managers to work as a community and share information.
Admins: Mike Bayer, Heather Bayer, Jason Beaton and Ankita Kaushal
Number of members: 976
Link to group: facebook.com/groups/business.of.str.property.management
10. Vacation Rental World Summit
It’s a private group for VRWS attendees (but it’s also open to other vacation rental professionals) to ask questions, seek help, share thoughts, give feedback and support fellow peers.
Admins: Antonio Bortolotti
Number of members: 820
Link to group: facebook.com/groups/VRWorldSummit
11. Rental Scale-Up
Private Facebook group for the Rental Scale-Up community. They urge users to ask fellow rentalpreneurs, share their own tips. Whether you’re an Airbnb management company, a vacation rental manager, a serviced apartment operator or a homeowner, you’re welcome to join their group.
Admins: Thibault Masson and Baron Jamesson
Number of members: 688
Link to group: facebook.com/groups/rentalscaleup
We’re constantly on the lookout for helpful vacation rental and short-term rental Facebook groups, and we’ll keep sharing them as we find in the future. Have a favorite group or run a group of your own? Share them in the comments below!
