Case Study: Mike Z Rentals achieves 300% growth in less than a year with Guesty

How Guesty Did What Other Property Management Softwares Couldn’t

Mike Z Rentals began as a small Naples real‑estate team pivoting into short‑term rental management under co‑owner Mike Zecchino. They struggled because their legacy leasing software only handled long‑term rentals and the first two short‑term solutions they tried either only synced calendars or were too complex — so they needed a purpose‑built short‑term rental platform like Guesty.

Guesty provided a single, intuitive platform with a Channel Manager, automated messaging, an Owners Portal and a Marketplace of integrations, letting Mike Z Rentals manage listings, pricing and channels from one place. As a result, Mike Z Rentals grew from 15 to 55 listings in less than a year (about 300% growth), expanded to channels like Booking.com and TripAdvisor, and now handles roughly 200 reservations a year with a two‑person team — outcomes they directly attribute to Guesty.

Mike Z Rentals

Mike Zecchino

Managing Partner