John and Tim respond to the Wall Street Journal article "Welcome to Your Airbnb, the Cleaning Fees Are $143 and You’ll Still Have to Wash the Linens"

● Why are cleaning fees so high?

● Guest expectations and host expectations out of sync

● Average cleaning fees nationally

● Average cleaning fees in our market

● Hosts making guest do too many chores

● It was on tiktok, instagram, facebook, now in the Wall Street Journal

● Actionable step: how you can help your listing by having a reasonable cleaning fee and

checkout policy

Patience is going to be your greatest asset in this biz. You have great years, bad years, and everything in between. Just like real estate or your stock / retirement portfolio, you are in it for the long haul if you want to earn positive returns. John and Tim discuss how patience will help you maximize your returns AND your sanity.

Someone smoked in my vacation rental....what should I do to remediate?

• What do you do about the smokers that smoked your non-smoking rental

• How to think about penalties and fees for guests who broke the rules

○ Put this in your rental agreement, house rules, and listing

• Tim discusses the ozone tech and remediation and ozone safety, how long it takes

• How much does it cost to get rid of that smoke odor

• Will airbnb and VRBO pay out for this remediation?

• What else to think about (smoke staying in the walls, airing it out, smell getting in the

  furniture)

• How your cleaning crew needs to tackle it

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Is your vacation rental ready for hurricanes and other natural disasters? With hurricane season in full swing, John shares his Hurricane Fiona experience. This episode will go over what to think about to prepare for natural disasters and how to plan to protect your guests and your vacation rental property.

John and Tim share how to identify and prevent common vacation rental scams...

● This industry has so many scams so here are some you need to be aware of as a host

● The guest coming in to trash your place with the weekend party (What this request will

look like)

● The bed bug scam

● The your place is dirty scam

● The squatter

● The constant complainer

● I found a better rental scammer

● Extortionist

● How to prevent these from happening to you

● How to respond if you are in a situation like this

● Make your listing scamproof or scam resistant by your language and communication ‘non-nonsense approach’

Revisit this episode anytime you think a guest or prospective guest is up to a scam, lots of experiences shared here. Hope they help! Please rate, review, and subscribe the support means a lot to us, we are new and want to help as many hosts as possible.

John and Tim share stories of hosts and owners they know that sharply contradict each other. Some owners find great financial success and rewards, while others find heartache, stress, and loss. Know what to look for when investing and avoid losing thousands of dollars. In discussion, John and Tim share common pitfalls when you make the wrong assumptions, pay too much, or buy into an HOA or community with the wrong intent and rules...this discussion can save you thousands if you are in the discovery phase. Even if you have already bought, these experiences can save you money in your next vacation rental investment.

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Are vacation rentals dead? Is short term rental a dying asset class?

John and Tim discuss their take. While losses will be taken while nightly rates are low, there are huge opportunities for savvy and clever vacation rental entrepreneurs who practice patience. The outlook may seem bleak, however, this is when the best opportunities present themselves. Listen in today to learn about the current state of vacation rentals and how you can position yourself to come out on top.

Information overload: your guests have too much info, how simplifying your marketing will win big in 2022 and beyond

a. Your message needs to highlight WHO the property is for

b. Price needs to signal your ideal demographic

c. Description needs to match your headline and marketing message

d. Do not try to be everything to everyone, this is a recipe to win nothing.

e. Make sure your marketing is uniform across your listings, direct booking website, social media, email list

f. What simplifying your message looks like in 2022 - an example of good vs bad.

Leave Some Feedback:

• What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below

• Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review. We are new so all feedback helps us improve and grow. We want to help as many hosts as possible in year 1.

• If you would like to dive deeper into a topic, let us know in the ratings or reviews and we can do an episode with more info and insights.

Want to know more, need more help or have an idea for a podcast episode or blog article? Reach out to us at [email protected].

Are you in Florida and need a new airbnb cleaning service? Try vacationhomehelp.com so we can refer you to your new rockstar cleaning team and earn more 5-star reviews for cleanliness. Mention podcast and receive $75 off your first turnover cleaning (subject to certain exclusions).

Dealing with people matters so much in the vacation rental business. If you are an airbnb host or in any business really, you must develop and work on your people skills.

In this episode, we will discuss how to deal with contractors including how to let one go that is underperforming. You will deal with tons of contractors as an airbnb host or vacation rental owner (cleaners, maintenance, handymen and handywomen, pool techs, furniture companies, designers, and more...) so this is an incredibly important skill to work on.

This short, but actionable discussion will cover the most need to know topics.

Leave Some Feedback:

• What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below

• Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review. We are new so all feedback helps us improve and grow. We want to help as many hosts as possible in year 1.

• If you would like to dive deeper into a topic, let us know in the ratings or reviews and we can do an episode with more info and insights.

Want to know more, need more help or have an idea for a podcast episode or blog article? Reach out to us at [email protected].

Are you in Florida and need a new airbnb cleaning service? Try vacationhomehelp.com so we can refer you to your new rockstar cleaning team and earn more 5-star reviews for cleanliness. Mention podcast and receive $75 off your first turnover cleaning (subject to certain exclusions).

What to do when you hate your vacation rental manager

Do you hate your rental manager? A couple reasons why this may be true

1. Fees are too high for value they are delivering

2. They are not handling guest issues effectively

3. They are not driving direct bookings and are solely relying on airbnb or vrbo

4. They did not pay your taxes

5. Poor reviews

6. Poor returns

7. When it may be time to cut the losses and move on and how to do so

   1. Break agreement the right way

   2. Before letting them know, line up a cleaning company so you can go solo or another management company asking them questions to avoid hiring a bad one again

Leave Some Feedback:

• What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below

• Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review. We are new so all feedback helps us improve and grow. We want to help as many hosts as possible in year 1.

• If you would like to dive deeper into a topic, let us know in the ratings or reviews and we can do an episode with more info and insights.

Want to know more, need more help or have an idea for a podcast episode or blog article? Reach out to us at [email protected].

Are you in Florida and need a new airbnb cleaning service? Try vacationhomehelp.com so we can refer you to your new rockstar cleaning team and earn more 5-star reviews for cleanliness. Mention podcast and receive $75 off your first turnover cleaning (subject to certain exclusions).