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I was curious how some of you have found creative ways to generate additional revenue from your guests while they're staying at the property? For example, I've been thinking about marketing certain restaurants or bus...
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Hi BP community! I am a newbie to vacation rentals - helping my mother and father turn their beach home into a rental to help subsidize (likely, soon) assisted living/nursing home expenses. Their property is in Sout...
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I have a new STR that just entered air b&b. It has been fully booked but very few guests have left reviews. Our property manager is very communicative and requests reviews but we have only had a few to date.
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I am interested in learning from anyone that has an STR business model that is flexible or adaptive to the size of the group of guest they are hosting. This would be a property with an upstairs area that can be closed...
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I am an out of state mid-term rental landlord. Sometimes a potential tenant will ask to enter the home to view it before finalizing the rental contract. For those who want to know what the home looks like I have incl...
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Hey all - Looking for feedback and "must-haves" for those in the short-term rental game. I am looking to acquire primarily single-family properties as well as provide more value and insights to investors seeking the s...
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Do any of you offer services like Netflix or Hulu, with no cable TV? Today, we discussed dropping the cable service at our STR's, but I wonder if that would be a negative. I know guests typically don't visit the are...
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Hey BP,As a part of managing STRs, I like to walkthrough properties at least 2x a month to keep tabs on property condition, guest experience and take care of any maintenance issues that pop-up. Today I recorded a walk...
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Reading the replies to Luke's post asking folks which booking platform they prefer, I wonder about the lack of protection when guests book directly. Not only with regard to insurance, but also in vetting the guests. I...
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Anyone had experience using Safely (aka Safe Stay)? They offer renter insurance as well as verification services. Before I spent effort looking into it, I thought I would ask.I have some experience with Assurant via E...