Hosting Your Home - Airbnb host stories

Synta Keeling (under-represented host series)

05 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Synta Keeling is an Airbnb superhost and lawyer living in Washington DC. Debi interviewed her two days after the January 6, 2021 assault on the US Cap...

At Ease Rentals with Anthony Gantt (under-represented hosts series)

07 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

UPDATE!  July, 2021: Anthony just won a $100,000 entrepreneur award! Anthony Gantt and the birth of At Ease Rentals:  Anthony is a smart Marine Corp...

C L Reed (under-represented hosts series)

06 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

C L Reed is one of the many hosts of color and an entrepreneur who has expanded from her first room rental to now hosting her own 3 properties and co-...

Kevin Rhea (under-represented hosts series)

15 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Debi Hertert of HostingYourHome interviews Kevin Rhea ("Krhea") of Portland, Oregon, a fellow member of Host2Host. Debi reached out to Krhea because h...

Debi and Rob vs the Pandemic

16 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The pandemic and short term rentals in Oregon. In mid March, 2020, the Coronavirus pandemic began impacting short term rental reservations in Oregon. ...

FabStayz and Drag Queen take over Portland!

03 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We had an AWESOME photo shoot in Portland, Oregon directed by FabStayz founder Robert Geller, featuring airline flight attendant Danny Lee Cabrero as ...

HYH-52 "The Airbnb Way" with author Joseph Michelli

01 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What company comes to an author's mind after writing bestsellers about Starbucks, Zappos, Mercedes and Ritz-Carlton?  Airbnb! Joseph Michelli became ...

STR Advocacy Done Well - with Mark Rockwell

26 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Short Term Rental (STR) advocacy Short Term Rental (STR) advocacy is difficult and time-consuming. But if you want STR regulation that is informed and...

FabStayz LGBTQ listing site, with Robert Geller

21 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Debi Hertert of the Hosting Your Home podcast talks with FabStayz LGBTQ Listing Site founder Robert Geller, about his exciting, new STR platform. Robe...

HYH-49 Meet Tyann Marcink!

10 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Debi Hertert talks with her friend and colleague Tyann Marcink about how Tyann got started in the vacation rental hospitality business, and the many h...

HYH-48 Next Door to Mexico

10 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

HYH-47 Guests with Guns

10 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Download Episode! Airbnb Hosts love what we do - the hospitality, meeting travelers, interacting with happy people, and showing off our places.  Ther...

HYH-46 "Smart Phone Photography" with Kati & Brian Greene

06 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Download Episode! Kati and Brian Greene are two long-time travelers who produced an eBook of interviews with vacation rental industry "thinkers and do...

HYH-45 "Kim Boaz: Back to Basics Bookkeeping"

16 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Download Episode! Kim Boaz is the owner of Back to Basics Bookkeeping in Portland, Oregon.  Debi Hertert from the podcast "Hosting Your Home" talks w...

HYH-44 Meet Matt Landau!

29 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Download Episode! Matt Landau         To many hundreds of independent vacation rental owners and VR managers, Matt Landau is the guru of the va...

HYH-43 Mark Scheel's "Colorado Airbnb Host Meetup"

28 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Download Episode! Mark Sheel is a Google Android developer and Airbnb host in Colorado.  He has long used Meetup.com to organize his large developer ...

HYH-42 Host2Host is About to be Born!

22 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Here is a fun, short talk from just Debi, about the new Host2Host association.  It is a natural outgrowth of the Portland, Oregon community of hosts ...

HYH-41 "When Friendship is Your Business" with Bob Garner in Italy

16 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Download Episode! Come to Italy and listen to Debi Hertert talk with Bob Garner about his beautiful, 6-apartment vacation rental in Le Marche, Italy. ...

HYH-40 "Sara Anselmi, Airbnb Host in Italy"

24 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

[0:45] In September, 2017, Debi and Rob visited Italy: Debi wanted to attend the Vacation Rental World Summit conference in Florence, and it was hard...

HYH-39 "Hostfully": 4,000 Guidebooks in 80 Countries (vendor series)

22 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Every short-term rental needs a guest guidebook.  But what used to be a dog-eared, 3-ring binder can now become a spectacular, highly useful web-ba...

HYH-38 Sedona: Listing Platform Intuition

23 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Join Debi Hertert and Michele Fitzgerald as they talk about Michele's vacation rental in Sedona (that is not on Airbnb).  Debi and Rob traveled to Se...

