All Forum Posts by: Jedidiah Link

 I think it might. One of my cancellations indicated they weren't happy with AirBNB - it had nothing to do with my listings or my service. That's what prompted my post. Beyond frustrating.

@Account Closed the 30-second ads on my Pandora music feed. Basically, it's the Real Estate version of the Cola Wars. VRBO is attacking AirBNB pretty effectively about the 'shared space' listings ("Sharing a vacation rental with a stranger is like a horror movie"). Meanwhile, hotels are coming after the STR market pretty hard on Instagram (I've seen attacks on convenience, cleaning fees and 'house rules' that make you basically clean yourself).

The point is STRs in general - and AirBNB in particular - are under siege already. The last thing we need is for AirBNB to jump into the culture war and cost us even more customers...

My bookings have already been dramatically down through AirBNB. It got worse when they changed their recommendation algorithm (my STR is pretty vanilla, but has decent location). My Pandora ad feed is basically 100% VRBO attacking AirBNB. I don't need them launching me into the culture war to boot...

Talk about shooting yourself in the foot, AirBNB...

I have a STR on AirBNB. I just had two peopel cancel bookings on me for this month. One of them said they weren't using AirBNB as a platform any more. Anyone have any idea what's going on? Very frustrating.

I'm looking at a rather unique listing that includes 13 total units - a 1910s multi-story 8-plex, a 1970s ranch 2-plex and 3 stand-alone one bedroom units that were added in the 2000s. These are situated on two adjacent lots in a good neighborhood. They are currently rented out, although the 2-plex is owner-occupied.

I'm not sure how to go about determining a market price though, specifically with regard to the fact that there are so many different types and ages of buildings. Should I price each individual piece as a stand-alone investment and then combine them for a final offer price or are there either hidden challenges or advantages to a sale like this that would either make it harder or easier to manage?

I'd appreciate any thoughts. This is my first post here - long time lurker though.

Jed