All of Revamp Academy

Starting out as a host

For your first months: how short stays work, how to set up and run a rental, and where the business came from.

1. The Shift from Long-Term to Short-Term Rentals — Hospitable Academy (2025). Course · Running the business · Free · 6 chapters, 18 lessons. A guided course for owners thinking of moving a long-term rental to short stays: choosing the property, running it day to day and growing from there.
2. Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth — Avery Carl (2021). Book · Running the business. A practical guide to finding, buying, setting up and running a short-term rental, from choosing a market to managing it from afar.
3. Independent Host Academy — Lodgify. Course · Guest experience · Free · sign-up needed. Free lessons and recorded talks for independent hosts: building a rental guests remember, pricing, the guest journey and simple automation.
4. The Airbnb Story — Leigh Gallagher (2017). Book · Industry & trends. How three founders turned air mattresses in a San Francisco flat into Airbnb, and what that change means for anyone who rents out a home.