Finally listed our tiny house

[Leigh Ann Smith]

Our tiny house is finally live on AirBnB!  There haven't been any inquiries yet, and I'm pretty sure the views are all from my Facebook friends.  :-)

The window coverings came in today, and I have a couple of other decorative items on order.  When we get all that in and I get new pictures taken, I plan to start advertising it.  I'm holding out posting in the Real Estate Success Stories forum until we get our first booking.

This vacation rental is a risky plan, because our tiny house is not in a desirable area.  It's on a farm about 20 miles south of Houston. We hope it will appeal to nature lovers, those who need a writer's retreat, or possibly those who are in town for treatment at Houston's medical center.  So, we'll see what happens!

I'm not sure if I can post the link here, because I don't want to run afoul of the rules about marketing.

[Leigh Ann Smith]

@Aqeel Salim, I'm holding off on multiple sites because of the expense- $349/yr for VRBO and an additional $299 to add Homeaway.  That's a lot for a $79/night place.  Do you think it would be worth it for this type of listing?  We plan to see how we do with AirBNB alone, then start adding as we need to.  I'm getting the blinds and a couple of decor items in this week.  After I do that, I'll take new pictures and start doing some advertising of the listing.  

I do have the AirBNB app set up for notifications on my phone and my husband's, so we'll hopefully be able to get back to prospective guests quickly.  

@Michael Greenberg, if you insist. ☺️

https://airbnb.com/rooms/13248492?s=8&user_id=42430228&ref_device_id=fe82ed744cf0e2702a1b4b41a56970c3ed40782f