GUEST'S BIO

Jim Netska is Director of Sales at PointCentral and leads the short term rental markets division. He is an experienced sales leader, who has led large and small teams for Verizon, Cablevision, and most recently as VP Sales for Charter Communications, where he led various teams in the MDU and Smart Home space. Jim has an MBA from Dowling College and recently moved from New York to Florida.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE

02:39 AirDNA's Best Places to Invest in 2022 - https://www.airdna.co/blog/best-places-to-invest-in-us-vacation-rentals-2021-2022

04:37 Jim Netska's introduction and background

06:23 How Jim started with PointCentral

07:33 What is PointCentral

12:03 PointCentral's newest Smart Home solutions

14:48 Keeping your systems simple

18:48 Can PointCentral work with window air conditioners

19:51 PointCentral's next integration for home automation

21:44 PointCentral's target audience

24:14 How smart home grows an STR business

25:56 How PointCentral works with a nest

27:16 PointCentral's approach

28:55 Jim shares some tips for STR host/operators starting with smart home

33:39 How to deal with homeowners pushing back on smart homes

34:24 Delivering a consistent guest experience through technology

35:23 Homeowners vs Property Managers

36:32 Acknowledgments to Jim Netska

36:59 Where can people learn more about PointCentral and connect with Jim

37:32 Jim's #1 secret to success with STRs

NOTABLE QUOTES

"Think more long term of where you're going rather than just the quick and easy solution right now." - Mike Sjogren.

"The only way you're going to survive on this business long term is delivering guest experience over and over and the only way to do that is through technology." - Emanuele Pani.

"Technology allows you to repeat the system perfectly every single time." - Emanuele Pani

CONNECT WITH THE GUEST

Jim Netska: Email

PointCentral: Website | Instagram

CONNECT WITH THE HOSTS

https://linktr.ee/the_airbnbguy

Emanuele Pani: Clubhouse | Instagram | Facebook | Linkedin

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Ep 88 - Home Automation for STRs with PointCentral's Jim Netska

Short Term Rental Secrets Podcast

Ep 88 - Home Automation for STRs with PointCentral's Jim Netska