buyingguides
Keep, rent, or sell the vacation home? A family decision
Compare the costs, work, and family wishes behind keeping, renting, or selling a home you already own. Put the trade-offs on one shared worksheet.
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
guidescoordination
Inherited a vacation home with siblings? Decide this first
Before dividing summer weeks, find out who wants to keep the inherited house. Agree on buyouts, costs, and decision rights with your siblings.
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
Google Calendar or a shared vacation home calendar?
When is Google Calendar enough for a shared house? Compare setup, access, tentative holds, and booking approvals before switching to a dedicated tool.
Lex Mulier
comparisontools
Best shared vacation home apps: 5 tools compared
Compare Ripazo, OurSharedPlace, CabinPals, Bookingmood, and Cazmate on booking, costs, photos, and family access, including where each tool falls short.
Lex Mulier
operationsguides
Shared vacation home expenses: from receipt to repayment
Keep receipts, agreed cost splits, approvals, and reimbursements in one record so every household can see what it paid and what it is still owed.
Lex Mulier
coordinationbooking
Prevent double bookings at your shared vacation home
A request is not a confirmed stay. Give each booking a visible status and a named approver so overlapping plans are resolved before anyone travels.
Lex Mulier
operationsguides
Arrival and departure checklists for a house left empty
Opening the house after months away? Use arrival and departure checklists to catch forgotten jobs, record meter readings, and leave it ready for the next family.
Lex Mulier
