# thevru > Vacation Rental University - Educates, Trains, Supports the Vacation Rental Industry ## post - [Read Our Blog - Vacation Rental University](https://www.thevru.com/blog/): Read our blog to stay up-to-date with vacation rental industry trends and learn more information about Vacation Rental University. - [3 Ways to Grow Your Vacation Rental Business with Vacation Rental University](https://www.thevru.com/blog/ways-to-grow-vacation-rental-business/): Vacation Rental University shares ways to improve your vacation rental business and help it grow, from tools to teamwork. - [3 Rules for Creating Effective Property Descriptions](https://www.thevru.com/blog/rules-creating-effective-property-descriptions/): Vacation Rental University shares its top rules for creating effective property descriptions to help your vacation rental business grow. - [Frequently Asked Questions About Creating Direct Mailing Lists](https://www.thevru.com/blog/direct-mailing-list-faq/): Vacation Rental University answers the frequently asked questions about creating direct mailing lists and shares tips regarding the subject. - [3 Owner Acquisition Strategies for Your Vacation Rental Business](https://www.thevru.com/blog/owner-acquisition-strategies-vacation-rental-business/): Learn some of the best owner acquisition strategies and tips to help your vacation rental business grow from Vacation Rental University. - [How to Manage a Vacation Rental Property: 5 Tips for Beginners in the Vacation Rental Industry](https://www.thevru.com/blog/how-to-manage-vacation-rental-property-tips/): Vacation Rental University shares tips for beginners in the vacation rental industry on how to successfully manage a vacation rental property. - [CEO of VRU Featured in 2018 Edition of Top 100 People in Real Estate](https://www.thevru.com/blog/ceo-vru-top-100-people-in-real-estate/): Micah Berg, CEO of VRU was featured in the 2018 edition of Top 100 People in Real Estate. It is a great honor to be featured for both Micah and VRU. - [The Beginner’s Guide to Online Travel Agents (OTAs)](https://www.thevru.com/blog/beginners-guide-to-otas/): Vacation Rental University provides a quick overview of their favorite OTAs that you can use to improve your business today, like Airbnb and HomeAway. - [How to Drive Traffic to Your Vacation Rental Site and Boost Conversion Rates](https://www.thevru.com/blog/drive-traffic-vacation-rental-site/): Vacation Rental University shares tips and tricks on how to improve website traffic and how to increase your vacation rental site’s conversion rates. - [The Vacation Rental Property Management Beginner’s Guide to Reviews](https://www.thevru.com/blog/beginners-guide-to-vacation-rental-reviews/): Learn all about vacation rental reviews, from how to handle bad ones to how to get more good than bad, from Vacation Rental University. - [Vacation Rental University’s 3 Alternatives to Giving Refunds to Guests](https://www.thevru.com/blog/alternatives-to-giving-refunds-to-guests/): Oftentimes you can avoid giving a refund while avoiding a bad review. Vacation Rental University shares alternatives to giving refunds to guests. - [How to Increase Your Value as a Vacation Rental Manager](https://www.thevru.com/blog/value-vacation-rental-manager/): Vacation Rental University explains how vacation rental managers can increase their value proposition in the vacation rental business. - [Distribution — Know Your Market - Vacation Rental University](https://www.thevru.com/blog/distribution-know-your-market/): One of the key components in any form of real estate is knowing your market. Vacation Rental University shares how to know and understand your market. - [Checking in on Property Managers: What You Need to Know](https://www.thevru.com/blog/checking-in-on-property-owners/): Vacation Rental University teachers you everything you need to know about checking in on property managers, from how to reach out to how often you should. - [Owner Property Usage: to Restrict, or not to Restrict?](https://www.thevru.com/blog/owner-property-usage/): Vacation Rental University shares tips on how to handle owner property usage and if it's best to restrict or not restrict owners' use of their properties. - [7 Tips on How to Promote Your Vacation Rental Business on Instagram](https://www.thevru.com/blog/tips-promote-vacation-rental-business-instagram/): Vacation Rental University shares helpful tips on how you can successfully promote your vacation rental business on Instagram. - [How to Handle Guest Damages in Vacation Rental Properties](https://www.thevru.com/blog/handle-guest-damages-vacation-rental-properties/): Vacation Rental University offers some tips on how you should handle damages in vacation rental properties and how much you should charge. - [3 Things to Know About Financial Management in the Vacation Rental Industry](https://www.thevru.com/blog/financial-management-vacation-rental-industry/): Vacation Rental University teaches you more about financial management in the vacation rental industry and why it is important. - [All You Need to Know About Net-Rate in the Vacation Rental Business](https://www.thevru.com/blog/net-rate-vacation-rental-business/): Net-rate is a crucial financial component of managing vacation rentals. Learn about net-rate and why you should care from Vacation Rental University. - [Beginner’s Mistakes – Not Committing to a 24/7 Business Model](https://www.thevru.com/blog/commit-to-24-7-business-model/): Vacation Rental University explains how you should commit to a 24/7 business model to be successful in the vacation rental industry. - [The Importance