Fifteen months ago, Lane Property was managing a portfolio of 38 short-term rental listings. Today, that number sits at 157. But the real story is not just how fast they have grown. It is how they have managed to scale without things breaking along the way.
Rapid growth in short-term rentals usually comes with trade-offs. Operations get messy. Systems start to strain. Performance can flatten as teams try to keep up.
For Lane Property, the opposite has happened.
As their portfolio expanded by 308%, revenue grew even faster, up 358% over the same period. That gap matters. It shows this was not just about adding more listings. Each property, on average, was performing better.
And that is where the story really starts.
Growth for Lane Property came through a mix of organic expansion and strategic acquisitions. But as the business scaled, one thing became clear. The old way of operating would not hold.
They needed systems that could keep pace.
That shift came when they centralised operations through Resly.
Instead of adding complexity with every new property, their processes became more streamlined. Listings could be managed consistently. Performance stayed stable. The team was not constantly rebuilding workflows as they grew.
For Liam Hukins, Director at Lane Property, this was the inflection point:
“The big shift for us has been running everything through Resly and using their API to plug into the systems we’ve built. It keeps operations tight as we scale.”
Rather than replacing what they had built internally, Resly became the backbone. It connected their systems and gave them the flexibility to scale without losing control.
The impact of that shift is most obvious when new properties come online.
Recently, Lane Property added three motels to their portfolio, with another planned for mid-year. These are larger, more complex assets that would have previously created serious operational pressure.
Now, onboarding them is straightforward.
“It’s been very easy to get them up and running quickly,” Liam says, adding that onboarding at this scale “would’ve been a nightmare” previously.
That ability to absorb larger properties without disruption has quietly become one of their biggest advantages, especially as they continue to grow through acquisitions.
While big milestones like acquisitions stand out, much of the real impact shows up in the day-to-day.
Take owner payments.
For many operators, this is one of the most manual and time-consuming parts of the business. As portfolios grow, it often becomes a bottleneck.
For Lane Property, it has become one of the simplest processes.
“Paying owners has honestly been one of the biggest wins. Super simple and way less manual work,” Liam says.
It is a small detail, but one that compounds quickly. Less time spent on admin means more time focused on growth and performance.
What makes Lane Property’s trajectory stand out is not just the speed. It is the quality of that growth.
Revenue has not increased simply because there are more listings. It has improved because those listings are performing better. Stronger distribution and more consistent operations are driving that lift.
And as the portfolio grows, those gains continue to build.
“Resly has been a big unlock for us,” Liam says. “The API lets us connect our own systems, onboarding is fast even for larger assets, and things like owner payments that used to be painful are now simple.”
Based across the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, and the Gold Coast, Lane Property continues to scale as one of Queensland’s boutique Airbnb management specialists.
Their story shows that scaling is not just about adding more.
It is about building the operational foundation that allows growth to happen without friction, and without sacrificing performance along the way.
When the systems are right, growth does not just happen faster.
It happens better.
If you are looking to grow your portfolio without adding operational complexity, it might be time to rethink your tech stack.
Book a call with Resly to see how you can streamline operations, improve performance, and scale with confidence.
