Straight Fire VR
by Steve Milp
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Season 3 Episode 6 : Naughty Nice List (Guest Michelle Marquis)
Season 3 Episode 6 : Naughty Nice List (Guest Michelle Marquis)
About this podcast
The premier news on the vacation rental industry. We talk not only OTAs such as Air BNB, Expedia or Booking.com we discuss strategies, market trends and legislation that concern the short term rental market.
Episodes
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- Season 3 Episode 6 : Naughty Nice List (Guest Michelle Marquis) · 48 minSend us Fan Mail With 2024 almost in the rear-view mirror, we wrap up the year by mentioning a few on the naughty and nice list. We have our eyes set on 2025 and the positive…
- Season 3 Episode 7: Bad News Bearers (Guest Dennis Goedheid) · 44 min · Season 3 Episode 7Send us Fan Mail Q3, 2024 results are out and we go over the results. We also react to VRMA Fall 2024 in Phoenix. Guest Dennis Goedheid discuss with Co-Host Miriam Ramsey and…
- Season 3 Episode 6 : Wild West in Quality (Guest Richard Vaughton) · 50 min · Season 3 Episode 6Send us Fan Mail With micro/ DYI property managers crowding the market, many consumers are feeling like the vacation rental market is the "Wild West" in standards. Professional…
- Season 3 Episode 5 : Built to BOOK (Guests Mike Harrington, Sebastien Long) · 52 min · Season 3 Episode 5Send us Fan Mail Building a solid future in the vacation rental world means building purpose built. Hosts Steve Milo and Miriam Ramsey speak with experts in the propco world…
- Season 3 Episode 4 Bright Idea (Guests Jason Sprenkle and Amy Hinote) · 58 min · Season 3 Episode 4Send us Fan Mail Our returning ALL STARS Amy Hinote and Jason Sprenkle join the panel to go over the latest moves in the vacation rental world. See what ideas are seen as shining…
- Season 3 Episode 3 : Harvest DOOM (Guest Michelle Marquis and Jeff Robertson) · 41 min · Season 3 Episode 3Send us Fan Mail The summer 2024 numbers are out and they are not rosy. A tough fall "harvest" is to be expected however it seems that some part of the harvest can be saved…
- Season 3 Episode 2 Alex Nigg: AirBnB, Bull Stock or just all BULL? · 50 min · Season 3 Episode 2Send us Fan Mail Returning Guest Alex Nigg joins host Steve Milo on covering publicly traded Vacation Rental companies and analyze by the numbers their current trajectories. Can…
- Season 3 Episode 1 : The Pricing Puzzle (Guest Melanie Brown) · 55 min · Season 3 Episode 1Send us Fan Mail Straight Fire VR Investigates: The Vanishing Act. Where has the middle market gone, and will it come back? When pricing is crucial to a strategy, acknowledging…
- 0:13 / 53:24 Season 2 Episode 15 - Special report on SB 280 - Ginger Harrelson, Dennis Goeheid · 53 min · Season 2 Episode 15Send us Fan Mail Straight VR in this Emergency Episode discusses Governor Ron Desantis' final decision on SB 280 and what that means for Florida Property Managers. We also take a…
- Season 2 Episode 14 : The Vacation Rental Royalty Games · 58 min · Season 2 Episode 14Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Straight Fire Summer Games where we pay tribute to those in the Vacation Rental Royalty. A leaner market means only the fittest will survive…
- Season 2 Episode 13 : Paying the price of silence (Guests Scott Fasano, Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Amy Hinote) · 60 minSend us Fan Mail Season 2 Episode 13 : Paying the price of silence (Guests Scott Fasano, Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Amy Hinote)
- Season 2 Episode 12 : The V Files (Guests Andy Morris and Michelle Marquis) · 1 h 7 min · Season 2 Episode 12Send us Fan Mail Out in the open! Straight Fire VR speaks with guests about their outspoken opinions on three very important players in the industry: the three V’s, VRMA, Vacasa…
- Season 2 Ep 11 Top Dog Billionaire · 59 min · Season 2 Episode 11Send us Fan Mail Straight Fire VR is keeping an eye on the market that is heating up in time for summer. AirBnB’s stock prices have seen a rocket ride this past year and they…
- A Special Episode : In Memoriam to Vacasa's stock prices- Guests Drew Ewing and Dan Sawyer · 54 min · Season 2 Episode 10Send us Fan Mail Vacasa, a onetime Unicorn in the Vacation Rental industry is now a struggling property management company. With prices as of April 9, 2021 of of over $200 a…
- Season 2 episode 8 The Ghost Town called VRMA · 53 min · Season 2 Episode 8Send us Fan Mail VRMA is the largest Vacation Rental Manager's association in the world. Recent low attendance and leadership shakeups has raised eyebrows in the industry. Our…
- Season 2 Episode 8 : Corporate Rader · 1 h 0 min · Season 2 Episode 8Send us Fan Mail The firestorm that the vacation world has seen in the last few years may have cleared the forest floor a bit and allowed the surviving players to grow. In this…
- 1:10 / 56:31 s2 episode 7 Great Scotts! ( Guests Scott Bunce,Scott Seay, Amber Carpenter) · 57 min · Season 2 Episode 7Send us Fan Mail Message Received? Answer: MAYBE. Have you noticed your emails falling short lately? Many property managers may have noticed their emails being sent coming up…
- Season 2 Episode 6 Know Shortcuts Guest Jeff Robertson · 1 h 1 min · Season 2 Episode 6Send us Fan Mail If as a property manager you are feeling that the headwinds are quickly turning into a hurricane, you are not alone. Increasing labor prices, lowered ADR and…
- Season 2 Episode 5 The Women Breaking the sound of silence · 57 min · Season 2 Episode 5Send us Fan Mail Women make up 70% of the vacation rental industry workforce but hold only a fraction of leadership roles. In this episode we speak with two female business…
- Season 2 Episode 4 House of STRs (Guests Tiffany Edwards, Ben Edwards) · 55 min · Season 2 Episode 4Send us Fan Mail SPECIAL ALERT EPISODE! An urgent CALL TO ACTION is needed. Our latest Straight Fire VR episode outlines Florida SB 280 which passed the house and now threatens…







