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Creating a unique experience for your guests leads to five-star reviews and returning clients. And if you live near the water, you can take advantage of this open market for one-of-a-kind spaces by renting out houseboats on Airbnb. So, how is hosting on land different from hosting by sea? What are the special considerations for running a STR that floats?
Nicole Young is an Airbnb Superhost based in Norfolk, Virginia, with two houseboat listings on the platform—a 37-foot Holiday Mansion that sleeps two and a 50-foot Gibson that sleeps six. In addition to overnight stays on Airbnb, Nicole leverages Groupon to attract locals for date nights and does a food tasting Airbnb Experience on what she calls her ‘floating bed and breakfast.’
On this episode of Get Paid for Your Pad, Nicole joins me to share her experience with listing houseboats on Airbnb. She explains the ‘date night’ concept she uses to increase bookings during the week, discussing how guests book through Groupon and what you can do to apply a similar idea in your space. Listen in for Nicole’s insight around the regulations and legal issues associated with STR houseboats and learn how the little things you do to provide a unique experience create lasting memories for guests!
Nicole’s houseboat listings on Airbnb
Nicole’s experience with houseboat bookings
How Nicole’s date night concept works
How guests book Nicole’s houseboat through Groupon
Nicole’s advice around executing date nights
Nicole’s experience with regulations and legal concerns
Why Nicole recommends hosting STR houseboats
Nicole’s very positive reviews on Airbnb
Nicole on Airbnb
Groupon Merchant Center
Airbnb Experiences
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“Honestly, it was a gamble … but I knew, if I put in the same amount of time that I did at my job, I knew I could make that much or even more through Airbnb because I saw how much it could actually grow.”
So, you’ve got a good, steady job, but it doesn’t light you up. You know you’re self-motivated enough to be an entrepreneur, and you LOVE the idea of deciding for yourself how to spend your time. You CAN achieve financial freedom through short-term rentals (STR), and today’s guest took a leap of faith to do just that.
Azubuike Dike (better known as AJ) is the Cofounder and Logistics Manager with EA Lodging, an STR property management company based in Houston. The EA Lodging team provides reliable services for property owners looking to create positive experiences for their guests, boasting a proven track record for optimizing short-term rentals in Southeast Texas. In addition, AJ and his partner, Erica, offer an array of services for hosts, including STR setup and design, listing photography, furniture sourcing, and a listing revamp—just to name a few.
On this episode of Get Paid for Your Pad, AJ joins me to share his journey from microbiologist to full-time Airbnb property manager. He explains how the Superbowl inspired his first STR listing, why he transitioned to cohosting, and where he found his first few properties to manage. AJ also discusses the automation tools he uses to manage EA Lodging, describing his role in the business and what he outsources. Listen in to understand the services AJ offers other hosts and get his advice for achieving financial freedom as an Airbnb entrepreneur!
How AJ got into Airbnb
How AJ grew from one listing to a property management company
AJ’s transition from a 9-to-5 to entrepreneurship
AJ’s experience with quitting his job
How AJ found properties to manage
AJ’s current STR cohosting portfolio
What inspired AJ to add services for other hosts
AJ’s advice for aspiring Airbnb entrepreneurs
How AJ manages EA Lodging
EA Lodging
Craigslist
Airbnb Community Forum
Your Porter
PriceLabs
STR Profit Academy
STR Legends
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What do top short-term rental (STR) operators from around the world have in common? This past summer, Eric Moeller and I hosted the STR Legends Live Mastermind in Puerto Rico, and we uncovered three buckets that successful Airbnb hosts focus on, whether their business is in South Africa or Siberia or San Diego. So, we are compiling this information in a three-part series and providing you with the blueprint to launch and scale a profitable STR business!
Beyond partnering with me on STR Legends Live, Eric also serves as host of the Airbnb Mastery Summit, a program designed to help aspiring hosts build a professional and profitable business on Airbnb, and founder of Cohost Mastery, an online training academy that teaches you how to start an STR company without owning or leasing any properties. In addition, he runs his own successful vacation rental leasing and property management company in California.
