I’ve built OurSharedPlace.com to help owners of shared vacation property coordinate their stays and maintenance tasks.
Its main components are a booking calendar, a roles-based security system, a photo gallery, a property blog (which supports images and video), a contacts directory, and a shared to-do list. In each case, users can decide what level of visibility they’d like: Admins, Members, Guests and Public.
The heart of the platform is a web-based booking calendar, letting everyone see when the property is available, and when it’s in use. Members can request a booking, which is automatically emailed to the admins for the property. The admins can approve or reject the request, and optionally email all members about it. There are calendar types for stays, maintenance, housekeeping, and third-party booking blocks (if you want to reserve some of the time for rental income from sites like AirBnb or VRBO.)
There’s a blog system that lets you write how-to articles, welcome and check-out instructions for guests, and more. You can set the visibility of these posts to Admins, Members, Guests, or Public. If you’ve got a Home Automation Dashboard (like Home Assistant), you can create a private, secure URL to embed the blog, to-do list, or contacts directory right into your dashboard.
The platform costs just $59 per year per property, with unlimited number of members. It can be used for any shared property, like a vacation home, a shared space in a Homeowners Association (HOA), a condominium building, or more. If you’re finding it difficult to manage a vacation property shared among multiple people, give it a try, at https://oursharedplace.com.
