Shorten the time from purchased to rented
We get your Smoky Mountain cabin listed, priced, and booking, in days, not weeks
Already listed? Let us show you the revenue you're leaving on the table
Overwhelmed?
Too many tools that don't talk to each other. Airbnb, VRBO, a pricing tool, a calendar, a smart lock, a cleaner app. When they don't sync, you get errors, double bookings, and lost income. And getting listed in the first place takes more time and know-how than most new owners expect.
And once you close, you're on your own. The mortgage has started, the calendar is empty, and no one is there to walk you through what comes next. That is exactly where we step in, so you can skip the stress and start booking.
How we help
We build and optimize your listing across Airbnb, VRBO, direct booking, and more, connect every tool, and sync your calendars so nothing collides.
Setup
We set up PriceLabs which provides dynamic pricing so your nightly rates move with demand, and you stop leaving money on the table.
Pricing
Want to stay hands-off on the tech after launch? We offer ongoing support to manage your listings, pricing and technology.
Ongoing support
Ready to get started?
Book a free call and we will talk through your property, your goals, and your needs
“We could not be happier with the results. Mike handled the complete setup of our short-term rental, from syncing all of our systems and building our listings across platforms to developing and managing our ongoing pricing strategy. He made an incredibly complicated process feel simple and thought through details we didn’t even know to consider. Best of all, the strategy is working as our property is performing exceptionally well. His continued attention to pricing and optimization has made a real difference. If you’re launching an STR or want to improve the performance of an existing one, I would highly recommend working with him.” - Wendy Watkins, Owner of Sea of Stars Property
Customer Testimonial
Sea of Stars
Smoky Mountains, Sevierville, Tennessee
We don't just recommend this, we live it
When my parents bought their first Smoky Mountain cabin, they were right where you might be now: excited, but completely buried by the tech. Setup dragged on for weeks while the calendar sat empty and the mortgage kept running.
So, we took it off their plate. We built the listings, set up the pricing, and connected every tool. Their 6-bedroom cabin now stays booked through the seasons, and it runs without them ever touching a computer.
What cost them weeks of frustration and lost income, we had listed and booking in 3 days.
The results speak for themselves:
$200K+ revenue per year
30+ stays hosted
Top 5% of Smoky Mountain homes
Superhost + Guest Favorite
Frequently Asked Questions
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A short-term rental is a furnished property, like your cabin, that guests rent for a few nights or a week at a time instead of signing a long lease. Airbnb and VRBO are where most of these bookings happen. You will see this shortened to "STR,"
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The three most owners use are Airbnb, VRBO, and Booking.com. Airbnb is the biggest and usually where guests look first. VRBO tends to attract families and larger groups booking a whole cabin. Booking.com brings in a wider international and last-minute crowd. You can list on all three at once, and we set your cabin up so one calendar and one set of prices run across them without you ever double-booking yourself.
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A pricing tool is software that adjusts your nightly rate automatically based on what is actually happening in the market, such as how busy the season is, what similar cabins nearby are charging, whether a holiday or local event is coming up, and how far ahead people are booking. Instead of you setting one price and leaving it there all year, the tool raises your rate when demand is high and lowers it when demand is soft, so your cabin is not priced too high to book or too low and leaving money behind. We set it up and can manage it for you. PriceLabs is the one most owners in this space use.
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We set up and fine-tune your cabin's rental listing so it gets seen, gets booked, and gets priced well, and then you keep running the day-to-day yourself. That usually means rewriting your listing, sorting out your photos and description, setting up pricing that moves with the seasons, and connecting the tools that keep your calendar and guest messages running smoothly.
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No, and that is on purpose. A full-service property manager runs everything for you and usually takes 20% to 25% of your revenue for it, every month. We do the setup once, you stay in charge of your own cabin, and you keep more of what you earn.
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Both. If you just bought your first cabin and have never taken a booking, we set the whole thing up from scratch. If you have been renting for years and want a fresh set of eyes on pricing and presentation, we do that too.
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It depends on what you need, so we do not put a single price on the website. A new cabin that needs a full setup is a bigger job than an existing listing that needs a pricing tune-up. The best way to get a real number is the free 15 minute strategy session where we look at your actual cabin and tell you what it needs and what it would cost. There is no charge for that first look and no obligation to go ahead.
About Peak Performance STR
We’re Mike and Nikki, the founders of Peak Performance STR. The company started with Mike’s parents. They bought their first cabin in the Smoky Mountains, and the technology stopped them cold before they ever took a booking, so we stepped in and got it running. Nikki builds each listing and shapes how it reads to guests, from years spent consulting for retailers on how people decide what to buy. Mike makes sure the pricing is right and the technology is working, from a background in private equity and a master’s in finance and computer information systems.
We started Peak Performance because most new owners hit that same wall, buried before the first booking with the mortgage already running. We get your cabin set up right and price it to earn.
Ready to get your cabin earning?
Schedule your free strategy call now or fill out the form and we will get back to you with more information and answer any questions you have