Becky G

Joined November 2019
29 posts
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General Help and Questions » Entering banking info on VRBO for payment?

Hoping someone here has had a similar experience or knows the answer......... I keep getting a message from VRBO when I'm on my listing saying that I will not be paid for any bookings without enteri…

(Posted Jan 13, 2020 6:08 PM)

General Help and Questions » Collecting and remitting taxes

@Michael D Do you have any listings on the OTAs and let them do the taxes for bookings there, or do you opt to be paid out by them and remit those taxes yourself as well?

(Posted Jan 10, 2020 10:10 PM)

General Help and Questions » Collecting and remitting taxes

OwnerRez recommends collecting and remitting taxes yourself, rather than letting the OTAs do it for you. Up until now my property manager has always handled this on my behalf, and now the OTAs. So I …

(Posted Jan 10, 2020 7:44 PM)

General Help and Questions » Setting up Stripe Account

I’m okay to do this but I don’t want the rental property’s phone number being used as a contact since it would be a guest answering.

(Posted Jan 4, 2020 5:10 PM)

General Help and Questions » Setting up Stripe Account

I live in Canada and my rental property is in the US, so I would like to set up a US Stripe account, but they won't accept my home address or phone number. Has anyone else had this problem and how di…

(Posted Jan 4, 2020 2:33 PM)

General Help and Questions » How does the pricing between Stripe and Lynbrook compare?

[quote=BlueMtnCabins]Fractionally it is, but whether it is worth switching. to me wasn't worth a hassle[/quote] @BlueMtnCabins and @Sheron Scurlock - I am still trying to figure out the additional f…

(Posted Dec 30, 2019 5:05 PM)

General Help and Questions » e-checks

Thanks for the additional info. In Canada we do e-transfers, which are instant and confirmed or they can’t be sent. I assumed e-checks were the same but sounds quite different.

(Posted Dec 29, 2019 10:45 AM)

General Help and Questions » e-checks

I looked through the forum history but I could not find a discussion on this...... Do any of the merchant account providers accept e-checks as a form of payment?

(Posted Dec 28, 2019 6:53 PM)

General Help and Questions » Finding a past topic

Just wondering how I can search a past topic in the forums?

(Posted Dec 28, 2019 5:12 PM)

General Help and Questions » Adding a third party to process payments

I am still undecided about setting up my own merchant account due to my low volume of direct bookings. I currently have my PM handle all my payments, and then of course the other big websites as well…

(Posted Dec 15, 2019 11:32 PM)

General Help and Questions » How to generate a mailing address list (snail mail, not email) to export to Excel

Yes i would be interested in this as well, but for email. Could guest email addresses automatically populate, upon confirmation of booking, to a collective list?

(Posted Dec 15, 2019 8:10 PM)

General Help and Questions » How does the pricing between Stripe and Lynbrook compare?

My understanding from speaking with Lynnbrook is that they would be more expensive for me than Stripe, based on the monthly fee.

(Posted Dec 12, 2019 9:10 PM)

General Help and Questions » How does the pricing between Stripe and Lynbrook compare?

I spoke with Lynnbrook recently and they suggested that i NOT go with them based on my low volume. I have one property and currently payments are handled either by my property manager or by the websi…

(Posted Dec 12, 2019 9:00 PM)

General Help and Questions » CanadaStays.com and Booking.com Yes or No?

Hi. I’m just wondering what everyone’s experiences have been with CanadaStays.com and Booking.com? Pros and cons? I admit I didn’t even know they were options until becoming involved with OwnerRez. I…

(Posted Nov 29, 2019 4:22 PM)

General Help and Questions » Setting Rates

@Lydia B Do you use the same rates year round?

(Posted Nov 25, 2019 11:25 PM)

General Help and Questions » Setting Rates

Just looking for some feedback here from homeowners on how you decide when to change your rates throughout the year. 1. Do you currently have seasons with overlapping months? eg. Sept. 27 - Oct.4 2.…

(Posted Nov 25, 2019 2:06 PM)

General Help and Questions » Separate email address for rental property

I am a homeowner with one rental property only, and I’m in the process of getting everything set up and “streamlined”. I have purchased my domain name and would like to add an email connected to it t…

(Posted Nov 24, 2019 4:21 PM)

General Help and Questions » API vs Channel Management vs Integration

As a follow up question to this, if my listing sites differ in content from OR, which one will my info default to?

(Posted Nov 22, 2019 5:26 PM)

General Help and Questions » API vs Channel Management vs Integration

Okay so I’ve read the info and tried my best to understand it without getting overwhelmed. So here’s my take away........... 1. Channel management is a concept or service/category used by me to work…

(Posted Nov 22, 2019 5:19 PM)

General Help and Questions » API vs Channel Management vs Integration

I’m struggling to understand what each of the above are and how they differ from one another in definition and function........in the simplest way possible :)

(Posted Nov 21, 2019 9:46 PM)