All Forum Posts by: Marc Shin

@Joshua Bautista located in indianapolis.. i'm a 100% newbie at this.. but it appears that the winter times are quite slow in Indy.. I will probably need to do MTR for the winter time towards the end of this year

Hello. What's the best calendar strategy for doing a mix of MTR with STR? For Airbnb, do i allow STR stays for the next three months and then block out the calendar beyond 3 months for MTR stays?

@Travis Timmons thanks!  is it worth paying the $99.00 to list on furnished finder?  I heard many hosts say that they rarely get any bookings on FF.  How's your experience with FF?

Hello - besides Airbnb and Furnished finder and ALE solutions, where else can I list my Mid-Term Rental to get more traffic and views?

@John Underwood my STR is in a neighborhood that could be preceived as a little bit sketchy.. I've never felt unsafe there when visiting. My competitors are in neighborhoods that are probably slightly better.

I'm a little discouraged that I purchased in this neighborhood...I wish i had visited the property before purchasing.    i guess the only way to salvage this is to offer better design and amenities than the properties in the good neighborhoods?

@Andrew Steffens yes I saw that. But i heard that there's scammers who prey on new listing discounts to try to take advantage of new hosts.. is this something I should be concerned about?

@Andrew Steffens If i lower my price too much will I attract the worst guests?  Let's say my competitors are at $100/night.. what's a reasonable discount?  

First time STR host here. My property is located in a C+/B- neighborhood has the following landmarks nearby:

-1.5 miles from a major university with a popular D1 NCAA college basketball team

-1.5 miles from a children's museum

-1.5 miles from an art and nature museum

-1.5 miles from a beautiful nature park

It's the dead of winter, and I'm wondering who I can market and how I can best market my property to on Airbnb. The most popular STR listings in my area have excellent interior design. My STR does not have the best interior design right now, but I'm working on it. How can I get bookings in this type of environment in the dead of winter?

@Michael Baum

@Michael Baum