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MOVHA - Missouri Vacation Home Alliance MOVHA is the collective voice of the state-wide vacation and short-term rental community of Missouri.

Upcoming webinar that you don't want to miss:📈Booked, But Profitable? What Your Short-Term Rental Really MakesA full cal...
09/28/2026

Upcoming webinar that you don't want to miss:

📈Booked, But Profitable? What Your Short-Term Rental Really Makes

A full calendar doesn’t always mean a profitable short-term rental business. In this practical session, Hathorn Advisory Group will break down how owners can look beyond bookings and revenue to understand what their properties are actually producing.

We’ll explore the difference between guest payments, operating revenue, expenses, cash flow, and margins; show how small recurring cost gaps can add up across a portfolio; and discuss how better financial visibility can help owners make more informed decisions about pricing, vendors, staffing, renovations, reserves, and future growth.

Whether you manage a few properties or a growing portfolio, this webinar will help you identify the financial and operational numbers that deserve your attention—and turn scattered data into clearer business decisions.

Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of:

What their properties actually keep after operating costs
Whether guest fees are adequately covering the costs behind them
How to compare performance and margins across properties
What to review before making major investments or growth decisions
How to focus their attention on the numbers that matter most

🗓️ Thursday, October 22nd​
⏰ 12:00pm CT ​
​📍 Webinar w/ live Q&A (yes, this will be recorded)

Can't make it? Register now, and we will send you the recording!

Register here - https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/io6lMEElRqeYupOnARWiRQ #/registration

Please welcome our newest supplier partner !A better way to welcome guests. Create a beautiful digital guide in minutes...
09/15/2026

Please welcome our newest supplier partner !

A better way to welcome guests. Create a beautiful digital guide in minutes. Then give guests a more thoughtful stay with an intelligent concierge that's always ready to help. Fewer questions for you, a smoother experience for them, and a stronger connection that lasts beyond checkout.

A digital platform that empowers vacation rental owners, hosts, and property managers to enhance the guest experience while reducing common questions.
Get your life back. Give guests an easy way to get their questions answered, freeing you up to spend more time doing the things you love.

Watch for our member webinar to learn more later this fall!

STL host meetup with MOVHA, many more to come as this is the beginning for a new MOVHA chapter!We discussed - STL City p...
08/29/2026

STL host meetup with MOVHA, many more to come as this is the beginning for a new MOVHA chapter!

We discussed
- STL City permits, fees and taxes
- Missouri property taxes and our legislation
- Airbnb host fee changes
- Benefits of the Airbnb.org program
- Why being a MOVHA member is critical to your hosting

Want to attend the next regional meetup?
👉 Get on our email list at movha.org

Ready to join MOVHA as a member?
🙌 Join at movha.org/membership

Thank you to JZ Vacation Rentals and STL Aesthetics for hosting — to Airbnb for sponsoring — to MOVHA board Tyann Marcink Alex Zemianek and Melissa Young for sharing knowledge!!

Hosting can be a lonely experience. Ever want to connect with other owners and property managers to share resources? Ne...
08/25/2026

Hosting can be a lonely experience. Ever want to connect with other owners and property managers to share resources? New ordinances and legislation can impact your bottom line. Join us tomorrow (Thursday the 27th) in Maplewood at 6:30pm. Meet the President of MOVHA - and Airbnb's Community Team - get your questions answered!

Please welcome our newest supplier partner ! Hathorn Advisory Group is a St. Louis-based CPA and financial advisory fir...
08/22/2026

Please welcome our newest supplier partner !

Hathorn Advisory Group is a St. Louis-based CPA and financial advisory firm that supports business owners, including vacation and short-term rental operators, with the financial side of running and growing their businesses. Our services include bookkeeping and accounting, proactive tax planning and compliance, payroll and systems integration, cash-flow planning, and CFO-level financial advisory. We help owners understand their financial and property performance, stay prepared for tax season, and make confident decisions about future growth.

We look forward to their webinar - save the date - October 22 at noon!

Please welcome our newest supplier partner - In their own words "We’re Denayer and Carlos — frequent travelers, short-t...
08/22/2026

Please welcome our newest supplier partner -

In their own words "We’re Denayer and Carlos — frequent travelers, short-term rental enthusiasts, and the co-founders of Direct BookMe. Like many hosts and guests, we watched booking fees on popular platforms keep climbing on both sides. So we set out to make direct booking simple, and Direct BookMe was born: a commission-free way for hosts and guests to connect directly, with full control and no middleman."

