Good afternoon all!Most of you might not recognize me because I don't hang out in this section much because, well, I've never had a short-term rental. My main area of experience is in long term buy & hold. So I'm ...

I am not talking about subletting.   Do you specify on your lease agreement, how many people including tenant can stay overnight and how many days maximum?let's say there are 2 bedroom and already have the parents (2)...

Hey STR Family, We are self managing an STR in Joshua Tree, and one of the most frequent inquiries I get is late checkout requests.  Especially during this time of year in JT, we have A LOT of same day turns, and I si...

Hello everyone! My partner and I are taking our first venture into the AirBNB/Short Term Rental world. We just closed on a property in Glendale AZ (looking forward to Super Bowl next year!!) We are looking to get any ...

Hello. My airbnb posting just went live yesterday.  I obviously have zero reviews.  Should I have my local friends stay in the Airbnb and give me reviews so that I can get the ball rolling?  or should I just wait for ...

Hey fellow hosts,
I've just had a frustrating experience and I could really use some advice on how to encourage direct communication with guests. Here's the scoop:
Last weekend, I had guests stay at my property. Aft...

Headline says it: The recent emphasis on creating direct-booking sites for your STRs and MTRs is overrated. Prove me wrong.Work/money not offset by savingsThe amount of work -- and money -- to build a site and do prop...

Hi, so my friend is going to rent out their individual room(s) in their 3 bedroom house in Los Angeles, specifically the Moorpark/Westlake Village area in Ventura county. They are going to try and target business trav...

There are plenty of threads on how unhappy we all are with Airbnb's treatment of hosts around here: forced 100% cancellations, the new 40 page cleaning manual and 24 hour between guests suggestion (although guests wil...

As the short term rental industry continues to expand, so do the expectations from both guests and hosts. Sometimes it is worth taking a step back and asking ourselves if our expectations are reasonable or out of line...