Jon Martin
Do guests even use dressers?
I know I never do. Looking through listings recently I've noticed that a lot of them don't have dressers, and if they do you can tell it's mostly decorative because they don't look very useful (short/shallow drawers, ...
Hong Zhu
Do you decline a guest who has no reviews?
I got bad experiences recently with guests who have no reviews. Both of them seem playing the same game. They complained that the house was not clean. For example, hairs in the bathroom, bedroom and even on the bed sh...
Uriah D.
Between a rock and a hard place
Short Term Rental Pros…Since November of 2018, we transitioned two of our properties to Airbnb furnished short term rentals. It’s been quite a learning curve, but we’ve been able to reach Superhost status and have gre...
Frank Lodge
Airbnb investment Chicago
Hi BP members, I am reaching out because I have a property for rent and am not getting qualified prospective tenants. I am looking at the option of using it as an Airbnb. I have heard mix results about airbnb and was ...
Elton Tate
Purchased an Investment Property in Cornerstone Detroit
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $149,999
Cash invested: $45,000
The property is located in Cornerstone on the border line of East English Village. ...
Henry Lazerow
AIRBNB is siding more and more with guests
Just a warning. Recently lost a $700 booking. The guest had only one 3 star rating and it auto accepted her. I now have changed it to manual approval it is a lesson learned. So first day she arrives she calls me and s...
Victor Mondragon
The Highs and Lows of my First Week as an AirBnB Host
Howdy BP Family, I feel as though I have gained a year of experience worth of being an AirBnB host in a week. For over a year I have been working on building a garage apartment in my backyard in the Houston Heights n...
Brandon Gale
How do you handle unreasonable reviews?
Almost every host has experienced it, a high maintenance guest that you go the extra mile for and reports nothing wrong during the stay, but then posts a hyper critical review as if they are Gordon Ramsay reviewing a ...
John C.
Short Term Rental Pro Forma Spreadsheet
I am an aspiring Short Term Rental investor looking to get feedback on a pro forma spreadsheet. I am looking at properties around the Joshua Tree, CA area. Please see spreadsheet link below and feel free to use it as ...
John Underwood
Interesting article about Airbnb
Very interesting article about not only guest complaints but also host complaints.https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Lifestyle/wireStory/airbnb-hosts-sick-airbnb-90257185#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16641316754616&csi=...