HYH-37 Evan Ross of Cycle Portland (Host2Host 2017 vendor series)

09 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Debi Hertert interviews Portland Superhost Evan Ross, owner of Cycle Portland.  She visited Evan at his Cycle Portland business in downtown Portland...

HYH-36 "Meet our Distinguished Guest" (Host2Host 2017 vendor series)

14 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Debi Hertert talks with Alanna Schroeder of "The Distinguished Guest", a vendor at the Host2Host 2017 conference in Portland, Oregon....

HYH-35 "Is the Price Right?" Andrew Kitchell, Wheelhouse (Host2Host 2017 vendor series)

26 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Download Episode! Prior to the Host2Host 2017 conference in Portland, Debi Hertert of HostingYourHome interviewed Andrew Kitchell of Wheelhouse.  W...

HYH-34 "No key IS the key" Nolan Mondrow, LockState (Host2Host 2017 Vendor series)

13 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in as Nolan Mondrow, founder and CEO of LockState is interviewed by Debi Hertert of Hosting Your Home.  LockState offers electronic locks for ...

HYH-33 "We're Better, Working Together" Rod Fitts, AVROA (Host2Host 2017 Vendor series)

16 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Debi Hertert interviews Rod Fitts from AVROA, in her series of Host2Host 2017 Vendor interviews.  AVROA stands for "Association of Vacation Rental Op...

HYH-32 "Keeping your Airbnb Clean" Becky Knecht, TBH Clean (Host2Host 2017 Vendor series)

16 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Join Debi Hertert for her interview with Portland's Becky Knecht (pronouned "connect"), owner of TBH Clean, specializing in Airbnb-style homes.  Beck...

HYH-31 "Picture Perfect" - Carlos Rafael Photography (Host2Host 2017 Vendor series)

10 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Airbnb host Debi Hertert of the HostingYourHome podcast interviews Carlos Rafael Camarena, a Portland, Oregon photographer who specializes in architec...

HYH-30 "Are you inSUREd?" Geoff Dorn, Country Financial (Host2Host 2017 Vendor series)

08 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Join Debi from HostingYourHome.com as she interviews many of the vendors who will attend the upcoming Host2Host 2017 conference in Portland, Oregon.  ...

HYH-29 "Host2Host 2017" A dream turned into a conference!

10 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

No interview!  In this episode, Debi explains her dream of having a local Portland conference to support Airbnb and other hosts, and how it's come tr...

HYH-28 Airbnb Guests' Ultimate Guide to Portland

24 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Please join Debi Hertert of the podcast HostingYourHome and Portland's Airbnb Superhost Shannon Hiller-Webb.   Debi discovers Shannon's amazing invol...

HYH-27 "Airbnb Open 2016" Part 2

29 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is part 2 of our podcast about the 2016 Airbnb Open in Los Angeles. Debi Hertert of HostingYourHome.com interviewed several hosts there, ...

HYH-26 "Airbnb Open 2016" Part 1

14 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Join Debi Hertert of HostingYourHome.com as she interviews three people at the 2016 Airbnb Open conference in Los Angeles.  For each of the past thre...

HYH-25 Airbnb Can Mean Whole Houses, too

28 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Debi Hertert of Hosting Your Home talks with Todd Brandewie, owner of a whole-house rental near Dayton, Ohio.  At the time, Debi and her family were ...

HYH-24 We are all People and we are Connected

12 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Portland, Oregon Airbnb host Nina Liebow talks with Debi Hertert of the Hosting Your Home podcast about Nina's life and how she came to hosting with A...

HYH-22 They Started It! (Public Policy series)

03 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Join Debi Hertert of the podcast HostingYourHome.com as she talks with Bob and Sue Low, the Portland citizens and now Airbnb Superhosts who prompted t...

HYH-21 When You Need Airbnb's Help....

26 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Debi Hertert of the podcast HostingYourHome.com talks with Portland Airbnb host Nancy Stevens.  Debi hears a great story of Airbnb support when Nancy...

HYH-20 Is it Done Properly? (Nuts&Bolts series)

18 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this interview, get to know Airbnb Superhosts Alex Nigg and Tammi Sims as they talk with Debi Hertert of HostingYourHome.com. Alex is the creator o...

