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All Forum Posts by: Paul Sandhu

Paul Sandhu has started 275 posts and replied 4397 times.

Post: Best locations for an Airbnb?

Paul Sandhu#4 Short-Term & Vacation Rental Discussions ContributorPosted
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Wood River and Robinson Illinois, in that order.  There are some big refineries there.  There are always contractors doing short term jobs (2 weeks to 6 moths) at refineries.  They need a place with a kitchen, washer/dryer, cable/wifi, and a place to sleep and take a shower. 

Post: Thought of converting Skoolie into Airbnb

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You would probably be better off selling the "skooklie" and purchasing a typical residential property for your Airbnb.  I shared a mobile home with 2 ladies that shared a bedroom while I had another bedroom on the other side of the of the mobile home while in college.  There was an old school bus in that trailer park that someone had converted to living quarters.  It was next to some railroad tracks and a pond.  I would drink some beers and shoot at frogs in the pond with a wrist rocket while waiting for trains to come by and run over the pennies I put on the tracks.  I was in MBA graduate school at the time.

Post: Things Most forgotten When Setting Up an Airbnb

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Quote from @Bruce Woodruff:
Quote from @Paul Sandhu:

 "busier than a prostitute on a pirate ship" = priceless :-)


I told that phrase to one of my renters.  He said "No mang, you got it all wrong.  You need to be busier than a pirate on a prostitute ship."

Here is my discord.  The prostitute is the one making money, the pirate is the one spending money.  The pirate is having fun and the prostitute is screwed.

Post: Recs for Direct Booking Sites

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I put an ad on Craigslist and people contact me from there.  I meet them in person and collect the rent after they look at the property with me.  You have to be comfortable and be able to carry yourself when you meet a group of total strangers and go into a house with them and collect money.  The back of my work truck window has a sticker that says "Protected By Glock"

Post: Things Most forgotten When Setting Up an Airbnb

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I used to put a Cadbury bar along with an individual bottle of wine on every pillow.  There was a major malfunction at the refinery and I rented out about 10 places to 34 guys in one day.  One guy was rather pissed off because he didn't get a bottle of wine and a Cadbury bar on his pillow.  Before the 34 guys got here I was busier than a prostitute on a pirate ship trying to get everything ready on short notice.  I got that guy a 750 ml bottle and a pack of Snickers the next day.  

Probably made 1/4 million from that company over the next 5 years.  It was from word of mouth advertising from those initial 34 guys.

Post: Technology in Vacation Rental

Paul Sandhu#4 Short-Term & Vacation Rental Discussions ContributorPosted
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Guests log in to their own accounts for the particular streaming service.  But for the internet access to a ROKU device, you are limited to 24 devices.  I bought my 25th ROKU tv and can't log in to it.

Post: Things Most forgotten When Setting Up an Airbnb

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Quote from @Carlos Ptriawan:
Quote from @Joe Stout:

- checkin instruction that is more complicated than visiting prison

How would you know what this is?


Post: Things Most forgotten When Setting Up an Airbnb

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Quote from @Michael Baum:

No extra charging cords They will just walk out the door. 


 That's odd. Chargers and cables seem to be left behind many times at my places. I throw them in a drawer with simple hand tools in the kitchen.

Post: Airbnb, how to keep pipes from freezing during winter?

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If you have a problematic area that freezes, replace the metallic pipe with PEX.

Post: What are you using for esigning of rental agreements

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Nothing.  Just collect the rent when they move in. Repe