All Forum Posts by: Mark Simpson

Hey all. I haven't figured out how to reply directly in a forum yet. =)

However, this is still early, I've only had access since Friday. 

Right now, I wouldn't be doing anything with operator as it's $200 a month

However, very soon it will be coming to the $20 a month plan. So stay tuned

That does sound good Michael. Any insights you can share?

After reflecting on a strategy someone used to buy 15 short-term rentals off-market in just 12 months, I thought of an idea. Here’s how they approached it:

1. Scraping Listings: They used web scraping tools like Beautiful Soup and GPT APIs to scan Airbnb for properties in their target areas.

2. Image Analysis: They trained an AI model to analyse listing photos, identifying homes with solid potential (good structure, layout, location) that were undervalued due to low-quality photos. These properties often generated decent revenue but underperformed simply because they didn’t stand out visually.

3. Natural Language Processing: They also trained an NLP model to review poorly written Airbnb descriptions. The model flagged listings that could likely generate more revenue with better descriptions.

4. Market Comparison: Using Zillow Zestimate APIs and AirDNA, they compared similar properties in the area and forecasted how much more the property could make if the photos and descriptions were improved.

5. Property List: All of this data was organised into a Google Sheet for further review.

6. Automating Outreach: They used Claude to generate personalised outreach emails and DMs to homeowners, pitching offers for the properties.

The entire process revolves around identifying undervalued homes that look worse online than they actually are.

Has anyone seen anything like this?

Interesting use case for ChatGPT Operator:

I asked it to do a market analysis and compare a random Airbnb listing to others in the area. It even gave suggestions on what I could improve based on what my competition is offering.

Link to the operator in action is here 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C1uTqgWGfs3AMsUdDWd0FOTbVFM...

Quick tip: don’t pay the $200 for this just yet. OpenAI has confirmed it’ll be included in the $20/month package soon.

I’ve already shelled out the $200 for this month, so I’m making the most of it!

I was thinking of running a test for more Real Estate based, if you would like to see it?

Got any other ideas or use cases you’d like me to test? Let me know!

Hi everyone! It’s been a while, but I finally managed to get back into the BP forum—great to be here again! =)

I came across this post while doing a Google search and wanted to chime in.

I’m Mark Simpson, founder of Boostly, and I’ve really enjoyed reading through all the comments. Feel free to ask me any questions—I’m happy to help!

Hey all 

I'm excited to be flying from the UK over to Orlando for BPCON 

I'm hosting a session for all STR and MTR operators on Monday at 3pm all about getting more bookings

This will be my first BPcon and I've heard loads of good things. 

Excited to meet as many of you as possible. 

Hey @Ben Szafran did you ever get this sorted?

Thanks for the tag @Luke Carl

@Ben Szafran please do get in touch, or fire away in here with questions. 

Happy to help

This is what I've been doing since 2011 @Eddie Torres

Wrote the book on direct bookings and down to speak at the next BPCON about it 

What questions do you have? Fire away, happy to help

 True, but the message I tried to get over in the podcast was that it's not about the cost on this, it's the control. 

Control of the data (key) 
Control of the booking