My husband and I run a short-term rental business managing two properties we own in Harpers Ferry, WV. A major part of the job is using PriceLabs, a dynamic pricing and revenue management tool that tracks our properties’ performance against the market, including occupancy, prices, and revenue, and recommends price changes when needed. Previously, we had to log in and review multiple dashboards to make informed decisions. Now, every two days we receive a concise morning briefing that summarizes how the month is going and what needs attention. It’s one of the first things I read in the morning, so I know what to adjust in real time. Step-by-step: 1. I connected the data sources Claude needs through MCP connectors: PriceLabs for reservations, pricing, and market data, and Gmail for drafting the output. 2. I wrote the instruction prompt Claude runs each time. This took the most time to develop. 3. I defined the format and length: a short, numbers-first brief of about 200 words, beginning with “How This Month Is Going” and “What Needs Attention,” with no filler or pep-talk tone. 4. I solved delivery by having the routine draft the briefing as an email with a recognizable subject prefix, such as “Iconic Chalet Briefing — Mon, Aug 10.” Because Claude’s Gmail connector can create drafts but not send emails, a separate time-triggered Google Apps Script watches for drafts with that subject prefix and sends them automatically. 5. I registered the workflow as a scheduled Routine. That combination makes the process feel automatic from end to end.