Scout. Setup. Stay. Strategy. Stream.
We built our short-term rental business from scratch in the North Georgia mountains. Now we help other hosts do the same — right from day one.
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We work directly with hosts who are starting their first short-term rental or want to improve a listing that is underperforming. Every engagement is hands-on — not a template, not a course.
Know your goal. Know the ordinances. Know the OTA rules. Know when to revisit a decision you thought was settled.
Get your property compliant, configured, and live — equipment, installs, accounts, listing, calendar, and guest messaging.
Manage the stay from check-in to checkout. Guest communication, turnovers, and protecting the five-star rating that drives future bookings.
House rules, security hardware, guest screening, and documentation — assembled into a defensive layer that runs underneath everything else.
Revenue that flows after checkout. Merch store, Amazon affiliate page, marketing materials, and analytics that show what is working.
We are not attorneys or CPAs. Consult your own professionals for business entity formation, tax setup, and financial accounts.
We walk you through every step — from buying your first piece of compliant equipment to your first five-star review. Full guided launch, start to finish.
Most existing hosts have the basics covered but are leaving money on the table. No Facebook ads. No Amazon affiliate page. No merch. No regional listing. We can plug in wherever you are.
Not every host is chasing the same outcome. We help you get clear on your goal — covering carrying costs, offsetting W2 income, building a portfolio — and set up your operation to match it.
Demand, competition, and seasonal patterns vary widely by location. We research the STR landscape in your target market so you know what you are walking into before you commit.
LLC or sole proprietor? Single-member or multi-member? We walk you through the options so you understand the tradeoffs before you sit down with your attorney or CPA.
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STR income has tax implications most new hosts are not ready for. We help you understand how revenue, expenses, depreciation, and deductions fit together before the money starts moving.
Before you buy, know the rules. We review STR ordinances, permit requirements, and zoning restrictions for your target market so you are not learning the hard way after closing.
Airbnb and VRBO have policies most new hosts never read until they get burned. We walk you through fee structures, Instant Book settings, infant guest count quirks, and photo rules before your listing goes live.
Form the LLC, get your EIN, and register in your state. We walk you through what to do and in what order so nothing gets missed before your first booking.
Separate business bank account, dedicated credit cards, and a basic bookkeeping setup. We help you get the infrastructure in place so income and expenses stay clean from day one.
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We do not purchase equipment for you, but we know what works. Our curated items list covers every product category you will need to set up a compliant, guest-ready property. Browse Curated Items →
Need a photographer, electrician, plumber, or cleaner? We connect you with trusted vendors in your market. We make the intro — you handle the relationship.
One-time installs before your first guest arrives — Moen Flo leak detector, Ring contact sensors on owner areas and windows, Ecobee thermostat setup. We install. We do not manage.
Get your Airbnb, VRBO, and Houfy accounts built right from the start — host profile, payout setup, verification, and platform settings configured before your first booking arrives.
Your listing photos are your first impression and your best marketing asset. We connect you with a vetted photographer in your market through the Drift Currents vendor directory. Browse Vendors →
Professional listing creation on Airbnb and VRBO — titles, descriptions, amenities, and photos that put your property in front of the right guests.
Minimum nights, availability windows, and booking settings configured per platform so your calendar works for you — not against you.
Automated message templates from booking confirmation through checkout — so every guest gets the right information at the right time without you lifting a finger.
From first message to checkout, we help you set expectations, respond to issues without panicking, and keep the guest experience consistent booking after booking.
A turnover done right is what makes a five-star review possible. We help you build a repeatable checklist your cleaner can follow every time — nothing missed, nothing assumed.
Your Airbnb rating is your most valuable asset and the easiest to lose. We walk you through how to respond to unfair reviews, what to dispute, and how to stay in Superhost range consistently.
House rules that match how OTA enforcement actually works — specific, documented, and written to support a penalty-free cancellation if a guest violates them.
Know what the platform shows you, what the host community knows, and how to read AirReview ratings. We set up a consistent screening process you run the same way every booking.
No blind spots, no single points of failure. We design your exterior camera placement, solar vs. plug-in logic, and network segmentation so guests cannot disable your coverage.
Timestamped photos before every check-in, landscape format, organized by date. We set up the system so your documentation library builds itself and doubles as a listing photo source.
Get your property featured on a Drift Currents regional site — Toccoa Currents, SoFlo Currents, Golden Currents. Direct booking traffic from a targeted audience already looking in your market.
We get you approved for Amazon Associates and set up your first affiliate links — so every product recommendation your guests see can earn you a commission.
We build and host a guest items page on a Drift Currents regional site — your affiliate links, our traffic. Guests scan a QR code, shop what they loved at the property, and the commission goes straight to you. Flat monthly hosting fee.
A professional Facebook business page for your STR — branding, initial content setup, and Meta Pixel installation so guests can find your property and you can retarget visitors.
Targeted Facebook and Instagram campaigns for your STR — audience setup, creative, and ongoing management. Monthly reporting on reach, clicks, and estimated booking attribution.
Design and order print materials for your property — rack cards, coffee mugs, coasters, and more, each with a QR code tied to UTM-tracked links so you know exactly what is driving traffic.
We build and launch your Printify merch store — branded mugs, tumblers, coasters, and apparel your guests can order long after checkout. A passive revenue stream tied directly to your property brand.
Traffic, clicks, and conversion reporting across your regional site listing, Amazon affiliate page, Facebook ads, and print materials — so you know what is working and what to cut.
Coming Soon
STR Host Guide: Scout. Setup. Stay. Strategy. Stream.
The principles behind this guide are the foundation of our upcoming book — a step-by-step playbook for new and existing STR hosts. Coming soon on Amazon.
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