operationsguides
Second home rental rules: a 2026 owner guide
Second home rental rules changed fast in 2026: EU platform nights hit 951.6M, and owners need one shared rental file before accepting bookings safely.
Lex Mulier
The Ripazo Journal
Notes on sharing a house.
Guides, stories, and honest lessons from families who share a home — and from the team building the tool that keeps the coordination calm.
11 min
operationsguides
Vacation home insurance: a 2026 owner guide
Vacation home insurance now carries a 70% premium jump, vacancy rules, and rental-use surprises. Use this 7-step guide before your family renews coverage.
Lex Mulier
buyingguides
Vacation home decision guide: keep, rent, or sell?
A 3-option vacation home decision framework helps families choose whether to keep, rent, or sell before costs, calendars, and emotion decide for them.
Lex Mulier
guidescoordination
Inherited vacation home with siblings: a guide
Inherited vacation home with siblings? Use a buyout plan, calendar, expense rules, and handovers to keep the house useful without family fallout.
Lex Mulier
buyingtrends
Second home statistics: a mid-2026 review
Second home statistics, mid-2026: US ownership fell to 6.2 million homes, co-buying hit 30% of sales, and the average property sits empty 10 months a year.
Lex Mulier
destinationsbuying
Top 10 up-and-coming vacation home destinations for 2026
Forget Marbella and Mallorca. 10 up-and-coming vacation home destinations where 2026 buyers are quietly moving, from Albania to Uruguay.
Lex Mulier
comparisoncoordination
Shared vacation home calendar vs Google Calendar: a guide
Most co-owning families run their shared vacation home calendar on Google Calendar. Here is what a purpose-built agenda does differently, and where Google still wins.
Lex Mulier
comparisontools
Best shared vacation home apps: 5 tools compared
5 shared vacation home apps compared honestly: pricing, fairness tracking, photos, and language support across the 5.7M U.S. second-home market today.
Lex Mulier
operationsguides
How to fix shared vacation home expense tracking
Three split rules, four ways shared vacation home expense tracking breaks down, and a four-step migration plan from the spreadsheet to a working system.
Lex Mulier
coordinationbooking
Why shared vacation home booking still hurts families
Most co-owning families run their vacation home on Google Calendar or WhatsApp. Here is what actually works instead.
Lex Mulier
operationsguides
The complete arrival and departure checklist guide
A family leaves in September, the next arrives in February, and the trash is still in the bin. A 6-step arrival and departure checklist closes the gap.
Lex Mulier
