Ep 88 - Home Automation for STRs with PointCentral's Jim Netska
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
Michael Sjogren: Short Term Rental Secrets Facebook Group | Clubhouse | Instagram | Youtube | Facebook Page | Linkedin
https://linktr.ee/the_airbnbguy
Emanuele Pani: Clubhouse| Instagram| Facebook | Linkedin
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