RIAFive stages, in this order.
We do not start letting before the first three are complete. That is what separates going live from going to market.
Cottage audit
Right to let, location, layout, amenities, direct competition. We tell you what the property can produce, and what is holding it back.
The audit begins with the regulatory question, because it can stop everything. Then comes the market analysis: we look at what comparable cottages actually achieve in the sector, season by season. You leave with an honest read, including when it is disappointing.
Preparation and staging
Concrete recommendations before going live: layout, missing amenities, friction points, photography.
We list what must change before the first booking, separating the essential from the desirable. In the Outaouais three things change everything: the hot tub, the fireplace and reliable winter access.
Listing and positioning
Building the listings, distribution, rate structure, calendar and a strategy for the opening weeks.
The first weeks decide how the cottage ranks on the platforms. We treat them as a launch, and where possible we time them just before a high season rather than in a trough.
Daily operations
Guests, cleaning, arrivals and departures, hot tub, snow clearing, maintenance. This is the part you stop seeing.
From here the cottage runs without you. You are told what matters and consulted only on the decisions that are yours: works, repositioning, blocking dates.
Reporting and adjustment
Performance review, course corrections and recommendations for the season ahead.
We compare what the cottage produced against what was expected, and we correct. A short-term rental is never set once and for all: what works in February does not work in July.
How we work together.
We would rather set this out here than at the third meeting.
Turnkey management
We take on the entire operation. You keep every decision about your property.
Exclusive distribution
Marketing is centralised and steered by us, to avoid calendar clashes and double bookings.
Prior selection
We assess every property — starting with its right to be let — before committing.
Regular reporting
Transparent tracking of income, occupancy and bookings.
Commission, from
A commission taken on the income generated. It covers the whole operation: platform management, guest welcome, provider coordination, handling the unexpected and reporting. A cottage costs more to run than an apartment — several bedrooms, a hot tub, grounds, seasonal equipment and distances — and the rate reflects that. Repair costs remain yours: we coordinate them, we do not absorb them. The exact rate is confirmed after the audit, based on the property, the sector and the level of service.
Let's look at your cottage together.
A first read on its short-term potential, with no commitment and no sales pitch.
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