I am looking a air b n bing my primary residence for when I travel away on long weekend trips, week long trips, and sometimes even 30+ day trips. I am curious if people who do this with their primary residence that they live in have best practices for keeping your personal stuff away while not needing to get a storage unit.
It would also be good to know if anything else to be aware of when starting to do this. Appreciate any insights on this topic!
@Ross Alcorn, I rented out my primary residence for over five years, hired an interior designer for professional decoration, and changed furniture to make it more attractive for STR. Removed all personal pictures or decorations. I had a huge walking closet that I rebuilt into an "Owners-Closet" with a hidden door and built a smaller wardrobe for the primary bedroom for my guests. All my personal belongings were always in my secret room, and when I got a booking request on short notice, I didn't have to pack anything and move to my girlfriend or do a vacation.
The key is to have a great team when you're gone (a friend/or coworker) in town who also does professional STR and a cleaning crew that specializes in STR. Today I miss my former cleaning crew; my old home always looked like a 5 Star hotel.
@Ross Alcorn We did this with a summer home you really have to get all your treasures put away in an owners closet. Anything personal. Ours was in the basement. I had a bunch of stuff that we only kept out when we were there. We would keep the place a few months at a time though. I know some people who just lock off their room and rent with one less bedroom then they have. @Kai Kopsch really seems to have gone all out with his plan and for 5 years that is commitment. Sounds like he did well with it.
One thing you need to be sure of is if you need a STR license and if there are any restrictions in your area. And know your neighbors you do want that call if someone is throwing a party at your house.