538. How to Use a Virtual Assistant to Grow Your Hosting Business
Thanks For Visiting
Airbnb Superhosts Annette Grant & Sarah Karakaian
4.9 • 589 Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
If the idea of hiring a virtual assistant feels overwhelming, or like something only “big hosts” do, this episode will change how you think about leverage.
In this episode, we break down five practical ways short-term rental hosts can use virtual assistants to improve follow-through, stay organized, and grow their business without handing over the keys or losing visibility.
Virtual assistants aren’t about stepping away from your business, they’re about staying focused on what actually matters. We share real-world examples, common mistakes hosts make when hiring VAs, and how to build a partnership that creates momentum instead of chaos.
If you’re juggling too many tasks, dropping balls, or stuck doing work you know shouldn’t be on your plate anymore, this episode will show you where to start.
In this episode, we cover:
- Why virtual assistants are a lever, not a luxury
- The daily, weekly, and monthly tasks VAs should own
- How VAs can support guest communication and sales
- Using VAs to improve operational follow-through
- How VAs can help you stay accountable to your goals
- Why most VA relationships fail and how to avoid it
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| 0:00.0 | Do you ever close your laptop after managing your short-term rental and think, why does this |
| 0:04.1 | feel so freaking hard? I know that feeling. Your days are packed with guest messages, turnovers, |
| 0:10.6 | calendar tweaks, dashboards, and somehow your profit still feels capped. And most hosts assume the |
| 0:16.6 | answer is working harder, raising rates blindly, or buy another property. But that's not actually |
| 0:23.3 | what moves the needle. What's missing is strategy, not effort. That is exactly why we created |
| 0:29.3 | the priced and profitable boot camp. It's a four-day live training where we break down how |
| 0:34.8 | professional hosts actually price, plan, and manage revenue, |
| 0:38.2 | so you can earn more from the properties you already have. |
| 0:42.0 | In just four days, you will walk away with more money from your existing listings, |
| 0:46.7 | predictable income you can actually plan around, |
| 0:49.5 | confidence you're not leaving money on the table, |
| 0:51.2 | and a clear growth strategy that doesn't mean working more. |
| 0:55.0 | If you've plateaued but you know you're capable of more, this is for you. |
| 0:59.6 | Join us live inside the priced and profitable boot camp. |
| 1:02.2 | Go to thanks for visiting.com forward slash boot camp and secure your seat today. |
| 1:07.8 | That's thanks for visiting.com forward slash boot camp. |
| 1:16.9 | You're listening to the Thanks for Visiting Podcast. We believe hosting with Hart is at the |
| 1:22.0 | core of every short-term rental with Annette's background in business operation. |
| 1:26.7 | And Sarah's extensive hospitality |
| 1:28.5 | management and interior design experience, we have welcomed thousands of guests from over 30 |
| 1:33.8 | countries earning us over a million dollars and garnering us thousands of five-star reviews. |
| 1:40.1 | We love sharing creative ways for your listing to stand out, serve your guests, and be profitable. |
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