of Employees in Your Vacation Rental Business and How to Treat Them](https://www.thevru.com/blog/the-importance-of-employees-in-your-vacation-rental-business-and-how-to-treat-them/): Vacation Rental University shares information about the importance of employees in your vacation rental business and how you should treat them. - [4 Important Payment Processing Rules for Vacation Rentals](https://www.thevru.com/blog/payment-processing-rules-vacation-rentals/): Vacation Rental University shares important payment processing rules for vacation rentals, including following the 30 days out rule. ## page - [Vacation Rental University - Educates, Trains, Supports the Vacation Rental Industry](https://www.thevru.com/): Vacation Rental University is an online academy that educates, trains and supports the vacation rental industry. Become a part of the community today! - [Login to Your Account - Vacation Rental University](https://www.thevru.com/login/): Login to your Vacation Rental University account to access proven systems, tools, templates, and industry expertise to build a profitable VR business. - [My Account - Vacation Rental University](https://www.thevru.com/my-account/): Sign in to Vacation Rental University to access your account and control your VRU subscription. - [About Jim Olin - Vacation Rental University](https://www.thevru.com/jim-olin/): Learn more about Jim Olin, who has been a leader in the vacation rental and resort real estate and development industries since the 1980s. - [About Michael Friedman - Vacation Rental University](https://www.thevru.com/michael-friedman/): Learn more about Michael Friedman, who is a highly experienced sales and marketing leader with over 30 years of experience. - [Become a Student at Vacation Rental University](https://www.thevru.com/sign-up/): Join Vacation Rental University and improve your skillset and knowledge of the vacation rental industry to earn better business results. - [Vacation Rental University Pricing / Plans](https://www.thevru.com/pricing/): Vacation Rental University Pricing / Plans from free to advanced. - [Why Should You Join Vacation Rental University?](https://www.thevru.com/why-vru/): VRU gives you proven systems, tools, templates, and industry expertise to launch and build a profitable vacation rental business. Learn why you should join. - [Free Lessons at Vacation Rental University](https://www.thevru.com/free-lessons/): Over 340 video lessons in our platform, and growing weekly. Below we have 8 video lessons to give you a quick preview. If you sign up for free you will gain access to many more videos and lessons. - [Schedule a 1 on 1 Demo - Vacation Rental University](https://www.thevru.com/demo/): Schedule a 1 on 1 Demo. A great way to see how Vacation Rental University can help you grow. - [Vacation Rental University Privacy Policy](https://www.thevru.com/privacy/): Vacation Rental University Privacy Policy - [Contact Us - Vacation Rental University](https://www.thevru.com/contact/): Feedback is important to the growth of Vacation Rental University. Fill out the VRU contact form with any questions or comments you have. - [FREE 30 Minute Business Strategy Consultation - Vacation Rental University](https://www.thevru.com/free-business-strategy/): - [Why Realtors Need VRU - Vacation Rental University](https://www.thevru.com/why-realtors-need-vru/): Gain access to the world's best training platform for the Vacation Rental Industry. Refine your strategy, increase your bookings and stay up-to-date on the latest things happening in the industry. - [About Micah Berg - Vacation Rental University](https://www.thevru.com/micah-berg/): Learn more about Micah Berg, who is the CEO of Vacation Rental University and the CEO of RealJoy Vacations in Destin, FL. - [Simon Lehmann - Vacation Rental University](https://www.thevru.com/simon-lehmann/): Simon Lehmann is an expert in the online travel and vacation rental industries. Learn more about Lehmann and his involvement in Vacation Rental University. ## forum - [Forums Archive - Vacation Rental University](https://www.thevru.com/forums/): ## topic - [Topics Archive - Vacation Rental University](https://www.thevru.com/topics/): ## category - [Direct Mail & Email](https://www.thevru.com/blog/category/direct-mail-email/): Find out everything you need to know about direct mail and email and how it relates to the vacation rental business from Vacation Rental University. - [Owner Acquisition - Vacation Rental University](https://www.thevru.com/blog/category/owner-acquisition/): Find out everything you need to know about owner acquisition in the vacation rental industry from Vacation Rental University. - [Property Management - Vacation Rental University](https://www.thevru.com/blog/category/property-management/): Learn everything you need to know about property management in the vacation rental business from Vacation Rental University. - [Vacation Rental Business - Vacation Rental University](https://www.thevru.com/blog/category/vacation-rental-business/): Learn everything you need to know about the vacation rental business from Vacation Rental University. - [Vacation Rental University Archives - Vacation Rental University](https://www.thevru.com/blog/category/vacation-rental-university/): Vacation Rental University offers online courses that teach people in the vacation rental industry how to run a successful vacation rental business. ## author - [Micah Berg, Author at Vacation Rental University](https://www.thevru.com/blog/author/micah/): - [contributor, Author at Vacation Rental University](https://www.thevru.com/blog/author/contributor/):