Dream Vacation Rentals

Name: Dream Vacation Rentals
Address: Okanagan, BC, V1B4C8, CA
Telephone: +12505404559

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We offer Vacation Rentals, Mentorships, or Full Management services for your Vacation Rentals.

Welcome to DreamVacations.co & STRMastery.co with Christine Brandle

Welcome to STR Mastery, where we empower short-term rental hosts to unlock their full potential! Led by industry expert Christine Brandle, our mission is to help you elevate your vacation rental business through personalized coaching, actionable strategies, and proven optimization techniques. In addition to coaching, I am the founder of Dream Vacation Rentals, specializing in comprehensive property management services. We handle everything from listing optimization and guest communication to creating direct booking websites that maximize your revenue potential. Whether you're just starting out or looking to scale your existing portfolio, we offer tailored solutions designed to meet your unique needs:

Free Consultation: Dive deep into your current STR performance and set ambitious goals for 2025.

90-Minute Strategy Sessions: Optimize your online travel agency (OTA) presence and align your business with future aspirations. Five-Hour Coaching Package: Tackle complex challenges like property management integration and advanced OTA listings with ongoing support. Join our community of dedicated hosts and take the first step towards mastering the art of short-term rentals. Let’s work together to transform your properties into profitable, well-managed STR success stories!

10/29/2026

Today is the day. Vrbo's 12 % host fee is live. On a $1,150 booking, you now keep $1,012. That's $138 to Vrbo, up from $92 before. If you have not adjusted your rates yet, now is the time. A 4.5% increase covers it. Airbnb is already at 15.5%, leaving you $971.75.

Direct keeps about $1,116 after card fees. Three channels, three different payouts. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗦 and I'll send you the 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 + 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿.

Free PMS & Channel Audit in my bio.

10/27/2026

𝙑𝙧𝙗𝙤'𝙨 𝟭𝟮% 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙚𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙊𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝟮𝟵. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨.

Here's what to do: run your current rates through the repricer, calculate your new target net, raise your Vrbo base rates by about 4.5%, check your cleaning fee separately, and confirm your calendar is current. The fee change is not optional. Your rate adjustment is your call.

But your payout changes either way if you do nothing.

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗦 and I'll send you the free guide + repricer. Free PMS & Channel Audit in my bio.

10/25/2026

If you use a property management system connected to Vrbo, you've been paying a 5 percent host fee. October 29, that becomes 12%. On a $1,150 booking, that's a jump from $57.50 to $138. An $80.50 difference. Per booking.

If you have ten Vrbo bookings a month, that's over $800 in new fees monthly. The repricer maps this on your real numbers.

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗦 and I'll send you the free guide + repricer. Or book a free PMS & Channel Audit, link in bio.

10/23/2026

Vrbo charges guests a service fee on top of your rate. That has not changed. But starting October 29, they also take 12% from your side. You're getting cut from both ends now.

Here's why it matters: guests see the total price. If your number looks high next to a competitor's, they leave. Pricing for your net means accounting for Vrbo's 12% while staying competitive on the guest-facing total. The repricer shows you both numbers.

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗦 and I'll send you the free guide + repricer. Free PMS & Channel Audit in my bio.

10/19/2026

The fee change hits more than your nightly rate. A $150 cleaning fee used to cost you $4.50. Now it's $23.25.

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗦 and run your cleaning fee through the free repricer. Or book a free audit, link in bio.

10/16/2026

𝙑𝙧𝙗𝙤'𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝟭𝟮% 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙊𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝟮𝟵.

If your rates don't move, your payout does. I built a free repricer that shows your exact new price for Airbnb and Vrbo.

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗦 and I'll send it. Want a second set of eyes? My free 15-minute Listing Optimization Audit is in my bio.

09/19/2026

Most guest complaints are not really about your property.

They're about the gap between what someone expected and what they found. And nine times out of ten, that gap was created before they arrived.

Your listing, your confirmation message, your check-in instructions — all of it either sets expectations accurately or leaves room for disappointment.

Unhappy guests are usually a communication problem dressed as a review problem.

09/04/2026

Cross-border hosting is my whole thing. I run properties in Canada 🇨🇦 and I've helped hosts set up in Mexico 🇲🇽, the US 🇺🇸, Australia 🇦🇺 and Bali 🇮🇩.

The mistake I see most: assuming the rules travel with you. They don't! Payment handling on Booking com works differently in Mexico than it does in Canada, and that's local legislation, not the platform being difficult.

If you're looking at a property in another country, save this before you sign anything.

TheFullyBookedHost.com

09/02/2026

𝟱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗽 𝗜𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵

The last one catches almost everyone.

Hosts copy a listing across three platforms and wonder why one performs and two don't. They're 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙨 with 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙧𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙨. What gets you seen on Airbnb is not what gets you seen on Booking.com.

𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲. 🔖 Then go check your response time.

08/31/2026

Everyone talks about direct bookings 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘱. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁. It's five pieces, and most hosts have two of them.

I've been setting these up for hosts for twenty years, on both sides of the border 🇲🇺🇨🇦🇸🇽. The order matters more than the tools.

Save this and work through it one line at a time.

𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲? Tell me in the comments.

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Okanagan, BC
V1B4C8

Telephone

+12505404559

Website

http://www.dreamvacationrentals.ca/

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