Save the date for our webinar with them on September 16th at 12pm Central.

All the latest Missouri updates, hosted by Airbnb and MOVHAWednesday, July 1st 5:30pm CTHosted by Airbnb and MOVHAThis i...
06/24/2026

All the latest Missouri updates, hosted by Airbnb and MOVHA

Wednesday, July 1st
5:30pm CT

Hosted by Airbnb and MOVHA

This is an online meeting, and there will not be a recording sent out afterwards.

Please join live to ask questions during the meeting. We will send a summary afterwards.

Register today:

- scan the QR code
- go to https://airbnb.zoom.us/meeting/register/v8RwponlSQyYpGsjwn83KQ #/registration

"MOVHA made tremendous progress this session: We were one vote away from passage on both of our bills, SB 1066 and HB 17...
05/17/2026

"MOVHA made tremendous progress this session: We were one vote away from passage on both of our bills, SB 1066 and HB 1768.
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We added many supportive legislators this session, and we neutralized the Hotel industry. We are in a prime position to pass our bill next session!" - Chris Roepe, MOVHA Lobbyist

👉 From the MOVHA Board:

This year we came much closer to passing our bill to prevent property tax reclassification for short term rentals, but in the end it became caught up in broader property tax reform efforts.

🎉 Because of the momentum behind our bill, it became the first property tax bill to pass the full Senate with a 30-3 vote and later passed the House overwhelmingly, 110-35.

After those wins, the hotel lobby moved from opposing our bill to taking a neutral position.

No one opposed our language, but our bill ultimately became the vehicle for numerous other property tax proposals — some highly controversial.

In the final hours of the last day of session, it simply became too weighed down to pass.

✅ What went well

→ We found a strong Senate sponsor in Sen. Ben Brown, and both Sen. Ben Brown and Rep. Chris Brown were tremendous champions for us
→ We secured a Democratic co-sponsor, showing this is a bipartisan issue
→ We earned support from the Missouri Realtors and the Missouri Chamber — two of the strongest advocacy groups in Jefferson City
→ Airbnb supported our efforts with a paid lobbyist in Jefferson City
→ Many other organizations and individuals joined our coalition and supported the effort

🛑 What we stopped

Just as importantly, we stayed vigilant in playing defense:

→ We kept STRs out of mandatory human trafficking training legislation — not because we oppose awareness and training, but because of how the bill was written
→ We removed language specifically targeting STRs in legislation allowing additional tourism taxes in certain cities, preserving flexibility for future legal challenges related to sales tax if needed

💪 What's next

Between now and December:

🤝 Attend fundraisers and meet candidates for state and local office
→ every House seat and many Senate seats are up for election
→ meaning many new legislators to educate

💬 Meet with your county commissioners and assessors
→ share your story
→ explain how devastating reclassification would be
→ report back to us on their commitment to keeping STRs classified as residential for property taxes

🎯 Update your MOVHA membership - constituents like you is what moves the needle
→ https://movha.org

Welcome to new board member Dawn Corcilius!Dawn has owned and managed multiple vacation rental properties, where her ope...
05/07/2026

Welcome to new board member Dawn Corcilius!

Dawn has owned and managed multiple vacation rental properties, where her operational strategy created successful and guest-focused rental experiences.

Additionally, her years working as a real estate agent has allowed her to developed a deep understanding of property valuation, client relations, and contract negotiations.

Dawn has also been actively involved in community service, serving on multiple boards, including homeowners associations and animal advocacy groups.

Welcome to our new board member Melissa Young! Melissa is a Short-Term Rental Investor and Real Estate Agent with Savvy ...
05/07/2026

Welcome to our new board member Melissa Young!

Melissa is a Short-Term Rental Investor and Real Estate Agent with Savvy STR Investors at eXp Realty, specializing in helping buyers identify, acquire, and optimize high-performing vacation rental properties in the St. Louis area.

She is also the founder of Vacation House Collective, where she co-hosts short-term rentals with a focus on revenue growth, guest experience, and streamlined operations.

With a background in both investing and hands-on property management, Melissa brings a practical, results-driven approach to the STR space.

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Kansas City, MO
64101-64102, 64105-64106, 64108-64114, 64116-64121, 64123-64134, 64136-64139, 64

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