Start with the flagships
The deep guides the rest of the library builds on.
The full library
107 resources across 13 categories. 🔓 free to read · 🔒 one email unlocks · 🧮 interactive tools.
Start Here
New to short-term rentals? Begin with the fundamentals.
Self-Manage vs. Hire a Manager — The Honest Math
A no-spin breakdown of what self-managing really costs in time, money, and risk — with a break-even worksheet.
Is My Property a Good STR? — Suitability Quiz
Answer 8 questions, get a suitability score and a tailored next step.
The First 90 Days as a Sheridan STR Owner
A week-by-week launch plan from keys-in-hand to your first five-star review.
Co-Hosting vs. Full Management — Which Fits You
The two ways we work with owners, and how to tell which your situation calls for.
What to Expect When You List With Wyo Stays
Onboarding, photography, pricing, statements — exactly how it goes, start to finish.
STR Owner Glossary
ADR, RevPAR, occupancy, orphan nights, LOS — every metric an owner needs, decoded.
STR vs. Long-Term Rental — Which Earns More?
The honest side-by-side for a Sheridan property, with the trade-offs nobody mentions.
Your Owner Portal, Explained
Real-time revenue, statements, and personal-stay blocking — a tour of what owners see.
Buying & Financing
Underwrite, finance, and acquire the right Wyoming STR.
The STR Deal Analyzer & Buying Guide
Underwrite a Wyoming STR before you buy — the numbers, the buy-box, and the mistakes that sink first deals.
STR Deal Analyzer / Underwriting Calculator
Plug in price, financing, and revenue for an instant buy/pass on a Wyoming STR.
Financing an STR: DSCR, Second-Home vs. Investment
How STR loans actually work — DSCR, down payments, rates, and what lenders want to see.
The Wyoming STR Buy-Box
The property traits that consistently perform in Sheridan County — and the ones that quietly underperform.
1031 Exchange Primer for STR Owners
Roll gains from one property into the next without a tax hit. Educational, not advice.
Entity Structure Basics (LLC, Umbrella, Title)
How you hold title changes your taxes, liability, and financing — the plain-English version.
How to Pull STR Comps (Like a Pro)
Find and read comparable rentals so your revenue projection is grounded in reality.
STR Purchase & Closing-Cost Checklist
Every cost between offer and keys — so nothing blindsides your cash-on-cash.
Buying an STR Out-of-State (Sight Unseen)
How out-of-area investors buy in Sheridan confidently — the due-diligence playbook.
Financial & Tax
Make your property one of the most tax-efficient assets you own.
The STR Tax Advantage Guide
The 'STR loophole,' cost segregation, and bonus depreciation — how a cash-flow-positive cabin throws off a big first-year paper loss.
Material-Participation Hours Log
Document the hours that qualify your STR as non-passive. Ships with the tax guide.
Schedule E Expense Cheat Sheet
Every deductible category owners routinely leave on the table.
Cost Segregation Savings Estimator
See roughly how much first-year depreciation a cost-seg study could unlock.
Year-End Owner Tax Packet (Explainer + Sample)
What a tax-ready owner packet looks like — income, expenses, repairs pre-categorized.
Reserve / CapEx Set-Aside Calculator
How much to hold back per booking for the big-ticket repairs.
STR Bookkeeping & P&L Tracker
A clean spreadsheet so April is a hand-off, not a reconstruction.
Depreciation Recapture, Explained
Know the back-end tax before you sell, not after. Educational, not advice.
Quarterly Estimated Taxes for STR Owners
How much to set aside and when to pay — so there's no April surprise.
Wyoming's No-Income-Tax Advantage
Why Wyoming property is structurally tax-friendly for owners — beyond the nightly rate.
Legal & Compliance
Wyoming & Sheridan County rules, licensing, and lodging tax.
The Sheridan County STR Compliance & Lodging Tax Guide
The 30-day line, registering with the WY Dept. of Revenue, what you owe in Sheridan County, and the compliance calendar everyone forgets.
WY Dept. of Revenue Registration Walkthrough
Step-by-step: get your sales/use tax license before you collect a dime.
Wyoming STR Compliance Calendar
Filing dates, license renewals, seasonal tasks — a fill-in-the-dates calendar so nothing slips.
House Rules + Rental Agreement Template
A clean, guest-acknowledged agreement you can put to work today.
Fire & Life-Safety Compliance Checklist
Detectors, extinguishers, egress, occupancy limits — the safety items that protect guests and your license.
STR Permit & Zoning Lookup Guide
How to confirm your property can legally operate as an STR — before you list.
