All Forum Posts by: Josh Freedenberg

Im small time right now so neither. I just post on free fb groups 

Hi Shannon- we also have a beachfront home and manage it ourselves. We have been doing so from the start.  Use Airbnb and VRBO  once you have reviews, you can also be successful marketing it yourself on Facebook.  If you’re market has an offseason, list it on Zillow and Furnished Finder. Some things we learned as we enter year 2:

-cleaner is most important
-handyman is also important

(you can find both of these reccs on facebook groups for your local market unless mgmt company gave to you)

-schlage lock (or similar)

-google mesh for wifi and nest (or similar)

-nice, professional photos

-communication is key (you can find those template prompts on BP forums)

then let it rip!  Good luck and you’ll be glad you saved the 30% or 10%!

Hi Kane- use turbotenant.com. It’s easy and they apply on the site providing criminal history, credit score, work and rent history.

It also markets the listing on a bunch of sites.

Good luck!

Airbnb does allow links sent on their platform.  i send google docs for my rental agreements through their platform.

Here is what we use, but curious to hear others/feedback:

Hi ∕guest first name∕-

Thank you for being a great guest and staying with us. If you had a good stay, we would greatly appreciate if you provided us with a 5-star review.

Your positive feedback helps us improve and assists other potential guests to make an informed decision in booking. Your review means a lot to us and we would be thankful for your support.

Hope you’ll stay with us again!

 I second that. It will help you confidently step by step.

Why no HOA, Bob? All bad or just mostly bad experiences in the past?

As a host, is it recommended to provide apps on the Smart TV with log ins already set up (which would cost monthly fees) or to just have the apps downloaded on the Smart TV whereby the guests would log into their respective apps?  This regarding hulu, netflix, amazon prime video, etc.