In Episode Five, Paul and Chris reflect on the 2025 OwnerRez company retreat at Tanque Verde Ranch and the deeper conversations it sparked about growth, culture, and what it means to truly level up.
This week’s roundup covers temporary short-term rental changes tied to the 2026 World Cup, a major vacation rental ban in California, ongoing legal challenges in Georgia and Nevada, and new data examining how regulated markets are performing worldwide. Let’s dive in.
Meet Ryan Gulesserian, founder of San Pedro Square Apartments. With a background in finance, tech, and real estate, Ryan has built a successful management business that includes short-term and long-term rentals, as well as commercial properties across California. His approach centers on maintaining high occupancy and delivering a superior product to his guests, using OwnerRez to streamline his daily operations.
OwnerRez delivered some last-minute holiday gifts in December to round out the gift-giving of 2025, including our new PayPal integration, the new Payment and Security Deposit guest forms, and the ability to ban problematic guests from booking direct. 🎁 Read on to learn more!
This week’s roundup covers international short-term rental markets showing strong returns, Hawaii’s new “Green Fee,” the state of U.S. travel in 2025, Fort Myers Beach utilizing new software to enforce vacation rental rules, and Birmingham moving toward short-term rental regulations. Let’s dive in.
