SLO County Short-Term & Mid-Term Vacation Rental Consulting
Whether you’re just starting or already hosting, the hard part is the same: knowing if your SLO County rental will actually work—and what to do about it.
I help Central Coast vacation rental owners cut through the not-knowing. Considering a property? I tell you whether it can work before you invest. Already hosting? I find what’s holding your listing back. Either way you get a straight answer and a plan—from someone who actually does this here, on the Central Coast of California.
I’m Katie from Sanctuary Design
Where are you starting?
Just thinking about it → Can it even work here? You’ve found a property, or just bought one, and you don’t want to invest before you know if it can pay off. I tell you whether it can run as a short-term, homeshare, or mid-term rental—and which path fits—before you spend a dollar furnishing it. Start with a Viability Assessment →
Already hosting → Why isn’t it winning? Your place is live, but the calendar’s quieter than it should be, the reviews are good-not-great, and you can’t tell why. I audit your listing and your guest experience and hand you the specific fixes that move bookings. Get a Listing & Experience Audit →
Not a guru. An operator who’s actually in it.
The internet is full of Airbnb “coaches” who’ve never hosted a night. I’m a working Superhost on the Central Coast—so what you get is what actually works here, at whatever stage you’re at.
Fluent in SLO County's ordinances—I know whether, and how, a property can legally work.
A designer’s eye—I see your space the way a guest does, and the way a camera does.
Airbnb Superhost—I know what earns the 5-star review, because earning them is what I do.
Local—these towns, these guests, this county. Not recycled theory from somewhere else.
Start with the facts.
They’re free.
I keep a current, public breakdown of every short-term and homeshare ordinance in SLO County—city by city, fee by fee, waitlist by waitlist. No email, no gate.
Read the SLO County ordinance guide →
That’s the map. What you hire me for is the judgment on top of it.
You’ll stop guessing. That’s the whole point.
Whether you're deciding whether to invest or trying to figure out why your listing isn’t winning, you walk away with the same thing: a clear answer and a prioritized plan. Run with it yourself, or hand the whole thing to me—design and full management are there when you want it off your plate.
Your rental should be a sanctuary for your guests and a source of ease for you. That’s the throughline in everything I do.
“I love that I can ask you all the questions I have about turning my new home into an Airbnb in Los Osos.”
“My HOA doesn’t allow short-term rentals so I was relieved to find your 30+ day rental management services while I live out of state.”
“By far my favorite Airbnb that I’ve stayed at in the last 11 years of using this app. Would stay here again without thinking twice and in fact, have already booked my next stay!”
Pick your starting point.
I’m just thinking about it → Viability Assessment
I’m already hosting → Listing & Experience Audit