Airbnb Advice Please!

[Nicholas A.]

Hello,

My girlfriend and I have put in an offer on a 3 bed / 2.5 bath house just 4 minutes drive from the heart of the Bishop Arts District in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas. This property has been rehabbed 100% from pier and beam to roof structure, and everything in between. Spectacular rehab. We want to rent our space full time on Airbnb, but also live in. 2 bedrooms and 1.5 baths will be dedicated to the Airbnb.

I want to hire a 3rd party property management company to run the business. I am not trying to buy my way into another job outside of my 9-5.

If the offer is accepted, we are ready to purchase all necessary furniture / etc that would make our home as comfortable as possible.

I have personally used Airbnb on 11 different occasions, and never use hotels anymore. I love feeling at home when I am in another city, state, or county.

What advice can you share to make this experience top notch for our guests? What amenities, pieces of furniture should we include? Do you know of any good management companies? What should we be aware of or avoid? What have you enjoyed most about your Airbnb experiences? What is a non-negotiable?

Thanks in advance,

Nick