I recently had a bit of a blow up with one of my cleaners. She was chronically late and unreliable, so when I finally made the hard decision to stop working with her, she did not take it well at all. Lots of ugly and unprofessional name-calling ensued, leaving me rattled but also more confident […]
A clever (but honest!) way to get good reviews
To ask for a review or not to ask? That is the question. Reviews are the absolute lifeblood of this industry. A host with lots of good reviews has the potential to make a lot more money than a host with few reviews or bad reviews. So how do you ensure you get plenty of […]
Tuesday Tip: Clear directions
I had a nightmare of a guest recently. One of their biggest issues is that they didn’t read the check-in instructions I sent them. So when they arrived in the middle of the night, they didn’t know how to get into the property. Ugh. That experience is what lead to today’s tip: make sure […]
How to save time and energy when dealing with bad guests
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 […]
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 […]