On this episode of Get Paid for Your Pad, Eric and I sit down to discuss our upcoming masterclass, STR Profit Academy. We offer an overview of the three pillars of a successful Airbnb business we plan to cover in the series—business, hospitality and mindset. Listen in for insight around who would benefit most from attending our live masterclass and learn the blueprint to launch and scale a successful STR business!
The three-part masterclass Eric and I are putting together
What successful STR operators have in common
Pillar #1—Building the Business
Pillar #2—Hospitality
Pillar #3—Entrepreneurial Mindset
Who should sign up for STR Profit Academy
CoHost Mastery
Airbnb Mastery Summit
Eric on LinkedIn
STR Profit Academy
Eric on GPFYP EP285
Eric on GPFYP EP278
Eric on GPFYP EP256
Eric on GPFYP EP175
STR Legends
David Krauss
Tony Robbins
The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holiday
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Vacation rentals have been around for a long time. But the advent of Airbnb put the industry on our radar in a new way, inspiring significant growth and change. And today, there’s an entire ecosystem of bespoke products and services that cater to the multibillion-dollar short-term rental (STR) industry.
Evian Gutman is the Founder and CEO of Padlifter, the world’s largest marketplace of STR service providers. Evian created the platform to connect businesses in the Airbnb ecosystem with their target customers. Padlifter provides the most comprehensive directory of short-term and vacation rental service providers globally, enabling hosts to find the right services in the right place at the right time.
On this episode of Get Paid for Your Pad, Evian joins us to discuss the development of the Airbnb ecosystem, explaining how the products and services have evolved with the expansion of the STR space. He describes several traditional industries that have adapted their offerings to serve the vacation rental industry and offers insight around the most innovative collaborations in the network. Listen in for insight around the potential for Airbnb to allow listing videos and learn how Padlifter connects stakeholders in the STR industry!
How the Airbnb ecosystem developed
The evolution of the STR industry
Why hosts list on multiple channels
Traditional services that evolved to specialize in STR
Evian’s insight around the most innovative companies
The potential for Airbnb to allow video
How Padlifter serves the STR industry
Padlifter
Evian on LinkedIn
Beyond Pricing
Transparent Data
Inkifi Global Airbnb Capitals
AirDNA
Archibnb
Airbnb Plus
Airbnb Luxe
VRMA Conference
STR Legends
HOST 2019
Eric Moeller
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A lot of short-term rental hosts underestimate the power of effective guest communication. How well you convey the information your guests need has a big influence on their experience. And that, in turn, impacts the reviews they leave you on Airbnb. So, what does good guest communication look like? How often should you message your guests? And WHEN is the best time to send WHAT information?
Today, I’m sharing an edited version of my Smartbnb Webinar on how to streamline your Airbnb guest communication. I explain why it’s crucial to communicate clearly with STR guests and offer advice on building relationships with voice notes and video.
I walk you through the five aspects of successful Airbnb guest communication, discussing how to provide objective information that’s easy to understand—when the guest actually needs it. Listen in for an outline of my guest communication flow and learn how often to communicate with guests before, during and after their stay!
Why guest communication is crucial on Airbnb
The reasons for communicating with Airbnb guests
How we communicate as human beings
Tips for building relationships with guests remotely
The 5 aspects of successful Airbnb guest communication
My Airbnb guest communication flow
How often to communicate with guests during their stay
Communicating with Airbnb guests after their stay
Speedtest
Hemingway Editor
Grammarly
Smartbnb
Hostfully
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Are you annoyed with your Airbnb guests or overwhelmed with the responsibility of managing your listing? If you’ve been a short-term rental host for a while now, you may be tired of answering the same questions and frustrated with guests who complain about things you can’t control. This condition is known as Airbnb hosting fatigue. So, what can you do about it? Can you prevent hosting fatigue from happening to you?
Today, I’m doing a solo episode to discuss the issue of Airbnb hosting fatigue. I share my own experience with the phenomenon, explaining how I reignited my passion for hosting. I also offer insight around how outsourcing some activities and automating things like messaging, pricing, and task management can prevent STR hosting fatigue. Listen in to understand the problem with the Airbnb review system and get my top tips for finding the inspiration to stay engaged and continuing to improve your listing!
