Short-Term Rental Consulting for a Smarter Business
Build it. Understand it. Run it yourself.
Work directly with Dan Gitomer to improve your listings, pricing, booking website, and daily operation. Get practical setup and training so you or your team can make updates, use the tools confidently, and stay in charge of the business.
Start with what would make hosting work better for you
One listing, a new launch, or an established portfolio: bring the challenge. We’ll look at what’s happening, choose useful priorities, and turn them into changes you can put to work.
Listings, Pricing & Performance
Find the opportunities in your Airbnb or Vrbo listing and understand what each booking contributes to your business.
- Performance review and clear priorities
- Photos, titles, descriptions, and positioning
- PriceLabs strategy, minimum stays, and calendar gaps
Operations & Guest Experience
Make the daily work easier to organize, deliver consistently, and hand off to your team.
- Guest messages and arrival information
- Cleaner, supply, and maintenance routines
- Operating procedures and team training
Direct Booking Websites
Build a professional place for guests to discover your properties and book directly, then learn how to manage it yourself.
- Template-based or custom website design
- Property content and booking-system connections
- Mobile checks, launch, and practical owner training
Smarter Workflows & Training
Simplify recurring work and learn to use the tools confidently, with clear routines your team can maintain.
- Better use of your current software
- Email, task, and calendar workflows
- Optional AI setup and practical training
A booking website you can run yourself
Build a new guest-facing website or improve the one you have. Choose a template-based design or a custom approach that fits your properties, booking platform, and budget.
Get hands-on help with page design, descriptions, photos, navigation, and connecting your reservation system. We’ll test the guest journey on phones and desktops, then show you or your team how to update and maintain the site. Analytics setup and a dashboard walkthrough are included where supported. Ongoing marketing and measurement services are not included.
Talk About Your WebsiteSee the possibilities
Explore The STR Life’s own booking website and two fictional homepage concepts for different destinations. Your project can start with a template or a custom direction, with the tools and training to make it your own.
A real Flagstaff booking website
See how The STR Life presents larger homes, smaller stays, and local information in its own guest-facing website.
Explore the live website →Two different design directions
A desert retreat and a coastal escape, each with its own look and feel. These are fictional design concepts, offered as static PDF previews.
View the homepage concepts (PDF) →Spend less time repeating the same work
Make better use of the tools you already have, and learn practical ways to simplify the work yourself. Dan can help you build clearer routines, connect supported systems, and train your team to keep them running.
If you’re curious about AI, explore useful ways to draft messages, summarize updates, and prepare procedures. A little practical guidance can help you decide what to use and how to check the work.
Comfortable with your current tools? We can help there, too. AI is optional. Your experience, preferences, and personal approach to hosting guide the work.
Practical setup, testing & training
- Organize guest communication and reusable responses.
- Turn email updates and operating notes into clearer priorities.
- Improve task, calendar, and team handoffs.
- Create reusable procedures and repeatable operating routines.
- Explore AI-assisted drafts and summaries, with your team reviewing the work.
We’ll check what your systems support and train the people who will use the workflow, with instructions they can refer back to.
Let’s simplify your workload →A clear way to move forward
Diagnose
Talk through your property, goals, and the work that feels difficult, time-consuming, or underperforming.
Prioritize
Choose the changes worth tackling first and agree on the scope, deliverables, and cost.
Implement
Set up and test the agreed improvements together, then learn how to use, update, and maintain them—with a clear handoff for you or your team.
One question or a larger project
Start with a free 15–30 minute consultation. We’ll discuss what you want to improve and whether a focused session or a larger project makes sense.
On-site support is also available. Owners looking for ongoing local help can explore selective Flagstaff management.
Hourly help or a project package
Website builds and larger setup projects receive an agreed scope and price. We’ll define what gets built, what you’ll learn, and what you can maintain yourself.
Software subscriptions and any optional follow-up help are identified separately. We’ll look for a practical approach that fits your budget and avoids paying for tools you don’t need.
Discuss Your ProjectStart wherever you are
Will I be able to manage this myself?
That’s the goal. We’ll agree on the setup, account access, instructions, and training you need to take over confidently. You’ll understand which subscriptions are required, what needs routine attention, and when additional help might be useful.
What analytics help is included?
Google Analytics setup and a dashboard walkthrough are included where your booking platform supports them. You keep access to the account and take over using the numbers in your business. Ongoing marketing and measurement services are not included.
Do I need to use AI or change all my software?
No. We can focus on listings, pricing, websites, or operations using familiar tools. If you want to explore AI or new software, Dan will help you understand the options and decide where they could be useful.
Can you improve my existing booking website?
Yes. We can review the design, property presentation, and booking journey, then identify what to improve. The work may be a focused integration, a refresh, or a complete build, depending on your platform and goals.
Can you help with one property or one problem?
Yes. Bring a single listing, pricing question, workflow, or website issue. Consulting is available nationwide, and the work is tailored to your operation.
Can you work with my current tools?
We’ll review your software and the connections it supports before recommending changes. We can improve what you already use, help you choose an affordable setup, and train you or your team to keep it running.
Let’s make your rental business work better for you
Bring the question, the sticking point, or the whole messy operation. Work directly with Dan to find a useful next step.
Free 15–30 minute conversation.