As you know, until now, airbnb would payout once the guests have checked in (Day D+1). Now they give you the option to receive half of the payout, at booking time (or Booking Day+3 exactly), but would charge another 1...

Hi  - looking for suggestions on companies who provide property damage protection plans. Looking to implement a non-refundable $79 type fee for $3k coverage that all guests must pay when booking. Is this something hos...

I have been doing STR for several years locally and out of state.  My out of state STR does not cash flow after all utilities, hosting fees, PITI, and supplies.  It basically breaks even.  I do most of the communicati...

We would like to purchase a 2nd home, Caribbean, Florida, Gulf Shores, North Carolina...you get the drift. What we are hoping is that renting this on Airbnb, Vrbo, etc will pay for the mortgage. Now we know that it's ...

I have been looking into purchasing an investment property in Poconos as a #shorttermrental. However, after looking at the calendars of multiple hosts on airbnb, I got concerned that the foot traffic is a little light...

Hey there,
First time caller, big fan of the forums. Currently, I am waiting to receive my STR certification from the local municipality so I figured I would try and get all my ducks in a row in the interim. I live ...

I consider myself still fairly new in REI. I currently have a 1 LTR but looking intoexploring short term rentals. I currently can’t take advantage of the tax benefits with my LTR because of the AGI limit, will it be...

Hoping this thread will NOT get political....Since the airbnb host is hosting people in his/her own personal home, shouldn't he/she be able to refuse service to people he/she is not comfortable with? Its not Hilton ho...

Was thinking of going into STR's somewhere along the jersey shore town. Thought it might be smarter to offer services to someone to run their portfolio or at least help out first to learn the roles and business? Does ...

Got my latest host review yesterday from AIR and they took away my Superhost status. So I call up their help number where they speak something resembling English, and was told that I had violated one of the parameters...