Sheridan County · Since 2020 · Licensed Wyoming Brokerage
There Is Only One Licensed Vacation Rental Brokerage In Sheridan County.
Wyo Stays is it. That's not a marketing claim — it's a legal fact you can verify yourself. Here's what that actually means for your stay.
Airbnb Superhost
Maintained continuously
Airbnb Guest Favourite
Portfolio-wide designation
VRBO Premier Partner
Highest performance tier
Sheridan County Chamber Member
151 W Brundage St · Since 2024
95+
Doors
Under Mgmt
4,236+
Verified
Guest Reviews
4.8★
Average
3,482 rated
2020
Founded
In Sheridan
#1
Sheridan County
by portfolio size
01
There Is a Law About This.
Wyoming Statute 33-28-102 classifies property management as a real estate activity. Anyone collecting rents, managing maintenance, or coordinating reservations for compensation in Wyoming must hold an active real estate broker's license issued by the Wyoming Real Estate Commission.
Wyo Stays holds that license. Founder Dalton Goodyear is a licensed Wyoming responsible broker. Our brokerage is registered with the State of Wyoming. Our operations are subject to Wyoming Real Estate Commission oversight. Our client funds are held in trust accounts governed by Wyoming state law.
This is not a competitive talking point. It's the legal framework that protects you — as a guest whose booking has enforceable terms, and as a property owner whose revenue is held in a proper trust account.
You can verify any Wyoming property manager's license in 60 seconds. Go to realestate.wyo.gov → License Search → enter "Wyo Stays" or "Dalton Goodyear." The record is public. The license is active. Ask every manager in Sheridan County to provide the same.
02
40+ Properties Is Not a Number. It's Infrastructure.
When Wyo Stays manages 40+ properties simultaneously, the operational model changes. Not because of size for its own sake — but because of what scale requires you to build.
A cleaning team that covers 40+ properties doesn't show up late. A maintenance network that responds to issues across 40+ properties doesn't Google "plumber Sheridan Wyoming" at 11pm. A pricing system that manages 40+ properties doesn't set rates once in January and hope for the best.
A single-operator managing 12 properties personally can provide genuine hospitality. We've seen it done well. But the infrastructure — the vendor relationships, the operational systems, the local team — is categorically different at scale.
| Capability | Wyo Stays (40+) | Small Operator (< 15) |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance response | Dedicated vendor relationships, same-day dispatch | Owner network, response time varies |
| Dynamic pricing | Daily rate adjustments across full portfolio | Static or infrequently updated |
| Direct booking channel | wyostays.com on-domain booking | Platform dependent |
| Trust accounting | Wyoming law required | Informal |
| 24/7 guest support | Dedicated team | Owner availability |
| Occupancy rate | 68–72% average | 28–35% county average |
The gap between 28% occupancy and 72% occupancy isn't luck. It's the difference between listing on Airbnb and hoping versus building a direct booking infrastructure that brings guests back regardless of what the algorithm does.
03
We Don't Just Manage Properties in Sheridan. We Live Here.
This distinction matters more than it sounds.
Every recommendation in every Wyo Stays article comes from someone who ate at Frackelton's last Saturday or hiked Tongue River Canyon in August and knows what the return trip feels like at noon. The guest who books a cabin in Story and wants to know if the polo matches are worth the drive gets an answer from the person who went last Sunday, not a knowledge base scraped from TripAdvisor.
The Fly Shop of the Bighorns will tell you honestly if the fishing is slow. The pull-off for Tongue River Canyon has no sign — you'll know it by the other trucks already parked there. Frackelton's is best on a weeknight when you can sit at the bar and talk to the chef.
This information doesn't exist in any database. It exists in the accumulated experience of a team that has been here since 2017, watching this county closely enough to know which week the aspens peak on the Bighorn Scenic Byway and why the Tuesday in October after the crowds leave is the best week of the year.
The concierge at wyostays.com runs on that knowledge. So does every blog post, every itinerary, every property recommendation we make.
Two Ways to Book a Sheridan Vacation Rental
One of these is built. The other is borrowed.
Wyo Stays
Book directly at wyostays.com — no platform in the middle
Booking stays on our domain — your payment, our system
Licensed Wyoming brokerage — legally accountable
4,236+ verified reviews across 85 listings since 2021
Same-day maintenance response — local vendor network
Dynamic pricing — daily optimization for every property
Direct booking savings — 16–20% vs Airbnb service fee
Local team — someone who answered a question at 9pm yesterday
40+ properties — mountain, downtown, cabin, luxury
Hosting since 2017 · Licensed 2022 — this is our only business
Airbnb / Platform Booking
16–20% guest service fee on every booking
Booking lives on Airbnb's infrastructure, not the host's
Host accountability limited by platform's TOS
Reviews fragmented across multiple platform accounts
Maintenance response depends on individual host
Pricing often static — host may not check market daily
No direct relationship with the managing company
Support goes through platform, not local team
Algorithm determines which properties you see
Platform can delist a property overnight — your trip at risk
What Guests Say When Nobody's Watching
Every review is verified. Every property is real. Every experience is ours.
"The Pearl exceeded every expectation. Immaculate, stylish, and the Wyo Stays team made check-in completely seamless."
