Bennett J.

If you have a property you own or manage and would like to derive extra income as a vacation rental, then VRBO should be your first choice. Their customer service is decent, their pricing is fair, the market exposure is good and their interface is good. The best part is that VRBO gives you many choices for important parameters such as cancellation policy, refund policy, booking contract (you can write your own). I could go on and on. Suffice it to say, if it wasn't for VRBO, I would simply sell my properties.

If you are thinking about using Airbnb has a host or property owner, RUN AWAY!. Airbnb for hosts is the worst service available. Their call center agents do not communicate in a timely fashion. The host interface does not always function well. And worst of all, your property can get reserved by a guest and then the guest can cancel at the last minute, in which case you'll make nothing on your property because the guest can give a bogus excuse to Airbnb customer service. KEEP IN MIND THAT AIRBNB CUSTOMER SERVICE WILL ALWAYS SIDE WITH THE GUEST REGARDLESS THE GUESTS BAD BEHAVIOR! VRBO is excellent. Use them for hosting instead.