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The Complete Guide to Managing Short-Term Rental Properties in 2026

Running a short-term rental is exciting until you realize how many moving parts there are. Guest communications, cleaning schedules, maintenance requests, insurance renewals, contractor contacts — the list never ends. Most hosts cobble together a system of spreadsheets, note apps, and memory. It works until it doesn’t.

Lodgic’s Manage portal was built to replace all of that with a single, organized view of your entire property portfolio.

Property Profiles That Actually Help

Every property in Lodgic gets a dedicated profile. Not just an address — a complete record. Purchase price, mortgage details, insurance policies, HOA fees, permit numbers, access codes, WiFi passwords, paint colors. The kind of information you dig through emails to find when you need it most.

Properties can be organized into groups (useful if you have multiple units at the same address) and tagged by status — active, under renovation, or listed for sale.

Service and Maintenance Tracking

When a guest reports that the dishwasher is leaking, you need to track who you called, when they came, what it cost, and whether it is actually fixed. Lodgic’s service tracker logs every request from initial report to resolution, with cost tracking and contractor assignment built in.

You can also set up recurring services — weekly pool cleaning, monthly HVAC filter changes, quarterly pest control — so nothing falls through the cracks. Lodgic generates service items automatically on schedule.

Contractor and Vendor Management

Every plumber, cleaner, handyman, and landscaper gets a contact record in Lodgic. When you log a service item, you pick from your existing contacts. Over time, you build a searchable directory of everyone who works on your properties, complete with notes on quality and reliability.

Document Storage

Lease agreements, insurance declarations, permits, inspection reports — every document lives in Lodgic, organized by property. No more digging through email or Google Drive folders. When your insurance agent asks for last year’s policy number, it is two clicks away.

Inventory and Asset Tracking

Track every major item in each property — appliances, furniture, electronics. Log purchase dates, costs, condition, and expected replacement dates. When a washer breaks after three years, you will know exactly what model it was and what you paid for it.

One Dashboard for Your Whole Portfolio

Whether you have one cabin or fifteen beach houses, the Manage portal gives you a clear, at-a-glance view of your entire operation. Open service items, upcoming recurring tasks, expiring documents, and properties that need attention — all in one place.

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