Vacation Rental Owner in Seattle, SF and New Zealand

[Tammi Sims]

Hello All,

I purchased my first home at the age of 23 (after selling my Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme to fund the down payment) and have been buying and selling real estate on a small scale ever since. I love creating "nests"- either for myself or others to enjoy. I have had long term rentals for over 10 years and then happily stumbled into vacation rentals 2 1/2 years ago when I listed one unit of my Seattle home on Airbnb. I was amazed at the number of reservations I received. Since that time I have hosted just over 100 groups in my home and had almost 100% positive experiences. I found that I enjoy managing a vacation rental and providing an excellent and personable experience for my guests. In November of 2015, along with my partner, Alex, I was one of about 50 hosts selected to be a host educator at Airbnb's second host conference which was held in Paris. Later this month, Alex and I will be speakers at the Vacation Rental Success Summit in Toronto, Canada. My favorite aspects of being a vacation rental owner are designing the space for the best guest experience and fostering quality guest relations. Alex is a part-time Airbnb host in SF (which is how we met) and we both love talking about vacation rentals!

Our future plans include expanding our inventory of vacation rentals and developing our property in New Zealand to be able to more easily and broadly welcome guests. 

I'm thrilled to have found your forum regarding vacation rentals and welcome participating in information sharing. I see that there have been some questions regarding people's experience with Airbnb and I'm happy share what I know. I am also quickly delving into the broader vacation rental market scene and am happy share that knowledge as well. 

Cheers!

Tammi