All Forum Posts by: Tyler Sherman

Are you a new host?  You'll get a lot of these at first because scammers prey on newbies.  They ask about staying long term, hoping the thought of all that money will entice you to interact with them and leave your defenses down.  They can use your video to create a fake listing and scam other guests out of money.  After you've got a lot of time invested in them, they will ask to communicate off platform, and say they're having their employer send you a check.  The check will be for more than the amount, they'll say there was a mistake and ask you to refund the difference.  Weeks later, you'll find the original check was no good, and you'll be out the money you sent them.  

Looks like he might be foreign so using Google translate? To me he is asking for you to do a walk through video of it before he books it. Seems like it could be a hassle. If you had enough bookings I wouldn't go too far down the rabbit hole if the person isn't super serious. 

Generally speaking, there are differences though it will vary by state (most important) and depending on how you operate your property. For example, our MTR lease mentions that utilities, including WiFi are included up to a certain $ amount. We also have a no parties clause, quiet hours and no overnight guest clause in our MTR lease. We also have a lease addendum that is the inventory of furniture, appliances and supplies that we go over with the guest at check-in and they initial that the inventory was present when they arrived and is expected to be present when they leave. We don't allow mail delivery at our MTR and this is mentioned in the lease. We DO require renter's insurance in our LTR but not in our MTR so that is another difference.

I use a state-specific lease from Avail.co for California. It has all the required and necessary language as well as the ability to edit or add specific clauses. 

 A lot of very good questions Jack.

My VA orders all the furniture and my contractor sends me one of his employees for furnishing. I can furnish a 2 bedroom for $3.5k (including labor) and a 1 bedroom for $2.5k including labor.

Some units have more amenities than others depending on the building but we offer soap, conditioner, razors, ect. We are going for a hotel-level experience in an apartment.

I scaled my management with systems and a VA that can handle a decent chunk of the management but many things still require my attention. I'm in the process of hiring someone on the ground that can work with the VA and do it all.

I'm looking for markets with over run hotels and large business growth brining in Mid-Term labor.