300. Hosting Hotline: Should Your Direct Booking Website Reveal Your Address?

ama Oct 24, 2023

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between.

Pam asks:

Do you recommend including the specific address or not including it on the direct booking website?

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298. Hosting Hotline: Taylor Swift Is Coming to Town! Strategizing Your STR for Marquee Events

ama Oct 17, 2023

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between.

Steph asks:

My question revolves around events like Taylor Swift coming to your city. She's coming to Indianapolis for three nights, November 1st, and tickets go on sale very soon. We are a five minute drive from where she will be performing. We're using PriceLabs for dynamic pricing and I don't feel like the pricing is accurate quite yet, as I am seeing similar homes listed for anywhere from $500 to $1,400 per night.

Do you open up your calendar this far in advance? How do you determine pricing? Should we have a booking minimum? Just curious to hear what you recommend or how to handle those situations in the future.

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Hosting Hotline: Informing Guests of Construction At Your Airbnb

ama Oct 10, 2023

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between.

Elaine asks:

We are getting ready to build our first short-term rental. We have one short-term rental as of now. But this is a new build, and it's on the back side of our five acres. I want to make sure that guests are aware that there may be some construction going on. Do you have any ideas or suggestions on wording to send to people that are planning to book the active listing? 

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294. Hosting Hotline: Tips on Collaborating With a Stubborn Property Manager

ama Oct 03, 2023

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between.

A listener asks:

I have a rental manager that's taking care of all the rentals for our studio condo and it seems like we're getting a few lower reviews because of things that maybe she could have done a better job communicating about. How do you handle a situation like this where you know it's better to proactively communicate, but the person who's in charge isn't actually doing that?

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292. Hosting Hotline: No Bathroom? No Problem! Getting Scrappy With a Brand New Listing

ama Sep 26, 2023

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between.

Zach asks:

Do you have any advice on what I should do to get started? I just bought this house and my original plan was to Airbnb the casita in the backyard, but there's no bathroom. It's going to cost over $40,000 to have one put in. I was wondering if you had any ideas on how to remedy the no-bathroom situation or on how to start up an Airbnb business with no money somewhere else.

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290. Combination Listing Strategies: Renting a Main House + Backyard Cottage on Airbnb

ama Sep 19, 2023

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between.

Joanna Asks:

I have an opportunity to pick up a property that has a 2-in-1 on it. Would I list both properties together or would people book those separately? I'm just not really sure how that would work out.

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288. Hosting Hotline: STR Direct Booking Strategies

ama Sep 12, 2023

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between.

Dori asks: 

I had a question about direct bookings and the tools that you use for that. I'm working on a website right now and was wondering if you had any recommendations on how to process online payments or what to use for that, as well as signing contracts electronically.

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286. Hosting Hotline: Canโ€™t Beat โ€˜Em? Join โ€˜Em: Dealing with Your HOA as a Short-Term Host

ama Sep 05, 2023

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between.

Julie asks:

I own a beach condo. Do you have any tips for working with my HOA? I don’t have enough control, awareness, or communication to keep my guests informed of ongoing or future projects.

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284. Hosting Hotline: Essential Cleaning Items for Your Airbnb

ama Aug 29, 2023

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between.

One listeners asks:

Do you provide cleaning supplies such as a small vacuum? Do you recommend making cleaning products available for guests?

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282. Hosting Hotline: Creating Trust With Your Property Manager

ama Aug 22, 2023

Welcome back to the Hosting Hotline! This is an Ask Me Anything where each week we’ll answer your questions on Airbnb, STRs, real estate, and everything in between.

Danielle asks:

We discovered that our nightly rate has been set lower than we expected, because of a 10% discount our property management company has been running. How can we make sure if this is best practice, or if we should avoid this in the future?

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