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Updated over 4 years ago on . Most recent reply

First Air bnb property
Just picked up first Airbnb property. Riverfront property on Mississippi River in quad cities. Any advice???
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Originally posted by @David Nino:
Just picked up first Airbnb property. Riverfront property on Mississippi River in quad cities. Any advice???
Congrats! Running a successful STR comes down to 3 Ps: pics, people & pricing.
1) Decorate your house nicely & pay a professional photographer to take some amazing pics
2) Hire amazing people - cleaners, handyman, recruit some neighbors to help fill in the gaps, & self-manage or hire an offshore VA to manage the property if you'd rather make yourself rich instead of making a local property manager rich (more on that here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/... )
3) Price fiercely to maximize profits not occupancy (they're not the same thing)