All Forum Posts by: Jason Denny

Hey everyone here’s the update, and I thank everyone for your suggestions they really helped out. I did approach the tenants politely and kindly explained how I’m still a newbie to this short term hosting etc. I said that previously my short term tenants at most cost me $100 in electricity for the month and that’s having it booked around 15 days at its peak.

So surprisingly, they said that they’ll pay for usage over $100 and then flat said they want to book a whole extra year after the six months. They said the fell in love with area. So I basically have long term tenants in my Airbnb now. Thanks for help everyone.

Quote from @Michael Baum:

I agree with @Jon Martin. Is there anyway to get a smart thermostat installed?

You could then watch it directly like a hawk and adjust it as necessary.

Each room has a mini split unfortunately. Central AC is a pricey luxury over there. Typical people keep the windows open and ceiling fans on for half the day if they’re home. I’ll talk to them and hope for the best. Praying her husband understands. 

My mortgage on it is $350 a month, $35 for HOA, internet is around $50 and electric was previously running me $80. Propane stove is like $20 a month. So with those calculations I was looking to make a nice return on a $1000 a month. I will look into telling them about the increase to offset their usage. I just don't know if I'm breaking any airbnb rule.

So I messed up. I have a tenant that booked my Airbnb in the Dominican Republic for 6 mos.  Just got the first electric bill and it’s a bit over $300 which I didn’t calculate into the price for the $1000 per month rent. In other words the mid term tenant is running the ACs all day long which isn’t what you do in the Caribbean unless you’re at a resort. She’s American and I assumed her husband(who is Dominican)would know that you run the fans during the day and ACs in the bedrooms at night. Which is what I originally calculated for. I know I most likely have no recourse other than to pound dirty until they’re out but if there’s any helpful advice out there from more experienced investors I’ll gladly appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. 

Thanks in advance