Christine Cho
Airbnb guest alteration request to checkout earlier during stay
I’ve been hosting for three years and recently encountered an issue I hadn’t faced before: an alteration request to check out earlier during a stay. In hindsight, I could have communicated better, so I’m sharing my ex...
Mickey Scott
MTR Partner or Purchase Louisville, KY
I currently have a 2/2 house located in Camp Tayler suburb of Louisville, KY. I have it set up as a Midterm rental and listed on AirBNB and FurinshedFinders. I have accepted a new W2 job relocating my family to Florid...
Huiping S.
Direct booking web.
I saw more and more people talking about direct booking of vocation rental. I have more than half year data of our STR, and did some analysis. I am thinking how to start the direct booking.Can anyone have direct booki...
Marcus Morin
Guests Car Towed. Advice on how to handle
I give specific instruction to my guest on which parking spots are reserved for them. It's a condo complex so assigned parking with numbers painted on the curb. The guest pulled into what she thought was the correct s...
Lance Turner
Grand House Hack
I recently found a house hacking opportunity that is a different approach than I'm used to. The property has a resort feel and would be a great STR. It's big enough that I could also add camping/RV/tiny home STR opt...
Byron Umana
Your First Airbnb: Do’s and Don’t
Starting your first Airbnb? Here are a few do’s and don’ts that saved me time and headaches:✅ Do invest in professional photos.❌ Don’t ignore guest communication—automate it!✅ Do research your local market before sett...
Patrick Bergeron
Anyone self managing STR's in Big Bear Lake CA
I have a property in Big Bear Lake, CA that I would like to short term rent, but I want to self manage. I know that there is some language in the ordinance that requires a live check in, and most owners have to pay 30...
Andrew Steffens
Question for PM's, Self Managers
Good morning!I had a bit of realization yesterday and want to test the temperature, mainly for self managers and smaller PM's. I basically group the business into 2 segments, administrative tasks (pricing, marketing,...
Darren Le
Local contact service - NOT full-service management
Hi everyone,Anyone is self-managing your STR in Palm Springs area, and use a local-contact services to help out with handling the guests requests?Basically the short-term rental management but minus the booking and fi...
Patrick Fluss
Airbnb Cancellation Policy
Recently I have noticed a lot of guests canceling their reservations close to their check-in dates. I have always kept our cancellation policy on moderate (full refund 5 days prior to arrival), in order to encourage g...