Vacation Rental Management

Short-term rental management at Checkmate Rentals covers comprehensive oversight of your vacation rental property. Our full-service management includes property marketing, guest booking and communication, professional cleaning services, scheduled maintenance, inventory management, legal compliance, safety inspections, guest screening, dynamic pricing, emergency response, and more. Our goal is to maximize your property's potential, increase rental income, reduce stress, and create exceptional guest experiences through proactive, hands-on management.

Checkmate Rentals distinguishes itself by combining advanced technology, strategic pricing, exceptional guest communications, and unwavering transparency. We uphold strong Christian principles of integrity, kindness, generosity, and stewardship, treating every partnership with respect and care. Unlike many competitors, we ensure complete financial transparency, allowing property owners direct access to their payments and full control of their listings and accounts.

Absolutely! Our dedicated team supports you every step of the way in converting your home into a profitable short-term rental. Services include property assessment, professional interior design, furnishing, staging, smart-home integrations, obtaining necessary permits, listing optimization, and comprehensive operational setup, positioning your property competitively in the vacation rental market.

We list properties on multiple major vacation rental platforms including Airbnb, VRBO, Booking.com, Google Vacation Rentals, and Agoda. We also create and maintain direct booking websites for you. Our multi-channel strategy significantly increases visibility, leading to more consistent bookings and occupancy throughout the year.

Checkmate Rentals employs advanced dynamic pricing software combined with in-depth market analysis. Our technology-driven approach continuously evaluates market conditions, seasonal trends, local events, competitor pricing, historical data, and guest feedback. We proactively adjust rates to maximize occupancy and income potential throughout every season. The key is combining experienced human touch with the top of the line pricing technology. This leads to much greater revenue.

Yes, at Checkmate Rentals, your listings are treated as valuable assets. Property owners retain complete ownership and control of their Airbnb, VRBO, and other platform accounts, preserving reviews, Superhost or Premier Host statuses, and booking histories. This ensures continuity, protects your investment, and gives you peace of mind should you ever decide to change management or self manage. You own your own assets with us!

Absolutely! We strongly encourage property owners to directly collect payments from booking platforms. This unique practice guarantees complete financial transparency and accountability, ensuring you know exactly how much revenue your property generates. Our fees are billed separately, providing clear financial separation and eliminating hidden charges. Many other companies make money by charging guests extra fees and keeping them as revenue. This is not how we do business. At Checkmate Rentals, you make more money and you keep more money!

We implement meticulous guest screening practices including thorough identity verification, analysis of guest reviews and booking histories, clear communication of property rules, and advanced risk detection tools. Our careful screening minimizes risks and protects your property, ensuring responsible guests and greater peace of mind for property owners.

No. Property owners maintain full ownership and flexibility to use their properties as desired. Simply inform us of your personal usage dates, and we’ll coordinate guest bookings around your schedule. Our primary goal is to support your enjoyment of your property while maximizing rental income.

We handle negative reviews and guest complaints promptly and professionally, investigating each situation thoroughly and communicating clearly with guests to implement effective solutions. We use every piece of guest feedback constructively to continuously improve services and enhance future guest experiences. We are very experienced at getting fraudulent and untrue reviews removed from your listings.

Checkmate Rentals offers highly transparent and competitive fee structures based solely on nightly rental revenue. Unlike many companies, we exclude cleaning and other additional fees from our calculations. Our standard fee is just 15% of the nightly rate—well below industry norms—providing property owners fairer and maximized returns. Most companies charge their percentage on the gross revenue which is the nightly rate plus the cleaning fee plus any other fees. We believe that the cleaning fee should be a pass through cost and we do not think it is fair to take a commission on that. It’s time you stop losing money on the cleaning fees as a host!

Yes, property owners have secure online access to detailed, real-time performance metrics. You can track booking details, occupancy rates, financial statements, revenue summaries, and more. Our transparent reporting system ensures you stay fully informed about your property’s performance at all times.

Checkmate Rentals actively manages seasonal fluctuations through targeted marketing campaigns, dynamic pricing strategies, special promotions during off-peak periods, and alignment with local events and attractions. We also can work on monthly rental options for the slow season to fill the gaps until high season rolls around again. This proactive approach helps maintain steady occupancy and optimize revenue year-round.

We recommend amenities that enhance guest comfort and satisfaction, such as high-quality bedding, towels, reliable Wi-Fi, fully-equipped kitchens, toiletries, streaming services, entertainment options, local recommendations, coffee stations, extra blankets, and board games. These thoughtful touches encourage positive reviews and repeat bookings. We provide our new hosts with a list of amenities they could have and amenities that they must have to be successful.

Our security protocols include guest identity verification, managing secure keyless entry systems and strategically placed security cameras. We conduct routine inspections. We provide 24-hour monitoring, ensuring both your property and your guests remain safe and secure.

If your property is already operational, we typically take over management within a few days. For properties that need new professional photos, the launch process may take up to a week. For properties needing furnishing, staging, or initial setup, the onboarding period generally ranges from two to eight weeks depending on specific requirements.

At Checkmate Rentals, we prioritize personalized communication. Unlike larger companies, our property owners have direct access to our leadership team. This ensures prompt, effective communication, timely decision-making, and a strong, lasting relationship based on mutual respect and understanding. We strive to manage your property as if it were our own. Great personal relationships with our hosts at Checkmate Rentals is our number one priority.

While we don't directly file taxes, we offer guidance on short-term rental tax regulations, helping you remain compliant with local, state, and federal requirements. We also have partnerships with companies like Avalara who help handle all of the tax compliance and short term rental licenses for you.

Starting with Checkmate Rentals is easy—simply reach out via our website or contact page. We will learn about you, your property, and we will discuss your specific management goals. If we decide together that we are a good fit to work together, then we will get started with a management plan tailored to achieving your rental income and operational goals.

Our other services include hot tub and pool maintenance, lawn care, linen and laundry services, home automation systems, professional photography, detailed digital guest guidebooks, and proactive inventory and supply management.