David Greene Show I Building A Badass Site For Your STR (and how to save when traveling) I Episode 125

David Greene Show I Building A Badass Site For Your STR (and how to save when traveling) I Episode 125

From The David Greene Show by David Greene

April 21, 2026 · 1h 18m

About this episode

Gil Chan shares his journey of building a custom direct booking site for short-term rentals and discusses industry challenges and opportunities.

When Gil Chan bought his first two STR’s, he fell in love with the industry. It wasn’t long before he realized things were changing rapidly, and it was tough staying on top of all the changes in the industry. Gil noticed he could improve on the generic direct booking websites provided by OTA’s, made his own custom site, and was told by his friends he needed to quit his job and go full time. And he did! Gil shares his story of how he built craftedstays.com, how it’s helped improve his own properties revenue, and the services he offers to other STR owner/operators. We cover common scams guests use, ways Airbnb has moved away from their original value, and how to set up a direct booking site to boost your business. Download today!

People in this episode

Host: David Greene

Guest: Gil Chan

Topics covered

  • short-term rentals
  • direct booking websites
  • entrepreneurship
  • industry changes
  • property revenue
  • scams

Keywords

  • short-term rentals
  • direct booking
  • Airbnb
  • property revenue
  • scams
  • entrepreneurship
  • custom websites

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Airbnb, craftedstays.com

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