Vacation Home Help

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky's X Tweet - https://twitter.com/bchesky/status/1704465615954584043

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Today, we have Zach Busekrus from Sponstayneous on to talk short term rentals.Connect with Zach on InstagramLast Minute Airbnb Deals on sponstayneous.com

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If your guests won't leave your property in time, here are some practical steps you can take.

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Read the article by The Atlantic 'Airbnb Really Is Different Now"https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/09/airbnb-hotel-hosting-cleaning-fees/675355/

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A little neat trick to help you rank higher with the algorithm...

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Big changes with VRBO's cancellation policy and Premier Host Program

• If the host cancels a booking 48 hours before the stay, they will be charged 50% of gross booking value — that’s the most harsh penalty. If it is canceled between 30 days to 48 hours prior, the penalty is 25%; prior to 30 days, the penalty is 10% with a minimum of $50.
• Hosts can get a waiver for unavoidable cancellations, such as those attributable to natural disasters. Vrbo confirmed that, for now, only hosts in the U.S. will face the penalties.
• Updates to eligibility requirements for the Premier Host program will start January 2024. The new requirements aim to make the program more exclusive, by only admitting hosts with an average overall rating of 4.4+, those whose initiated cancellation rate is less than 1%, and those whose booking acceptance rates are 95% or higher.

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How I do short term rental bookkeeping in under 30 minutes a weekLinks to help with creating your chart of accounts (you do not need these softwares, these are just to reference to get your chart of accounts)https://blog.bnbtally.com/airbnb-costs-and-chart-of-accounts-to-considerhttps://www.doorloop.com/blog/property-management-chart-of-accounts

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Sometimes the numbers may be a bit confusing whether you are reading the transaction activity report (the airbnb spreadsheet download) or your reservation detail.I recommend checking the reservation detail to understand the numbers that go into your payout spreadsheet that you can download from Airbnb. This episode I am going over numbers from a reservation I had to explain how they show reservation details.

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