HYH-19 Hosting with Heart

13 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Debi Hertert of podcast HostingYourHome.com visits with Steve Niebrand, owner of the "Hoffman Woods" Airbnb in West Linn, Oregon, a whole-house listin...

HYH-18 The Hobbit Hole (Getting Started series)

02 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week's podcast is a special treat as Debi Hertert of HostingYourHome.com tours the brand-new "Hobbit Hole", Greg Raisman's artistic creation for ...

HYH-17 Reaching Out (Meet Airbnb series)

29 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Soon after Taylor Scheftstrom began working for Airbnb she recognized a need for reaching out to Airbnb hosts in the Portland area.  Debi Hertert of ...

HYH-16 Slater House

14 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Please join Debi Hertert of HostingYourHome.com, as she visits with Airbnb Superhost Kym Cumbo and tours the "Slater House" in Portland, Oregon. Kym...

HYH-15 Uber Meets Airbnb (Getting Started series)

05 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Debi Hertert of hostingyourhome.com coaches Ann Sigler, a Portland area Uber driver and imminent Airbnb host.  Ann has lived in her house ...

HYH-14 Above a Recording Studio

26 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Join Debi Hertert of HostingYourHome.com as she talks with Airbnb host Kaila Thomson. Kaila and her husband Matt have a house just five minutes from t...

HYH-13 No Hope No Fear (Getting Started series)

15 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Debi Hertert of HostingYourHome.com talks with soon-to-be Airbnb Host Ashley Kern, as they go over Ashley's plans and final touches.  Be ...

HYH-12 An Engaging Followup

08 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Debi Hertert from HostingYourHome.com talks with Michael Burke and Caitlin White, as a follow up to last week's episode "Hear the Wind Give Voice to t...

HYH-11 Hear the Wind Give Voice to the Trees

02 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Debi Hertert of HostingYourHome.com talks with Airbnb superhosts Alan Colley and Dabney Tompkins, self-described "City Slickers" who none the less, l...

HYH-10 Keep it Clean! (Nuts&Bolts series)

25 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Debi Hertert of HostingYourHome.com interviews two veteran housekeepers who take care of Debi's three Airbnb vacation rentals on the Oregon coast.  B...

HYH-9 Money Matters (Nuts&Bolts series)

17 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Debi Hertert of HostingYourHome.com leads a panel discussion about money matters with Airbnb hosts from Portland. This episode was requested by Marcus...

HYH-8 Apples to Applesauce!

11 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Apples to Applesauce! You may THINK you're busy, but there is busy, then there is really busy! This week, Debi Hertert of HostingYourHome.com talks wi...

HYH-7 Making Life-Long Friends

04 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Making Life-Long Friends Join Debi Hertert from HostingYourHome.com as she interviews Jill Palamountain and Michael McCarron about their Portland Airb...

HYH-6 From Camino to Airbnb

28 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Walk Your Airbnb Talk! Debi Hertert of HostingYourHome.com interviews Portland Airbnb Superhost Kathy Peterman, who has amazingly compressed 5 months ...

HYH-5 A Tiny Bit of Country

21 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

No, it's not a new song!  Debi Hertert of HostingYourHome.com and Airbnb Superhost Nancy Scott visit at Nancy's home on a tree farm in West Linn, Ore...

HYH-0 Meet Your Host Debi and her Faithful Editor Rob!

06 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Download this episodeDebi of HostingYourHome.com and her husband Rob talk about how they met, how they got started with vacation rentals, and Debi's p...

HYH-4 A Superhost duo supporting other hosts

28 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Debi Hertert of HostingYourHome.com interviews Portland Airbnb Superhosts Charity and Maylene Kuahiwinui (koo-ah-hee-vee-new-ee) and learns how they h...

HYH-3 Josh's House in the Trees

27 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this heartwarming interview, Debi Hertert of HostingYourHome.com talks with April Brenneman, mother of five and Airbnb host with a tree house! Apri...

HYH-2 Youngest Airbnb Guest in the World?

26 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Join Debi Hertert of HostingYourHome.com as she talks with Emily Andrews, a photographer in Beaverton, Oregon.  Emily has hosted some fascinating gue...

HYH-1 It's Not All About the Money

23 Apr 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Debi Hertert of HostingYourHome.com interviews Airbnb Superhost Carole Wiles in Portland, Oregon. Carole tells about her move from California and her ...