Women finding freedom
THROUGH THE SHARING ECONOMY OF AIRBNB
Let’s be honest, a lot of females are juggling household schedules, making beds daily, and working full-time jobs in customer service or hospitality-type industries. A lot of these same females are also searching for a way to spend more time with loved ones, and to find a better work-life balance. This brings the question: How can we live richer, fuller lives while making a difference in the world? Keep close connections with our families & still sprinkle what we were meant to do into the ethosphere? For those who have a passion to roam and to create, enter the opportunity of vacation rental management, Airbnb experiences, and niche property rental platforms. If you have a unique property or space, big or small, this is an opportunity for you. People love to rent not only stick & brick type properties, but also RV’s, boats, cars, treehouses, yurts, water towers, and land. We now live in a world where you can tow a trailer, link up to solar, put out a cell booster, charge devices, and work/connect from almost anywhere. As the clouds from Covid continue to
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lift, people are ready to explore this new world. Are you ready to connect with them? I recently had the opportunity to interview some of these women who have opened their spaces in the home-sharing economy. Each has a unique story to tell, weaved in with their life passions and experiences. Take for example entrepreneur Heather Carter, running Eureka Springs Coffee House with 2 AirBnB units above. Guests enjoy the main strip of historical Eureka, Arkansas; and also have discount offerings at the coffee shop below. Travelers include vacationers and business professionals alike. In a recent video interview with Heather, she said “We used to live above the coffee house ourselves, but we soon discovered we had a unique opportunity for rentals here”. Indeed she did! Heather advised she prefers the niche with commercially zoned properties, so she can avoid any roadblocks with residential vacation rental limitations. If you aren’t sure about STR rules in your community or city, be sure to research accordingly to avoid pitfalls.
