I’d like to start this article by prefacing it with this statement: I love Airbnb. I love hosting guests and cohosting for owners. It’s a wonderful tool that has opened up doors I could never dream of. That being said…sometimes Airbnb really sucks. One of the biggest issues that a host can deal with is […]
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Supply and demand is great…until it makes you greedy
Not that long ago, Atlanta was in the throes of Super Bowl madness. They hosted the Superbowl, and no one could have predicted what that would do to the short-term rental market. All the experts said that the influx of people coming into the city was supposed to be enormous, on a scale rarely if […]
Where has the compassion gone?
The coronavirus scare has swept across Asia and indeed, the entire globe. As of the date of writing, there have been tens of thousands of reported cases with hundreds upon hundreds deaths. It’s also been affecting a lot of hosts in my industry. With the epicenter of the coronavirus being in China, and causing all […]
How to create the best guests
Last year we had 3 Colombian exchange students stay with us for most of the summer. My husband and I affectionately refer to that period as “the Colombian invasion.” 🙂 At times it was so frustrating. Sometimes we wanted our space back, or we got tired of the language barriers, or it was inconvenient to […]
A hard-earned lesson on remote property management
Have you ever heard the saying, the day you stop learning is the day you die? That is just as true in property management as it is in the rest of life. Last month, I started managing a new property in another state. I’ve done this before, but it’s been a while, and I think […]