Professional + Local
Crimson Catskills’ vacation property management and hospitality services are customized to meet the unique needs of vacation homeowners and visitors to the Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountains areas.
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We are fully insured, and carry comprehensive general liability coverage.
Creating the Perfect Rental
Renting out a room, cottage, or house upstate was a common practice long before the advent of the “short-term rental.” Many of the most beloved vacation homes in the HV/Catskills have long been rented out by multiple generations of owners via word of mouth, realtors, local property managers, and through family, friends, and community share boards.
Crimson offers a variety of services to homeowners who’d like to rent out their properties short or longer term, and want to delegate their property management or hosting tasks to an experienced, local source.
We’ve owned vacation properties in this area since 2016, are an officially- sanctioned Airbnb Co-Host with “Superhost” status. We know what visitors appreciate and look for in a rental, and we utilize that to improve the chances of your home becoming a popular rental.
We also live here full-time. We keep up on local and county laws, taxation policies, and maintain a roster of skilled, local trades and repair vendors. Most importantly, we’re huge fans of this area!
Please note: we are based in Kingston, NY, so keep our onsite vacation rental work to within a 25-30 mile radius, or a 40-minutes’ drive. We are happy to act as your primary host and customer service lead for your short-term rental if your home is outside this radius if local maintenance staff can be hired in the area of your home.
• Vacation Rental Hosting + Management • Home Decorating and Styling • Competitive Analysis + Pricing of Listings • Professional Real Estate + Interiors Photography • Rental Listing Creation + Marketing • Advice + Consulting on Purchasing a Vacation ))))Rental Home
Vacation Rental Services
Crimson offers a thoughtful, holistic approach: we take the time to get to know your aesthetic, needs, and expectations.
As a local, woman-owned, boutique business, we’re able to establish a degree of collaboration, trust, and networking with other local vendors and businesses that remote-based home management and short-term rental companies can’t accomplish via video calls and a Wifi connection.
We don’t outsource or create our work with AI - we use our own form of AI: “authentic (human) intelligence.”
Delivering the Perfect Vibe
The Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountains are a beloved and sacred destination for many people. Hikers, kayakers, fly fishing enthusiasts, Nature lovers, artists, foodies, musicians, motorcycle riders, boaters, wellness practitioners, spiritual seekers, families and farmers all convene in the area’s abundant fresh air and open spaces.
One of the simplest joys in our area is sitting outside on a warm Summer night, looking up at the stars- while frogs and cicadas provide a gentle, ambient soundtrack.
Crimson Catskills helps make the transition to your upstate home, vacation rental, or destination easy and seamless. We help find and secure everything you need to plan a trip or visit perfectly suited to your interests and needs, and we create and manage well-maintained and artfully-decorated homes and experiences.
We work with clients within a 35-mile radius of Kingston, NY for all on-site work. For on-site design management and marketing photography projects, we may work with clients further out. We work remotely for all real estate consulting work, marketing projects, and digital hospitality work as related to hosting short-term and seasonal rentals on rental platforms.
•Vacation Home Purchase Consulting •Decorating, Styling, and Gardening •Renovation + Design Project Management •Emergency and Weekly Property Checks •Repair and Maintenance Vendor Oversight •Dinner, Special Event Planning + Concierge Services •Hot Tub Cleaning and Maintenance
Home Management Services
Our Values Inform Our Business
Crimson cares about and has a personal stake in how the local community is effected by - and intersects with - those who travel to the area for weekends or extended stays. We attend or keep up with local community government meetings, where the top concern for many longterm, full-time residents is housing affordability.
We believe that there is a useful personal and economic interplay between full-time residents, part-time residents, and vacation renters. We’re aware that there can be a disconnect between the lives and needs of various people, and that a lack of perspective and information is often the simple cause of misunderstandings and negative perceptions.
We strongly believe that when people share their experiences, concerns, and needs - the Hudson Valley and Catskills areas can remain a beautiful and beloved base of operations for residents and visitors, alike.
We champion the idea that getting to know your neighbors - or the people you meet while spending time in an area - can be an enjoyable way to learn new practices or ideas from people with different backgrounds or mindsets. Demystifying human differences can greatly change the level of trust and collaboration between people, and aid in building sustainable, fair, and workable longterm communities.
Crimson founder Rosie McCobb received a Certificate of Completion of the New York State Real Estate Sales Pre-License Course from Colibri Real Estate School.* This comprehensive training covers everything from property management best practices, construction practices, mortgage products, sales contracts, and NY state laws and ethical standards as related to “real property.” Rosie has followed and participated in the local real estate market for many years, and is also able to share guidance, tips, coaching, and support for land or home purchases.
Crimson Catskills is fully insured, and is happy to provide certificates of insurance to our clients.
* The course material offered by Colibri is approved by the New York Department of State/Secretary of State as qualification for the NYS Real Estate Salesperson examination and sales agent license program, granted by the NY Department of State. Please note that Crimson is not a licensed brokerage, and we do not hold a NY-state issued real estate sales license under another brokerage. Our expertise is in providing adjunct services affiliated with property acquisition, management, hospitality, and design and renovation project management.
Professionally Certified and Insured
A scenic overlook in the height of Summer at Palmer Hill Trail in Andes, NY