Smoky Mountain Vacation Rental Forum
A podcast for cabin owners who care about more than the bottom line. Real experience, honest perspective, and practical wisdom — from someone who's been doing this in the Smokies since 1972.
The Smoky Mountain Vacation Rental Forum is a place for cabin owners, managers, and hosts who want to do this the right way. Host Tom Goodwin has been managing vacation rentals in the Gatlinburg area since 2012 — and his family's company, Mountain Laurel Chalets, has been doing it since 1972. Each episode is a real conversation about what it means to be a good steward of your property, your guests, and this community. No hype. No hot takes. Just honest perspective from someone who's been around long enough to know what actually works.
25,000 Cabins — Are We Doing This Right?
Managing From Four Hours Away: What 20 years of Getting it Right Looks Like with Paula Elliott
Excerpts from A Night on Ski Mountain -- Part 1 The State of the Market
What 300 Episodes Taught Annie Holcomb About Our Industry
What's Really Happening in This Market — The Honest Version
Don't Build Your Business on Borrowed Ground
Excerpts from A Night on Ski Mountain -- Part 2 The People Behind the Promise
Episode Eleven
What Great Hospitality Actually Looks Like — And Why It's Getting Rare
STR From the Ground Up: A Conversation with Vernon Corum
Excerpts from A Night on Ski Mountain -- Part 3 What we owe this place