HOA & Covenant STR Guide
How to read HOA covenants for STR restrictions — the hidden deal-killer.
Wyoming STR Regulation Tracker
What's changing in Sheridan and statewide STR rules — kept current so you stay clean.
Insurance, Risk & Safety
Protect your asset, your guests, and yourself.
The STR Insurance Guide
Commercial vs. homeowner's — and why AirCover is not your policy.
Guest Screening & Damage-Claim Process
How to vet guests and handle a damage claim so you're covered when something goes wrong.
AirCover vs. a Real Commercial Policy
What platform protection actually covers — and the gaps that can cost you everything.
STR Emergency Preparedness Plan
Outage, winter storm, medical, fire — the guest-facing plan that prevents a crisis.
Wildfire-Season Readiness (Wyoming)
Defensible space, evacuation info, and guest comms for fire season in the Bighorns.
Security Deposit vs. Damage Waiver
Which protects you better, and how to set it up without scaring guests off.
Noise & Neighbor-Relations Playbook
Keep neighbors on your side and complaints out of the county's inbox.
Smart-Home Safety Devices (& Insurance Discounts)
Leak, CO, and noise sensors that protect the property — and can lower your premium.
Revenue & Pricing
Model returns and price like a pro.
Sheridan County Investment Analyzer
Model monthly net, cash-on-cash return, and break-even occupancy on a Sheridan investment.
What Could Your Property Earn?
A real-world monthly revenue range from Wyo Stays portfolio performance.
Revenue Calculator
Estimate annual revenue from your nightly rate and occupancy.
Local Event Pricing Calendar
Rodeo, hunting seasons, Bighorn recreation — the dates that move Sheridan pricing.
Sheridan Seasonality Heatmap
A month-by-month view of demand and pricing power across the Sheridan market.
Dynamic Pricing Explainer
How ADR, minimum-stay, and orphan-night rules actually move your revenue.
Minimum-Night & Orphan-Night Strategy
Stop losing money to gap nights — the rules that keep your calendar full and profitable.
Amenity ROI: What Actually Pays Back
Hot tub, sauna, fast wifi, a great view — ranked by what earns back its cost in a Wyoming STR.
Length-of-Stay Strategy
When to court weekend trips vs. week-long stays — and how it changes your bottom line.
RevPAR, ADR & Occupancy — What to Track
The three metrics that actually tell you how your property is doing.
Operations & Turnover
Run a five-star, four-season property.
The Wyoming STR Setup & Furnishing Checklist
Room-by-room, climate-tested. The Wyoming items national lists miss — mudroom, cold-weather bedding, freeze protection, gear storage.
Turnover Cleaning SOP + Checklist
Room-by-room, five-star turnover protocol your cleaner can follow to the letter.
Inventory / Par-Stock Checklist
Restock to a number, not a guess — the column that kills 'no toilet paper' reviews.
Preventive-Maintenance Schedule
HVAC, hot tub, snow, filters — a calendar that prevents the expensive surprises.
Winterization & Freeze-Prevention Guide
Heat tape, shut-offs, and the if-a-pipe-freezes card — the Wyoming guide that saves a five-figure claim.
Hot Tub Care SOP
Your highest-ROI amenity and your highest-risk one — keep it guest-ready and safe.
Smart-Home & Tech Stack Guide
Smart locks, mesh wifi, noise monitors — what to install and how it pays for itself.
Trusted Sheridan Vendor List
The cleaners, handymen, hot-tub techs, and snow crews we actually use — vetted and local.
Hiring & Onboarding a Cleaner
Find, vet, and train a turnover cleaner who protects your reviews.
Snow Removal & Landscaping Plan
Keep access safe and curb appeal high through every Wyoming season.
Guest Experience
Turn stays into five-star reviews and repeat, direct guests.
Sheridan Local Guide (drop-in for listings)
Trailheads, King's Saddlery, the Mint Bar, fishing access — a listing-ready local guide.
Digital Welcome Book Template
Check-in, wifi, appliances, and local recs in one guest-friendly format.
Guest Message Templates
Pre-arrival through review request — the sequence that earns five stars.
The 5-Star Review Playbook
The small, repeatable moments that turn a good stay into a five-star review.
Review Response Templates (incl. tough ones)
How to answer every review — especially the bad one — so it helps future bookings.
Welcome Basket & Gifting Ideas
Low-cost touches that punch above their weight — with a Wyoming spin.
Guest-Communication Automation Guide
Automate the routine messages without losing the local, human touch.
