OurSharedPlace

OurSharedPlace is the definitive digital hub for co-owning vacation homes, cabins, and rental properties. It is designed for families and friends who share property ownership, eliminating the chaos of scattered spreadsheets, endless group texts, and lost emails. The platform centralizes every critical task into one secure, intuitive space, allowing co-owners to spend less time managing logistics and more time enjoying their property. It solves the most common and frustrating coordination problems inherent to shared ownership. Core functionalities include a master booking calendar to prevent double-bookings, tools for tracking shared expenses and maintenance, secure document storage, and organized communication channels. By ensuring fair access, preserving collective knowledge, and streamlining operations, OurSharedPlace transforms a potentially stressful arrangement into a seamless, collaborative, and stress-free experience for all members involved.

Centralized Booking Calendar

Coordinate all property usage with a shared, color-coded calendar. Set approval rules and member quotas to ensure fair scheduling. Prevent double-bookings by exporting your calendar via iCal to sync with Airbnb, VRBO, Google Calendar, and Apple Calendar. Everyone can see who has booked when, and automatic notifications keep the group informed of any changes.

Shared Financial Tracking

Eliminate confusion over shared expenses and rental income. Track who paid for what and see who owes money at a glance. The platform provides automatic settlement suggestions to minimize the number of transactions needed between members. A one-click annual reset feature simplifies year-end financial cleanups for the group.

Secure Document & Contact Hub

Store all vital property documents—like contracts, warranties, manuals, and receipts—in one organized, cloud-based location. Maintain a centralized directory for important contacts such as plumbers, property managers, and local services. This ensures critical information is never lost and is accessible to all authorized members.

Property Blog & Discussion Board

Keep everyone in the loop with a private blog for sharing updates, maintenance notes, and property news. Complement this with a threaded discussion board for asking questions and having organized conversations. Members can react with emojis and receive email notifications for new posts and replies, keeping communication clear and consolidated.

Managing a Family Vacation Cabin

A family sharing a lakeside cabin uses OurSharedPlace to coordinate summer visits among multiple branches of the family. They use the booking calendar with quotas to ensure fair access, the financial tracker to split costs for a new dock, and the document hub to store the septic system manual and appliance warranties.

Operating a Friends' Ski Chalet

A group of friends co-owning a ski chalet utilizes the platform to manage guest rentals. They sync their booking calendar with VRBO to prevent double-bookings, use the discussion board to vote on property upgrades, and track shared expenses for season passes and bulk grocery purchases through the financial tools.

Coordinating a Coastal Rental Property

Co-owners of a beach house use OurSharedPlace to streamline operations. They create a public booking page for guest rentals, store cleaning service contracts and lockbox codes in the document hub, and use the property blog to post seasonal checklists and local restaurant recommendations for all members and guests.

Preserving Knowledge for Future Generations

A family uses the platform as a living digital archive for their inherited property. They upload historical photos and videos to the gallery, document maintenance schedules and vendor contacts, and use the blog to record stories and instructions, ensuring institutional knowledge is preserved for future co-owners.

OurSharedPlace offers a simple, flat-rate pricing model. You can start with a full-featured 14-day free trial with no credit card required. After the trial, the subscription costs $79 per year for each property. This annual fee covers all core features for an unlimited number of co-owners/members on that property.

How does OurSharedPlace prevent double-bookings?

OurSharedPlace provides a master booking calendar that all co-owners use. You can export this calendar as a secure iCal feed and paste the link into external platforms like Airbnb, VRBO, and personal Google or Apple Calendars. The sync updates every few hours, automatically blocking booked dates across all connected platforms to prevent conflicts.

Is my property information secure and private?

Yes. Your OurSharedPlace site is private to your invited members only. The platform uses role-based security (Admin, Member, Guest) to control access levels. All data is stored securely, and features like public booking pages or calendar syncing are optional and disabled by default for your privacy.

What happens after the 14-day free trial?

After your 14-day free trial, the service requires a subscription to continue. The pricing is $79 per year, per property. You can cancel anytime during the trial with no charge. No credit card is required to start the trial.

Can we use this if we also rent our property on Airbnb?

Absolutely. OurSharedPlace is ideal for co-owners who also rent their property. You can enable optional features to sync your master calendar with Airbnb and other platforms to prevent double-bookings. You can also create a public booking page to manage guest inquiries directly.