My experience with STR hosting fatigue
How I reignited my passion for hosting
How to prevent Airbnb hosting fatigue
The problem with the Airbnb review system
How I think about the Airbnb review system
My top tips for preventing STR hosting fatigue
Smartbnb
Smartbnb Blog
Jasper’s Communication Post on Smartbnb
Hostfully
Seth Porges on GPFYP068
Seth Porges’ Article on Reviews
Meetup
Tony Robbins
Jasper’s Smartbnb Webinar Registration
Host 2019
Get Paid for Your Pad Blog
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“I vowed to change the company’s vision … from putting roofs over people’s heads to creating memories and stirring emotions.”
It is easy to build relationships with guests when you have a small number of listings, and you can be there in person to check them in. But how do you keep that connection as you scale up to 50 units or more? What can you do to show people you care and maintain superior hospitality as your business grows?
Steve Patterson is the President of UrHomeInPhilly, a short-term rental property management company based in Philadelphia, PA. UrHip is ranked #1 in customer experience on Google and was voted best place to stay in Philadelphia by Sweet Retreats. Steve is passionate about helping his guests create memories, and he has maintained Superhost status—even as his business has grown to 80-plus units.
Today, Steve joins us to explain how he differentiates his STR business with outstanding service. He shares his struggle to achieve Superhost status, discussing what he learned at the Airbnb conference that improved his reviews. Listen in for Steve’s tips on building relationships with guests, even when you can’t be there to meet them in person, and learn what tech tools he uses to maintain exceptional hospitality while his business continues to grow!
How Steve got into Airbnb
Steve’s experience at the Airbnb conference
How Steve differentiates himself with service
How to build relationships when you can’t meet guests
Steve’s insight around creating a high-level of service
How Steve scaled his STR business to 80+ units
Steve’s top takeaways from STR Legends Live
UrHomeInPhilly
Steven on LinkedIn
UrHip on Facebook
Eat, Pray, Love Author Elizabeth Gilbert
Loom
BombBomb
STR Legends
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If you have a small number of Airbnb listings, screening guests (and rejecting the bad ones) is not a problem once you know what to look for. But what if you want to grow your short-term rental business to 20, 50, or even 100 properties? What tools are available to STR rental managers to vet and monitor guests? How can you leverage effective screening to make more money AND acquire new listings?
Anton Zilberberg is an STR Legend and property manager out of Toronto. He operates a portfolio of 100-plus properties through his luxury STR company, QuickStay, and serves as the Founder and CEO of Autohost, an AI screening tool for Airbnb guests. Today, Anton is back on the podcast to offer his advice on guest screening to STR managers who are looking to scale.
Anton covers the risks property managers face, describing the scope of the fraud problem in the STR industry. He also weighs in on how effective screening increases STR revenue and gives property managers a competitive advantage. Listen in to understand Autohost’s multilayer verification process and learn how effective screening protects you, your business—and your neighbors!
The fraud risks that property managers face
The scope of the fraud problem in the hospitality industry
Autohost’s multilayer verification system for screening guests
Anton’s insight on security solutions for STR managers
How to identify and deal with fake IDs
Anton’s insight around complying with privacy laws
How effective screening increases STR revenue
How effective screening gives property managers a competitive advantage
How Airbnb screening compares to Autohost
Aton’s advice for growing STR managers
How much it costs to use Autohost
How screening prevents problems for STR hosts
Autohost
Quickstay
Anton on LinkedIn
Anton on GPFYP EP290
Ernst & Young 2018 Global Fraud Survey
NoiseAware
STR Legends
Get Paid for Your Pad on Facebook
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If you’ve had a bad experience with a guest on Airbnb, chances are you did not screen that guest effectively. But if you know what to look out for and what questions to ask, it is fairly easy to determine which guests are likely to break your house rules—and which ones might be engaged in criminal activity like fraud or identity theft.
Anton Zilberberg is the Founder and CEO of Autohost, a new AI tool for screening Airbnb guests, and QuickStay, a luxury short-term rental (STR) management company out of Toronto with a portfolio of 100-plus properties. Today, he joins me to explain why it’s crucial to screen would-be guests and walk us through the questions he asks to determine intent.
