John discusses how much time airbnb hosting takes and how to calculate and think about your 'cost' of hosting.

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Mortgage rates, inflation, and the economy are creating the perfect storm. Short term investing is a no for me right now. Note: this episode is about real estate investing and not about airbnb stock.

• Airbnb investing is a bad idea at the moment

• Vacation rentals are sometimes, a great investment idea. However, right now the outlook is bleak

• If you own a vacation rental, here are some things you should consider to save on costs and efficiently run your short term rental

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What do you do when your airbnb guest is not responding or communicating to your messages? I share what to do from my past experiences.

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Time just released an article about airbnb - Too Many Rich People Bought Airbnbs. Now They’re Sitting Empty

In this episode, I share several ways you can reduce operating costs to save money during this down period. I also share areas you should not cut corners on.

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John meets Steve Costa from Grand Welcome. They discuss:

• Vacation Rental Market Outlook 2022

• How Grand Welcome handles vacation rental pricing

• What platforms book the best out of Airbnb, Booking.com, and VRBO

• Inflations impact on the market

• How you can make you vacation rental stand out in a saturated short term rental market

Learn more about opportunities and listing with Grand Welcome here.

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In today's episode I will discuss:

• What questions to ask when hiring an airbnb cleaner

• Wall to wall method of short term rental cleaning

• How laundry is done at a vacation rental

• Why airbnb cleaning fees are high

• How vacation rental cleaning is different from residential cleaing

• Different types of airbnb cleaning services

• How to identify if a cleaner is being honest or BSing you.

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Learn about Google Vacation Rentals and Google SEO for Vacation Rentals and Airbnb Hosts.

• Can I list my vacation rental on Google Vacation Rentals as of Nov 2 2022?

• What is vacation rental SEO? Airbnb SEO?

• SEO for vacation rentals explained in this short primer.

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What is the average occupancy rate on airbnb?

How much can I earn with one airbnb listing?

Learn about what kind of occupancy rates to expect on airbnb and what is actually realistic (although this podcast will teach you how to defy 'normal' expectations with awesome operations and marketing)....

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In today's episode I discuss some considerations when you are selling or buying an airbnb with existing bookings.

• Can you transfer airbnb bookings after selling your property?

• How to transfer property ownership of an airbnb

• Nightmare scenario when you do not transfer bookings properly

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John discusses 7+ quick tips on how to spruce up your vacation rental listing with great photography. If you already have photos, don't skip this because you may have to revisit your photo spread to optimize for more bookings.

Examples of airbnb listing photos:

https://madmenvacationrentals.com/mad-men-magic-kingdom-house-galleries/