15 Mistakes New Airbnb and VRBO Vacation Rental Hosts Make, And How to Avoid Them 1) Rushing to Launch Before You’re Ready 2) Not Enough Furnishing or Basic Supplies 3) Using Dark, Blurry, Cluttered or Bad Photos 4) Having Cameras in the wrong places (or illegal places!) 5) Not getting your own Insurance specifically covering Vacation Rentals 6) Not testing appliances, electronics and amenities and properly cleaning everything before your first guest stays 7) Forgetting to create and communicate a check in process including directions and important information for your first guests. 8) Not re ..read more

How to prepare for your first Airbnb Guests. Sponsored Content - this page and our website contains sponsored content and affiliate links where we may earn commission Its such an exciting feeling to have your new Airbnb rental space ready to LAUNCH and go live to start taking bookings, and you’ll want to share it everywhere and show it to everyone. Your first impression for your initial guest bookings is key to setting your short term rental listing up for success. Every booking and every review counts towards your ranking and where you show up in the results when potential guests are searchi ..read more

WATCH OUT FOR SCAMMERS! They are getting more creative all the time. From fake inquiries, phishing scams, copycat Airbnb accounts, guests who stay with you and just try to rip you off or demand refunds for bogus claims, there are so many scams to be aware of, this is a starting point We have been taking note of a lot of recent scams that we are seeing from fellow hosts, in our different groups and experiences we have had ourselves. For all of you Vacation Rental Hosts and Property Owners out there, there are some RED FLAGS, and tips to know if your inquiry is most likely a scam. How to tell i ..read more

10 Important Details that vacation rental hosts need to know about listing on VRBO *this page contains affiliate links where commission may be earned Airbnb has quickly become the stand-out brand name of the vacation rental marketplace, but VRBO has been around longer and has a few unique features (and cautions) all hosts should be aware of. VRBO (the now abbreviated name of the Vacation Rental by Owner website) is now 25 years old and when it started out, it was the first web based platform for owners of Vacation Rentals to rent their properties. The VRBO platform has not evolved at the speed ..read more

Our tropical Barbados vacation during storm seasons really lived up to the season, with thunderstorm views like this 3 time in the first 5 days! This page contains sponsored ad links and amazon affiliate content. Thank you for supporting our free posts and resources. How to Deal with A Power Outage at Your Airbnb and the Airbnb Power Outage Policy What to do when the power goes out during an Airbnb stay at your vacation rental. It’s STORM Season in tropical destinations by August, and when fall and winter comes to North America, most of us experience a couple power outages, sometimes ones t ..read more

This page and website contains ads and affiliate links where we may earn a small commission Are you considering buying a house for Airbnb as a rental investment? Owning a vacation rental property to rent out as an Airbnb vacation rentals has proved to be quite profitable for many investors around the world. But how does one achieve success in the Airbnb investing world, and is it worth opening an Airbnb? Note: For the intent of this article and most of our posts, I focus on the term Airbnb as a common reference term when I am actually referencing all vacation rental properties or short term ..read more

As Amazon affiliates and marketers, this page contains links and sponsored ads. 9 Quick Ways to Make Your Airbnb Stand Out Vacation rental platforms have exploded in popularity in recent years. Airbnb & VRBO along with Booking.com, GlampingHub, Outdoorsy, RV Rentals, all of these that started as niche vacation sites, are continuing to grow and become the norm as people look to get outside of hotels and away from crowds and city centres. It has become more important than ever for Vacation Rental Property owners to know HOW to make your rental property stand out and maximize your bookings a ..read more

Note this page and website contains Amazon and affiliate links where we may earn a small commission at no cost to you if you make a purchase. Thanks for supporting our free content Can you take a damage deposit on Airbnb and VRBO from your guests? How to protect your vacation rental property from guest damage. Is your property protected from guest damage? Can you take a damage deposit on Airbnb? Did you know that your property is not fully protected by Airbnb or VRBO host guarantees for damage protection and even if you go through the claim process for guest damage, you will not necessarily ..read more

This page contains sponsored ads and amazon affiliate links How do I set my Airbnb prices? Pricing is everything! Before you jump into the market of Airbnb VRBO Vacation Rental ownership or arbitrage, do your research not only on the purchase prices on properties and rental rates of existing vacation rentals in your area, but dive in to bigger factors that could impact your price, your value, and your ROI for your business and investment. How do you find out your potential ROI for Airbnb? Is an Airbnb a good investment? For your ROI you need to look at: Purchase price (if you are buying vs ar ..read more

This post and website contains affiliate links and sponsored content This week we hosted our first every Zoom presentation for local Airbnb hosts to review tips and ideas to help make the most of fall and winter bookings. Our discussion focused on 2 parts - Part 1 - maintenance and off season updates (click to read the previous post) Part 2 - marketing and updating your listing (read below) How to get Fall and Winter Airbnb and VRBO bookings in your slow seasons The first thing to think about is what is bringing guests to your region in the off season ? Tofino is one of the most popular dest ..read more