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This might be a weird question but I am starting my first Airbnb, I am wanting to fit as many people as a I can in a 3 bed & 2 bath, 1,200sq ft. I am wanting to put 2 full beds in the master bedroom and a queen an...
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What activities qualify for the material participation tests for making your short term (<7 day on avg stay) active instead of passive income/loss? I'm taking the "I contributed 100 hours and nobody contributed mor...
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So like many others I'm an Airbnb host. However I also privately rent out rooms.I fall into the category of renting for more than 7 days and less than 7 days. For this year since I just started anywhere from 1 to 61 d...
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We've officially listed our first property on AirBnB, and we have began to receive our first reservations. What seems to be a common thing already is guests inquiring about the number of people the house can hold. It ...
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These are 3 tools that I use to Co-Host 100% remotely 1) Smartlock - Schlage or Yale- This allows me to virtually add codes for each guest reservation and unlock/lock the door as needed2) Security Camera - Ring doorbe...
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I have a maximum guest count of 10 and it seems like I’m getting a lot of exactly 10 guest bookings via Airbnb. I charge one nightly rate regardless of guest count. This has some wear and tear and cost implications an...
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Hi. I have a company that builds unique European-style cabins. We are thinking about building a property for an STR in the Catskills, NY region on a quiet secluded 7 Acre plot, but have been wavering between 3 types o...
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I am an agent and programmer and post a lot of custom analytics in my market. Here's an example off the top 10 zip codes by volume of sales, alongside price point and count of sales.
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Is the (your) long-term strategy to eliminate platforms like AIR and VRBO? Do you let your guests know to contact you directly the next time they come to town? As we are in our second year of vacation rentals, we see...
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I'm about to go into contract on a property I want to use as an STR. I’ll likely close on the property around early November and it will need small cosmetic updates, maybe a new deck, and of course new furniture set u...