Interesting, I was reading the Key Data report on Next Season's US Rental Trends and noticed they include owner nights and hold nights in their calculation.  This seems odd to me and skews the data.  When I calculate ...

Hey guys... Here are some more hacks for success as an Airbnb host. Reduce The Likeliness of Single Night StaysSo imagine that you have a property listed for $220/night. One day someone decides that they're going to b...

I am new to the short term rental market and just purchased our first a couple months ago.  It's up on the usual sites for rent and it's doing well.  My question is, what is the standard rule of thumb about requiring ...

I launched an STR this past June in Cleveland, Ohio. Now that we're entering the slow season, we're experiencing a significant dip in bookings. Given Cleveland's cold winter weather, this downturn wasn’t entirely unex...

I'm looking at an excel sheet of Airbnb bookings for a client of mine. It looks a little different than others I've seen. Anyone ever seen a printout from Airbnb that includes a column title "m_nights_altered" as seen...

iN THIS COMPETATIVE MARKET I SEE QUITE A FEW FOLKS CHARGING A LOW CLEANING FEE TO NO FEE AT ALL.  TO ME IT SEEMS YOU ARE BUYING A JOB AS A HOUSEKEEPER.  I AM IN A SMALLER MARKET IN GEORGIA AND IN THE PAST YEAR MULTIPL...

Hiya BP community - I am an investor & STR host in Annapolis, Maryland. I have been hosting my SFH property in both VRBO and Airbnb for nearly two years. Had a record year last year and I am thinking with a bit mo...

Fellow BP STR Owners, would like to read your opinions:In my microcosm active STR market, a recent study of my local competitors on Airbnb I saw to see a trend of required longer stays.  Two specific multi-property ow...

When things are good (ie busy season), even the mediocre Airbnb host does well. It’s the slow season that separates the mediocre from the great Airbnb hosts.A great way to approach the slow season is to set a one-nigh...

I'm curious what everyone is doing.  For those of you that are running a hybrid STR/MTR model, do you have TWO separate listings on Airbnb, one that is STR and another MTR or are you using tools to manage your calenda...