Good reads for great property operators

A short-term rental host tells us how he managed to keep his Ibiza properties safe and party-free all summer, despite the island’s party reputation.

Crowd detect is the latest in our continued efforts to make short term rental work for guests, hosts and neighbors alike.

Planning an Airbnb makeover and don’t know where to start? We list 5 essential steps you can take to attract the right kind of guest.

Sean Rakidzich from Airbnb Automated shares the checklist he uses to set up his properties for success in 2021. Find out which amenities are must-haves, whether you’re just starting out or managing over a hundred homes, like Sean does.

We’re launching Minut Stories with a piece from Margaret, a Liverpool-based STR host. Find out how she deals with illegal parties in her rental, and what role Balenciaga shoes play in it.

This is a guest post by Alon Eitan, Director of Strategy and Business Development at short-term property management platform Guesty.

We explore how different cities around the world approach STR regulations, and share a few tips on what you can do to avoid stringent measures in your area.

We present 5 tips on party prevention - all coming from experienced professional property managers and hosts.

With customers in more than 120 countries, Minut has become the preferred monitoring solution among STR hosts worldwide.

James Svetec, the founder of BNB Mastery Program and co-author of Airbnb for Dummies, shares his expert advice on scaling an Airbnb business.

We're trying something new this time with a guide that’s less techy, but hopefully just as inspirational 💡 Let us know what you think and if you’d like to see more posts like this. #HostHappy

We’re launching the three features you most requested: Guest Connect, an automated monitoring solution that contacts the guest on your behalf, and integrations with property management systems and Zapier.

Minut Co-founder Marcus Ljungblad clarifies some of the most pressing questions on GDPR and protecting consumers’ right to privacy, a cause Minut has championed since day one.

As of 2018, the total amount of rent paid to private landlords was double the amount of mortgage payments paid by homeowners.

If surveillance makes us so uncomfortable, why do we continue to accept it?

Today, we have cameras in our doorbells and living rooms, but neglect one of the most effective security measures at our disposal.

Cameras capture large portions of our day-to-day lives, but as surveillance moves beyond public spaces and into the home, the effects of constant watching on kids may extend well beyond childhood.

Equal parts art and science, Giorgia Lupi’s transformational vision for redefining our relationship with big data.

Instantly recognisable for their understated elegance, and warm approach to minimalism.

What is it about the place where we lay our head at night that makes it so indispensable to our identity, our sense of self, and our feeling of security and groundedness?

The remarkable success of Shenzhen, and the story of the Minut device’s journey from prototype to product.

The story of Minut in London: Where we’ve been, where we are now, and everywhere we still want to go (plus a few tidbits of wisdom we picked up along the way).