DiscoverNo Vacancy The Podcast with Natalie Palmer159. Managing 40 Properties WITHOUT Using VAs?! Interview with Ariel Smith
159. Managing 40 Properties WITHOUT Using VAs?! Interview with Ariel Smith

159. Managing 40 Properties WITHOUT Using VAs?! Interview with Ariel Smith

Update: 2025-07-02
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This week's episode with Ariel Smith was such a fun conversation! Ariel is the face behind Stay At The Coastline vacation rentals in San Diego, CA, and in just 8 months she's grown her cohosting business from zero to 40+ properties.




Ariel walks us through exactly how she's finding her clients, how she's grown so fast, and the details behind her unique partnership structure with her brokerage that has sped up her growth process.




Most importantly, she tells us exactly how she's managing over 40 listings without using any VAs for guest messaging?! It seems like every guest we've had on the podcast in the last 2 years is sharing how essential VAs have been to their operations, so I was dying to hear how Ariel is successfully scaling while still personally responding to every single guest message.




If you've been hesitant to hire VAs, you'll find this conversation so encouraging that you might not need to! Maybe what you're already doing is exactly your secret sauce that's helping your business thrive.




Connect with Ariel here, and check our her listings here.


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159. Managing 40 Properties WITHOUT Using VAs?! Interview with Ariel Smith

159. Managing 40 Properties WITHOUT Using VAs?! Interview with Ariel Smith

Natalie Palmer, Airbnb Host