Accessibility & Inclusive Hosting Guide
Simple upgrades that widen your guest pool and improve every stay.
Pet-Friendly Optimization Guide
Capture the huge pet-travel market without trashing your property.
Marketing & Direct Booking
Win the margin game by owning your bookings.
The Direct-Booking Playbook
Why direct beats the OTAs, how the trust-account model protects owners, and the system behind ~45% direct nights.
Property AI Image Generator
Generate marketing imagery for your listing — the existing Wyo Stays tool, surfaced for owners.
Listing Optimization Guide
Photos, titles, amenities, SEO — get found and get booked.
Photography Shot List
The exact shots that sell a Wyoming stay — hand it to any photographer.
Repeat-Guest Email Marketing
Turn one-time guests into direct rebookings — the emails that bring them back.
Social Media for STR Owners
A low-effort, high-return content routine that fills your calendar direct.
Google Business Profile for Your Rental
Get found in local search and Maps — the free channel most owners ignore.
Direct-vs-OTA Savings Calculator
See the lifetime value of shifting bookings from the OTAs to direct.
Listing SEO Guide
How Airbnb and Google rank listings — and how to climb both.
Mid-Term & Corporate
Travel nurses, relocations, 30+ day stays — steadier cash flow.
The Mid-Term Rental Strategy Guide
30+ day stays for travel nurses, relocations, and remote workers — steadier cash flow, fewer turnovers, and how to run both STR and MTR.
Furnished Finder & Travel-Nurse Playbook
Reach insurance-backed medical travelers and fill the shoulder season.
Mid-Term vs. Short-Term — Which Fits Your Property
When 30+ day stays beat nightly — the honest trade-offs.
Corporate Housing & Relocation Guide
Land steady corporate and relocation tenants for your Sheridan property.
Mid-Term Lease Agreement Template
A furnished 30-to-180-day lease built for the MTR gray zone.
The 30-Day Rule & Its Tax Implications
How crossing 30 days changes lodging tax and classification. Educational, not advice.
Mid-Term Pricing & Furnishing Guide
Price and outfit a property to win longer, higher-margin furnished stays.
Market Data & Reports
Know what the Sheridan County market is actually doing.
The Sheridan County STR Market Report
Rates, occupancy, seasonality (incl. WYO Rodeo week), and the direct-vs-OTA shift. The same read our revenue team uses.
Sheridan County Market Snapshot
Current average nightly rate, occupancy, peak season, and top booking source — updated quarterly.
Wyoming Tourism & Lodging-Tax Trends
Statewide travel and lodging-tax trends that shape local demand.
Sheridan STR Supply Watch
New listings entering the county and what it means for your occupancy.
National STR Outlook (Owner Summary)
The big-picture trends — distilled to what a Sheridan owner should actually do.
Templates & Checklists
Done-for-you documents you can use today.
The Wyo Stays Owner Toolkit
One download: house rules, welcome book, cleaning SOP, inventory list, tax log, compliance checklist.
STR Startup Cost Estimator
Furnishing, permits, insurance, reserves — what it really takes to launch.
Furnishing Budget Calculator
Build a room-by-room furnishing budget for a five-star setup.
Owner Annual Planning Calendar
Taxes, maintenance, pricing resets, insurance reviews — the year on one page.
New-Property Onboarding Checklist
Everything to do between closing and going live — in order.
Guest House-Manual Template
A printable in-home manual: wifi, appliances, rules, and local gems.
Turnover Photo Checklist
The staging shots to capture after every clean — proof and consistency.
Scaling & Exit
Grow to a portfolio — and sell well when it is time.
Scaling From One Door to a Portfolio
Systems, financing, and management that let owners grow without the wheels coming off.
Cash-Out Refi Strategy for STR Owners
Pull equity from a performing property to fund the next — when it makes sense and when it doesn't.
Selling a Performing STR (the Broker Advantage)
Sell an STR for what it's worth — marketed on its income, by a licensed brokerage.
STR Exit / Valuation Calculator
Estimate what your short-term rental could sell for based on its income.
Building a Brand Across a Portfolio
Turn scattered listings into a recognizable direct-booking brand.
Hiring Your First Team Member
When and how to bring on help so growth doesn't become a second job.
Refinance vs. Sell — The Decision Guide
A clear framework for the crossroads every successful owner reaches.
Run your numbers
The same interactive tools from our owners page — free, instant, no email required.
Revenue Calculator
Estimated Annual Revenue
$47,450
Property AI Image Generator
Turn a listing photo into polished marketing imagery — free, three images on us.
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