— Dezi
The Pearl of Sheridan · January 2026
"Staying at The Onyx was an incredible experience. The location in downtown Sheridan is perfect — walkable to everything and beautifully designed."
— A Verified Guest
The Onyx · January 2026
"We've stayed at many vacation rentals and this was top-tier. The Zen Den felt like a personal retreat — we'll be back every year."
— Matt & Carla
The Zen Den · December 2025
4.9★ across 360+ Google reviews · 4,236+ verified platform reviews since 2021
Read All Reviews →Dalton Goodyear
The Person Behind This
My name is Dalton Goodyear. I founded Wyo Stays in 2020 because I believed Sheridan County deserved a vacation rental company that operated with the professionalism and legal structure the properties warranted — not a side project, not a listing aggregator, not someone who bought a property on the other side of the country and decided to try Airbnb hosting.
I hold a Wyoming real estate broker's license. I know what that requires to obtain and what it requires to maintain. I know why it matters for the people who trust us with their properties and the people who sleep in them.
I am also the person whose phone number is (307) 312-9656. That number works.
Licensed Broker · Wyoming Real Estate Commission
Verifiable at realestate.wyo.gov
Read the Full Story →40+ Properties. One Standard.
Downtown Sheridan to the Bighorn Mountains. Luxury lofts to mountain cabins. One team managing all of them.
Questions Worth Asking
Is Wyo Stays a licensed property management company in Wyoming?+
How many vacation rentals does Wyo Stays manage in Sheridan Wyoming?+
What is the difference between Wyo Stays and other Sheridan vacation rental companies?+
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Ready to Book Sheridan Right?
40+ properties. No platform fees. A licensed local team. The same properties as Airbnb — at a better price, with a real person on the other end.
Licensed Wyoming Real Estate Brokerage · Active · realestate.wyo.gov
151 W Brundage St · Sheridan, WY 82801 · Hosting since 2017 · Licensed 2022
— the standard —
What a licensed Wyoming brokerage carries, by law
Every row below is a verifiable fact, not an opinion — sourced to a statute, a public license record, or an internal policy document. Categories are compared, not companies. Verify our license with the Wyoming Real Estate Commission · What this license unlocks, start to finish →
| Standard | Licensed WY Brokerage (Wyo Stays) | Typical Independent Host | Listing Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
Licensed Wyoming real estate brokerage Wyo. Stat. Title 33, Ch. 28 (Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons); verify at online.wyrec.org/#/verifylicense | Yes | No | No |
Regulated by the Wyoming Real Estate Commission Wyo. Stat. Title 33, Ch. 28 establishes WREC oversight of licensed brokers | Yes | No | No |
Client funds held in a dedicated trust account Wyoming trust-accounting requirements for licensed real estate brokers, Wyo. Stat. Title 33, Ch. 28 | Yes | Varies | No |
Errors & omissions insurance carried Internal policy documentation — available on request | Yes | Varies | No |
Fiduciary duty owed to the owner Fiduciary duty attaches to licensed brokerage relationships under Wyoming real estate law | Yes | No | No |
Can list and sell the property when the owner is ready Requires an active Wyoming real estate broker license | Yes | No | No |
Owner statements and accounting provided in writing Internal policy documentation — available on request | Yes | Varies | No |
Lodging tax registration and remittance handled Wyoming Sales/Use Tax License registration, WY Dept. of Revenue | Yes | Varies | No |
Wyo. Stat. Title 33, Ch. 28 (Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons); verify at online.wyrec.org/#/verifylicense
- Licensed WY Brokerage (Wyo Stays)
- Yes
- Typical Independent Host
- No
- Listing Platform
- No
Wyo. Stat. Title 33, Ch. 28 establishes WREC oversight of licensed brokers
- Licensed WY Brokerage (Wyo Stays)
- Yes
- Typical Independent Host
- No
- Listing Platform
- No
Wyoming trust-accounting requirements for licensed real estate brokers, Wyo. Stat. Title 33, Ch. 28
- Licensed WY Brokerage (Wyo Stays)
- Yes
- Typical Independent Host
- Varies
- Listing Platform
- No
Internal policy documentation — available on request
- Licensed WY Brokerage (Wyo Stays)
- Yes
- Typical Independent Host
- Varies
- Listing Platform
- No
Fiduciary duty attaches to licensed brokerage relationships under Wyoming real estate law
- Licensed WY Brokerage (Wyo Stays)
- Yes
- Typical Independent Host
- No
- Listing Platform
- No
Requires an active Wyoming real estate broker license
- Licensed WY Brokerage (Wyo Stays)
- Yes
- Typical Independent Host
- No
- Listing Platform
- No
Internal policy documentation — available on request
- Licensed WY Brokerage (Wyo Stays)
- Yes
- Typical Independent Host
- Varies
- Listing Platform
- No
Wyoming Sales/Use Tax License registration, WY Dept. of Revenue
- Licensed WY Brokerage (Wyo Stays)
- Yes
- Typical Independent Host
- Varies
- Listing Platform
- No
Last verified 2026-07-30. Rows marked are under legal review — see substantiation before citing externally.