All Forum Posts by: Levi Dobson

#1.....block from day 1....4 hours....for calling...dedicate yourself to calling....that's the most important thing....and then fill in the gaps around it with your other activities....showing, paperwork, listing appointments.   Be know as the guy who is in the office at 7:30am...preping to start calling at 8am...no meetings, no trainings, no breaks, no coaching, no excuses for 4 hours....That's your habit.  That's what you do, That's who you are.  You're that guy.

Chances are better to do it in the morning.....probably 8am-12noon.  I hear some people start at 7am, but who wants to talk with a realtor at 7am.  Fight me on that.  Someone will.

Probably different times could work for the right person, but fewer of those people....you could do 12noon-4pm....or 3p-7pm....but I think that gets tougher...

Hey @Levi Dobson, so on the month to month thing, you would then allow folks to have access to the whole house? People need to cook meals. It sounds like you are reluctant to allow that sort of interaction with your house.

If you are going to rent for more than 28 days in Seattle, you need to have a lease and do the normal vetting you would do with any long term tenant. After 30 days, the "guests" will have tenants rights which there are a lot of them in Seattle. You don't want squatters to be living in your extra room.

Look up the awning airbnb estimator, plug in your address and select one bedroom and the number of guests you can have at a time, then you'll get an idea of the revenue you can take in. Look at comparable properties in the area and click in to see their individual seasonality performance.

 Yea, thats confusing to me. In my market it was fairly easy to at least get the intro with some agents who pointed me in the right direction to start interviewing brokerages. 

You could start with big box national brokerages in your area. KW, C21, REAL, Remax, Mott Chase, etc. They usually are letting almost anyone hang their license with them. However, they may have top agents/teams who are growing and recruiting. Those are the people i'd be trying to make contact with. Plus you can ask them who are some other big players in your area and they should be able ot give you guidance/make a warm intro etc.

Next, I'd focus on the investor groups and realtor meet ups in your area. Tell people you're licensed and looking for a brokerage. SOMEONE will definitely help you out and get you in touch with the right people. Also join the FB groups and ask around in those. It could be worth asking the school who got you licensed who they recommend and if they can make a warm intro for you.

Other than that, seriously just walk into some of these brokerages. Introduce yourself and see if they are hiring, know someone who is, etc. 

Hey @Levi Dobson, south on Rainer avenue?

The big issue I see is it is a room vs a whole studio. No kitchen correct? Are you going to allow access to the rest of the house.

Plus the area has a fairly high crime rate. What will bring people to your STR?

I don't have Airbnb's in that area but Other tools you can check out are AirDNA or Rabbu to look at price Comps! Like Emily mentioned Pricelabs is also a great tool to utilize once you have your unit up and running. It will adjust the prices accordingly to maximize your revenue.

Have you done any searches on airdna or pricelabs? We have a monthly subscription to  pricelabs to help us set our range. If it’s not booking, you adjust!