Surviving the Airbnb and Short-Term Rental Slowdown in 2025

Bookings are down. The market’s soft. And 2025 is separating the real hosts from the hobbyists.

In this Vacation Home Help Podcast episode, John Andrew — founder of Florida’s largest Airbnb cleaning and co-hosting network — shares the fundamentals every host needs to stay profitable and stay in business through the slowdown.

You’ll learn: ✅ Why every host must use a dynamic pricing tool (PriceLabs, Beyond, or Wheelhouse) — and actually learn it ✅ How your comp set determines your results ✅ The chaos from Airbnb’s new host-fee shift — and why active monitoring and pivots are essential ✅ When to ditch your PMS if it’s costing more than it’s helping ✅ Why now is not the time for expensive renovations or upgrades ✅ How to stay lean, build cash reserves, and bootstrap when things get tough ✅ The power of  ...