Vacation Rental Property Management Service Areas
Greater Houston and selected Texas Gulf Coast markets.
Hooray Stays manages vacation rentals and short-term rentals in six Texas markets: Katy, Houston, Galveston, Crystal Beach and the Bolivar Peninsula, Surfside Beach, and Freeport. We are based in Katy and serve specific markets where we already have properties, cleaners and vendors, rather than claiming coverage across all of Texas.
Where Hooray Stays manages
Katy, Texas
Our home base. Katy-area homes draw relocating families, visiting relatives, youth-sports weekends and longer furnished stays rather than beach vacationers, so we price for length of stay, not just weekends. Katy vacation rental management →
Houston, Texas
Houston demand comes from the Texas Medical Center, NRG Park events, downtown venues, corporate travel and big family groups. We manage Houston homes for those guests, including properties in East Downtown and near NRG. Houston vacation rental management →
Galveston, Texas
Galveston Island combines beach vacations, cruise-port traffic and a packed event calendar. We manage West End beach houses and handle the City of Galveston STR registration, local-contact and hotel-tax requirements. Galveston vacation rental management →
Crystal Beach & Bolivar Peninsula, Texas
Large group homes on the Bolivar Peninsula, reached by the free Galveston–Port Bolivar ferry or Highway 124. We manage for drive-on beach crowds, festival weekends and the wear that comes with them. Crystal Beach & Bolivar vacation rental management →
Surfside Beach, Texas
A small Brazoria County beach village with loyal Houston-area families and anglers. We manage a large beachfront home here and keep owners compliant with Village registration and the 5% Village hotel tax. Surfside Beach vacation rental management →
Freeport, Texas
A working port city next door to Surfside, where fishing crews, Bryan Beach visitors and industrial project workers book differently from beach families. Served by the same team that runs our Surfside Beach home. Freeport vacation rental management →
Sargent, Texas
Matt and Carissa own and operate their own vacation rental in Sargent, on the Matagorda County coast, and we can discuss management for nearby homes case by case. Questions Sargent owners should ask a manager.
Outside these areas? Ask anyway. If we are not the right fit, we will tell you.
What’s the same everywhere
The service and pricing are the same in every market: commission from 20% of net nightly revenue, guest screening, consumables, daily pricing and quarterly walkthroughs. See full-service property management.
- Listing setup & optimization. Listing copy, photo order, amenities and house rules set up on Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com, plus our own direct-booking site at hooray-stays.com/rentals.
- Daily human revenue management. Pricing software does the heavy lifting, and a person reviews rates every day around local events, seasonality, minimum stays and gaps.
- Guest communication. Inquiries, pre-arrival details, check-in help and issues during the stay, with Matt and Carissa overseeing every property.
- Guest screening. Every guest signs a rental agreement and provides government-issued photo ID before arrival.
- Cleaning & turnover coordination. Scheduling local cleaners around each checkout, with turnovers checked before the next guest arrives.
- Guest consumables included. Soaps, shampoo, coffee, trash bags and paper goods restocked with no markup. Linens are owner-provided.
- Damage protection. A third-party-backed damage waiver of up to $1,500 on reservations, with claims coordinated for you.
- Smart-home security. Smart lock with unique guest codes and an exterior Ring camera. No interior cameras.
- Maintenance coordination. Repairs arranged with local vendors. Spending above $250 needs your approval first.
- Quarterly walkthroughs. In-person property visits every quarter to catch wear and maintenance issues early.
- Safety certification. Hooray Stays holds Breezeway’s short-term rental safety certification.
- Permit & tax guidance. Help with city registration and hotel occupancy tax set-up where your property needs it.
- Owner reporting & payouts. A line-item monthly statement and owner payout by the 5th of each month.
- Direct-booking strategy. Repeat guests can book direct at hooray-stays.com/rentals with no guest service fees.
Not sure if your property is in our area?
Send us the address and a few details. We’ll tell you honestly whether we can manage it well.
Get My Free Property Analysis →Or call Matt directly: (832) 224-6713
