Who does the testing.
Reviews written by hosts and owners who test managers and tools against real listings.
Every review follows how we test and our editorial policy.
Lena Fairbanks
Editor-in-chief
Eight winters of running rentals between Bozeman and Big Sky taught her that gear lists lie and lockboxes freeze. She started Big Sky Host Ledger to score host tools on what survives a Montana season.
Cole Rasmussen
Management & fees
Has signed Whitefish and Flathead Lake listings over to full-service managers, pulled them back, and kept every statement from both moves. He writes the fee math owners actually pay.
Amara Diallo
Software & automation
Self-manages a Missoula duplex and a cabin near West Yellowstone, and will not score software she has not left running through a full booking cycle — peak season included.