Anton offers insight on the two types of risk, general and criminal, sharing the red flags to look out for and additional measures to take in minimizing your risk portfolio. He also weighs in on the pros and cons of different booking channels and discusses the risks associated with guests coming from Airbnb, Booking.com and VRBO. Listen in for the parameters Anton uses to establish a risk score for potential STR guests and learn how to handle cancellations for both instant bookings and booking requests on Airbnb.
Why it’s crucial to screen your STR guests
Anton’s screening questions for Airbnb guests
Anton’s tips for screening potential STR guests
Anton’s insight on the two types of risk
Potential red flags for criminal activity
The pros and cons of different booking channels
Factors to consider in determining general risk
The benefit of using Airbnb Instant Book
How Anton handles Airbnb booking requests
Autohost
Quickstay
Anton on LinkedIn
STR Legends Live
NoiseAware
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Accommodations account for 40% of the global travel industry, bringing in a jaw-dropping $675B in 2018. And according to a recent report by Cleveland Research Company, accommodations also happen to represent the largest, fastest growing, and most profitable segment of the online travel market. So, how much of that $675B is credited to Airbnb and other short-term rental opportunities?
Margot Schmorak is the cofounder and CEO of Hostfully, the SaaS company that helps short-term rental hosts save time, make more money and deliver a five-star experience by way of beautiful, personalized guidebooks for guests. Today, she joins me to discuss the Cleveland Research Company’s latest report on the global accommodations market, comparing the numbers for traditional vacation rentals and the sharing economy as well as the growth rates for each type of booking.
Margot and I go on to cover the EU controversy around short-term rental transparency, explaining how Airbnb listings there are required to show the real price, fees included, from the start. Listen in for insight around Airbnb’s increase in Instant Book listings, the site’s new search tools for business travelers, and the recent launch of Airbnb Adventures.
Article #1: Breaking Down the Global Accommodations and Vacation Rental Market
· Global accommodations market = $675B
· Vacation rentals 17%, sharing economy 6%
· Sharing economy growing at 30-40%
· Airbnb double revenue of Booking.com (same # of listings)
Article #2: Airbnb Reaches Seven Out of Ten Properties Available for Instant Booking
· All listings on Booking.com book instantly
· VRBO/HomeAway 63%, Airbnb 70%
· Airbnb hosts screen after booking made
Article #3: Airbnb’s Sale of an Around-the-World Trip Has Left Some Customers Angry
· 12-week Around the World in 80 Days sold out
· Complexity makes difficult to scale, manage
Article #4: How to Earn Airline Miles & Points Through Airbnb
· Requested during Chesky Twitter chat
· Includes Delta, Qantas and ANA
Article #5: Airbnb Offers Greater Price Transparency in Europe After Regulatory Threats
· Required to show real price from start (with fees)
· Like to see worldwide implementation
Article #6: Airbnb Introduces New Search Tools for Business Travelers
· Work trip filter under stay type
· Listings highly rated by business travelers
Hostfully
Margot on LinkedIn
Article #1
Article #2
Article #3
Airbnb Adventures
Article #4
Delta|Airbnb
ANA|Airbnb
Qantas|Airbnb
Inspirato
Article #5
Article #6
Airbnb for Work
GPFYP Facebook Group
Zapier
Rezfest
2019 VRMA International Conference
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Get Paid For Your Pad is the go-to podcast for Airbnb hosts, short-term rental operators, and vacation rental entrepreneurs who…
Hosted by Jasper Ribbers, Eric Moeller, and Kaye Putnam from Freewyld Foundry, this podcast delivers actionable tips on Airbnb pricing strategies, revenue management, direct bookings, listing optimization, and guest experience. You'll hear from real hosts, property managers, and industry pros who share behind-the-scenes insights, lessons learned, and the systems they use to grow profitable STR businesses.
Whether you're managing one property or one hundred, you'll walk away with practical strategies to increase occupancy, boost profits, and build a sustainable short-term rental brand.
Tune in weekly to learn how to thrive in today’s competitive Airbnb market, and get paid what you’re worth.
Freewyld Foundry offers revenue and pricing management (RPM) services to the top 1% of STR hosts. Learn more and request a free Revenue Report: https://www.freewyldfoundry.com
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