OurSharedPlace

OurSharedPlace is the essential mobile-first platform designed to eliminate the chaos of co-owning a vacation home. It transforms the frustrating experience of managing a shared property—often bogged down by booking conflicts, scattered emails, and financial confusion—into a seamless, organized, and enjoyable process. Built specifically for families and friends who own property together, it consolidates every critical tool into one intuitive, app-centric interface. The core value proposition is simple: maximize your time enjoying the property while minimizing administrative headaches. From a synchronized booking calendar that prevents double-booking to centralized hubs for documents, discussions, and finances, OurSharedPlace ensures all co-owners are perfectly aligned. It's more than just a tool; it's a dedicated digital home for your shared investment, fostering clear communication and fair management so you can focus on making memories.

Intelligent Booking Calendar

Coordinate property usage effortlessly with a powerful, shared calendar designed for fairness and clarity. Set custom approval rules and usage quotas to ensure equitable access for all members. The calendar's true power lies in its ability to sync externally: export it via iCal to Airbnb, VRBO, Google Calendar, and Apple Calendar. This automatic two-way sync blocks dates across all platforms in near real-time, definitively preventing double-bookings and giving everyone a single source of truth for availability.

Centralized Financial Tracking

Put an end to expense confusion and awkward "who-owes-what" conversations. This feature provides a clear, shared ledger for tracking all property-related income and expenses. Co-owners can log costs, and the system automatically calculates balances and suggests optimal settlement transactions to minimize back-and-forth payments. An annual one-click reset function makes year-end accounting clean and simple, keeping financial management transparent and stress-free for the entire group.

Unified Communication Hub

Replace chaotic group texts and lost email threads with structured, organized conversations. The platform combines a private discussion board for threaded conversations with a property blog for official updates and maintenance notes. Members can react with emojis, receive email notifications for new threads, and access a permanent, searchable record of all decisions and how-to guides, ensuring nothing gets lost or forgotten.

Secure Document & Contact Vault

Keep all your vital information in one secure, always-accessible location. Upload and categorize important documents like contracts, appliance manuals, warranties, and receipts. Simultaneously, maintain a shared directory of trusted local contacts—from plumbers to property managers. With role-based permissions, you control who can view or edit, ensuring sensitive information is protected while remaining instantly available to those who need it.

Managing a Multi-Family Lake House

A cabin owned by three sibling families uses OurSharedPlace to fairly allocate prime summer weeks and holiday periods using the calendar's quota system. They track shared costs for dock maintenance and landscaping in the financial ledger, and use the document vault to store the septic system map and boat rental agreement. The discussion board is their go-to for planning the annual family reunion without clogging everyone's personal text messages.

Coordinating a Ski Condo Rental Business

Co-owners who rent out their mountain condo use the platform's optional iCal sync to connect their booking calendar directly to Airbnb and VRBO, automatically blocking off dates when either they book a personal stay or a guest books through a platform. They use the financial tracker to distribute rental income and track shared expenses for snow removal and hot tub servicing, making profit-sharing clear and automated.

Onboarding New Co-Owners or Guests

When a new partner buys into the property or a friend is invited to use the guest house, admins can easily invite them with appropriate permissions. The new member gets immediate access to the photo gallery for a tour, the blog for house rules and WiFi details, and the contact directory for emergency numbers. This seamless onboarding replaces a massive, overwhelming email packet.

Organizing Annual Maintenance & Upgrades

The group uses the property blog to post detailed notes from the annual HVAC inspection and the discussion board to vote on proposed kitchen renovation ideas. Recurring tasks for gutter cleaning or filter changes are set in the to-do list, and all receipts for completed work are uploaded to the document vault, creating a perfect maintenance history for future reference or resale.

How does the calendar sync prevent double-bookings?

OurSharedPlace generates a unique, secure iCal feed for your property's calendar. You paste this link into the calendar sync settings of platforms like Airbnb, VRBO, or your personal Google Calendar. These platforms then periodically check our feed. When a booking is made in OurSharedPlace (like a co-owner reserving a week), our feed updates, and the connected platforms import that booking, blocking those dates on their end. This works in reverse for bookings made on external platforms, creating a reliable, automated two-way sync.

Is my property's information secure and private?

Absolutely. Security and privacy are foundational. Your OurSharedPlace site is private by default, accessible only to members you explicitly invite. We employ role-based permissions, allowing you to control exactly what each member (Admin, Member, Guest) can see and do. Your data is encrypted and stored securely. We do not sell or share your property data with any third parties.

What if we also rent our property to the public?

OurSharedPlace is perfectly designed for this hybrid use. You can enable optional features like advanced calendar syncing with major rental platforms (Airbnb, VRBO, etc.) and even create a public-facing booking page for your property. These features are disabled by default, giving you full control to activate them only if you need them, while keeping all member coordination tools fully functional.

Can we try it before committing to a paid plan?

Yes. We offer a full-featured 14-day free trial with no credit card required. You can invite your co-owners, set up your calendar, upload documents, and test all the core features during this period. This allows your entire group to experience how the platform simplifies management before any financial commitment. After the trial, the cost is a simple, flat rate of $79 per year, per property.

OurSharedPlace operates on a straightforward, transparent pricing model. After a 14-day full-featured free trial that requires no credit card, the service costs $79 per year, per property. This flat annual fee covers unlimited members and guests for your property and includes access to all core coordination features like the shared calendar, financial tracking, document vault, and communication tools. Optional features for public rental syncing are also included at no extra cost. There are no hidden fees, per-user charges, or tiered plans.