About HOMS
I built this for my own guests. Now portfolio managers like you can run on it too.
HOMS lets property owners and managers take bookings and payments directly — so you own the guest relationship, the data, and everything you sell around the stay.
The origin
Used and trusted on real properties before it was ever a product.
I built this for my own properties, with no intention of selling it. OTAs were sending me guests — and I wanted those guests to come back and book directly next time: no commission, and a real relationship that was mine. So I built my own software to capture direct bookings.
At a networking event, I spoke with someone running channel-management software and realized that was the opposite of what I wanted — I didn't want to manage channels, I wanted direct bookings on infrastructure I controlled. When a fellow host saw what I'd built and asked for it, I realized the problem wasn't mine alone.
I built and ran the very first version myself, on my own portfolio — and it worked. That's the proof this isn't a slide-deck idea: it already carried real bookings, took real payments and held real guests.
It has evolved a long way since that first version. Today HOMS runs a robust administrative backend — automated guest communication, booking-to-invoice-to-payment reconciliation, owner and manager statements, and the workflow automations that used to live in my spreadsheet. The origin story is proof it's real, not where the product stopped.
That's the point that matters: HOMS was used and trusted on real properties before it was ever a product.
Why it's different
- "Built from what I needed, not what I thought I could sell." I built this for my own properties first.
- "Direct, not channel management." The goal was always direct bookings on infrastructure I controlled, not another dashboard to manage channels from.
- "Proven before offered." It ran on real properties before anyone else ever touched it.
Why now
Owning your data is the strong position — no matter how regulation lands.
Nobody knows exactly where DR short-term-rental regulation lands. That shifting ground is part of what accelerated HOMS. Owning your own data and records is the strong position no matter how regulation lands — because that data lives on infrastructure you control.
Short-term rental registration is under discussion in the Dominican Republic. The proposal through MITUR and the RENATUR framework is paused, with no final requirements, and the sector dialogue table is still open.
HOMS does not make anyone compliant and does not promise regulatory certainty. The durable point: owning your own data and records is the strong position no matter how regulation lands — because that data lives on infrastructure you control.
What we believe
You should own the booking, the payment, and the guest relationship — the same way I wanted to own mine.
I'd rather tell you plainly what HOMS does and doesn't do than oversell it. The service-provider directory is vetted, not guaranteed. I won't promise you a compliance certainty I can't back up. Straight facts, durable advantages.
Clarity
What HOMS is — and what it is not.
HOMS is
- ✓Direct-booking infrastructure you control
- ✓Guest data held in your own records
- ✓Payments direct to your own processor
- ✓Commission-free services and experiences
- ✓Any stay length, nightly through 30+ days
HOMS is not
- ✕A channel manager replacing your OTA listings
- ✕A commission-taking platform
- ✕A middleman that holds your money
- ✕A source of new demand on its own
- ✕A compliance or regulatory guarantee
Acceptable use
Built for legitimate hospitality businesses.
HOMS is built for legitimate hospitality businesses. Illegal or illicit activity is not tolerated on the platform. Any illegal or illicit use is grounds for immediate account suspension pending investigation, and confirmed violations are grounds for permanent cancellation. A fuller Acceptable Use policy is available in the footer.
Where we're launching
Launching where I actually have properties — the Dominican Republic and the United States, at the same time.
The exact same offer in both markets, launching together. In the US, most of the early interest is in mid-term rentals — corporate, medical, and relocation stays of 30+ days — but the offer is identical wherever you operate. Built to travel, not just to launch once.