Moongaze Stays: Your Carolina Property Manager

Property Management Specializing in Short-Term

Rentals and Airbnb Optimization

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Earn. Relax. Moongaze.

About Us

Welcome to Moongaze Stays, where hospitality meets expertise in the short-term rental world. As seasoned Superhosts with over 100 5-star reviews, we take pride in elevating your property into a thriving short-term rental success.

At Moongaze Stays, we seamlessly blend our passion for hospitality with cutting-edge technologies, ensuring your property is not only safe and protected but also optimized for maximum returns. We are committed to turning your property into a profitable asset, handling all aspects of co-hosting with precision and care.

Experience worry-free hosting with Moongaze Stays – where excellence in the short-term rental industry meets the personalized touch of dedicated professionals. Let us take the lead, while you enjoy the rewards of stress-free success.

What We Can Do for You

Everything. We can literally do it all. Come with nothing or come turnkey. We will guide you to your optimal financial performance.
Property Marketing
We know exactly what it takes to get your property ranked highly so that you get more bookings all year long.
Professional Interior Design
Moongaze Stays uses the expertise of the best interior designers in the industry to create attention-grabbing interiors that will surely stand out.
Guest Screening
We take pride in our process and use all the tools at our disposal to screen guests in order to protect our properties and the neighborhood.
Guest Communication
We are always available to our guests if they have any questions or issues during their stay. With over 100 5-star reviews, we prioritize hospitality and providing a great experience for our guests.
Professional Cleaning
Moongaze Stays utilizes a team of certified professional cleaners to turn over each property after every stay. Cleanliness is one of the highest priorities in our business, as it is the one thing guests value the most in their stay.
Property Maintenance
We have a local team with boots on the ground to ensure the property is well maintained and that any issue is addressed promptly and comprehensively. We use vacation rental damage protection to ensure repairs and replacements are made at no cost to the owner.
Revenue Optimization
We complement state of the art dynamic pricing software with industry data and trends to create a personalized pricing strategy for each property to maximize profits for our clients.
Financial Reporting
We provide our clients with detailed financial reports each month so they can keep track of their property’s performance. Transparency is vital, and we keep an open line of communication with our clients.

Who We Are

Punith Upadhya

Owner, Superhost

Punith is a real estate investor and short-term rental expert from Morrisville, North Carolina, who effortlessly combines hospitality with a data-driven, analytical mindset. With a background in engineering from Georgia Tech, Punith’s focus and passion are collecting property performance data for each home and developing and implementing tools that optimize the placement of your listing on websites like Airbnb and VRBO, maximizing your revenue, and keeping your guests coming back for years to come.

Redden Mcelveen

Owner, Superhost

Redden McElveen is a real estate investor, agent, and Property Manager in Charge from Raleigh, North Carolina, with an educational background from Davidson College and Georgetown University Law Center. Redden’s passion is turning every property into a comprehensive business asset, a mini-hotel, complete with personalized marketing and design plans that focus on adding unique features to make your home stand out online and in person while tirelessly working to maximize your return on your investment.
 

Our Team

STR Secrets Mastermind with Mike Sjogren
Midterm Rental Machine with Mike Stone and Tommy Sedita

Client and Guest Testimonials

See what others have to say about Moongaze Stays!
I’ve had the privilege of working with Moongaze Stays and the experience has been nothing short of incredible. Within two-weeks I already had $5,000 in bookings. They made the entire process fully hands-off, and completely redesigned the property with their team to earn ever better returns for us. Overall, I have loved working with them, and they are my go-to team for all short term rental projects in the future.
 
Patrick (Client)
Marketing specialist

After a previous bad co-hosting experience, Punith has restored my faith in the value of having someone help me manage my STRs. He is very responsive to me and to the guests, communicates kindly and clearly, and has helped me obtain and retain Superhost status. Guests are always comfortable working with him and treat him and me like a team.

Punith goes above and beyond other co-hosts by providing continual listing optimization to improve my occupancy and nightly rates. So far, this has been very successful. In the off-season, my occupancy has hovered between 20-30% higher than the average for my area. If I wasn’t already working with Punith, I would hire him immediately!!

Robin (Client)
Marketing specialist

They are doing an incredible job!!! They are two angels in my life and I think someone from heaven is taking care of me.

 
Julissa (Client)
Marketing specialist

My family and I had outstanding stay with Moongaze Stays! The whole crew were extremely responsive either by text or phone to help with every question or issue. The location was gorgeous and very restful in both mind and body. We had a full moon during our stay and watching it rise over the ocean and marsh was absolutely captivating! SO THEY LIVED UP TO THEIR NAME-Moongaze Stays. You all did an outstanding job of hosting us, we haven’t been to the beach in 13 years and this stay made us want to return more frequently especially if Pelican’s Perch is available. And with that, a big shout out and thank you to all the folks of Moongaze Stays!!!

 
Michael (Guest)
Marketing specialist

From the moment we arrived, Redden from Moongaze and the hosts went out of their way to make sure we had all we needed and were comfortable. They made our vacation one to remember.

 
Gregory (Guest)
Data Analyst

The hosts were wonderful and were always available when we needed to get in contact with them. We highly recommend this place and will definitely use again should we need a place to stay in
Pawleys Island.

-- Elaine (Guest)
Marketing specialist

Get a Free Property Analysis!

Have a specific property in mind? We use the best industry data tools available, including ones that many hosts don’t even know exist, to provide you with insights on how much your property can make and give personalized recommendations for maximizing the return on your investment.
 
Reach out to us for your free property analysis!
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We Offer Housing for

2
VACATION RENTALS
10
MEDICAL TRAVEL
12
INSURANCE RELOCATIONS
12
CORPORATE HOUSING

Our Marketing and Technology Partners

Know your market. Understand your competition. Price smarter. Make more money.

FAQs

What is Moongaze Stays’ co-hosting fee?

Our fees are in line with market standard and tailored to the range and depth of services you require. For a detailed quote and to understand how we can maximize your ROI, please reach out to us.
 

How frequently will I receive financial reports and updates on my property?

Owners receive monthly payouts with full breakdowns of the income, expenses, and profit and an overview of their property’s performance compared to the market.
 

How long are your contracts?

The flexibility of our contracts is a big plus. We won’t hold you hostage. When you sign a contract with us you can leave at any time; we just ask that we can serve the remainder of guests with existing reservations in the calendar.
 

Why choose Moongaze Stays over larger companies like Vacasa or Evolve?

We truly value you as a partner, not just a data point or contract. We keep open lines of communication and are transparent about your property’s performance.

You won’t be locked into a long-term contract when you choose to work with us.

We want to grow with you, and we have the ability, education, and resources to give you personalized attention.

Contact Us

(919)-749-1492

info@moongazestays.com

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Refer a Home

We are happy to provide you or your clients free property analyses with local STR trends included

$1000 referral fees for co-hosting clients with homes valued up to $1M

$2000 referral fees for co-hosting clients with homes valued up to $2M

SMS PRIVACY POLICY

Moongaze Stays may disclose Personal Data and other information as follows:

Third Parties that Help Provide the Messaging Service: We will not share your opt-in to an SMS short code campaign with a third party for purposes unrelated to supporting you in connection with that campaign. We may share your Personal Data with third parties that help us provide the messaging service, including, but not limited to, platform providers, phone companies, and other vendors who assist us in the delivery of text messages.             

Additional Disclosures:

  •  Affiliates: We may disclose the Personal Data to our affiliates or subsidiaries; however, if we do so, their use and disclosure of your Personal Data will be subject to this Policy.

  • All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.