All Forum Posts by: Joel Case

I am living with relatives and make $200,000 a year. I also am WORKING ON getting my collections paid off.

That's fishy. Also he is telling you he has other LL wanting him to sign? Go sign them then! 

That being said, make sure you are not discriminating as mentioned above. 

 Correction, AirBnB marketing is strong. 

I thought the magnets were tacky at first. But a well respected STR manager in my area recommended them and I recently bought the rating one. I am going to get the checkout magnet you linked customized to my home.

I get most of my guests through AirBnB, I think it's just the most popular STR platform. Of my 25 total reservations (not including cancellations) 2 are from VRBO, 4 are from Booking.com, and the other 19 are from AirBnB.

 If that's the case let me know when you find that platform, because it's not AirBnB. I have yet to need VRBO to step up, so I can't comment. 

 You have to do what's right for you. 

 I always try to steer clear of correcting a guest in the response. Are the cubbies clear in your pictures? If not make them so and keep it moving. A good caption should be included with the picture. 

 I have also learned through experience not to be the bargain option among comparable homes. Now I regularly review my prices among my 3-4 direct competitors and adjust my prices to ensure that I am not the lowest priced option whenever I can prevent it. But I also make sure that my property has the most amenities as well, so it's not targeted at the budget shoppers. 

I use Hospitable for a channel manager and it supports AirBnB, VRBO, and Booking.com so I have listed on all three. It also allows you to set a percentage differential for pricing between platforms. 

I have been online with my STR for seven months and have had 2 or 3 bookings come from Booking.com. The guests seem to expect a hotel like experience as far as communication goes, but the guests I have had have been great from Booking.com. My crappy guests (but also the majority of my revenue) have all come from AirBnB.

My father lived in Lynn and although I never visited, he told me that it was not a great place to live. It sounds as though the city government has something to do with that.