Hey Hassan,
I'm going to start with just a few things on a large scale I think you're contending with, and then a few more that pertain to your listing in particular.
First, looks like you've got a killer location! However, having looked up and down the Florida coastline before we purchased, I think you're in a market that makes it very hard to compete just due to the number of competitors, property pricing, and amenities offered in the area. That's not something you can change, unfortunately, but being in a saturated market is something that's going to make things much harder for you. Impossible? No. But it does mean that you have to be better than every other host you're competing with in every aspect, especially as a new host.
The first thing I notice are the photos. Get a professional in there to take your pictures as soon as possible. Crooked, blurry, unflattering photos are the fastest way to make a guest choose someone else's listing. I want to see magazine worthy pictures, taken with a lens that does the space justice, and makes me really want to see it in person. What I see now are cell phone pictures taken by someone saving the most important money they can spend, and that isn't setting up to be better than the competition. Drone photos can set the space apart too. Show me how close to the water I'll be. Show me the best place to eat that I can walk to. Show me the private yard with the ocean in the background. Those things inspire people and set you apart.
The photos say there's a full kitchen, yet there's no stove or cooktop? Can you get an induction plate for guests to use so it's safe and efficient? Is the microwave a convection oven as well? Maybe the space isn't going to work for any kind of cooking, and that's fine, but if that's the case, I would strongly suggest making that space more of a "coffee bar" or "wet bar" and less of a "kitchen".
Take an hour and fill out your host profile. It'll make you relatable to people, and you want your guests to understand that you're also just an average guy at the end of the day, just like them. Be authentic to yourself, but let people see you a little bit so they can start to feel comfortable being in your space. It took me a week or more working on our listing and profile, tweaking things, adding, changing, making sure people understand that we're not special, but also making sure they can feel that we're going to go above and beyond at every turn to make sure they're comfortable, and to make their experience the best we possibly can.
As to your original question about the lack of activity, 4 days may as well be 4 hours in this game. So while you can't rush time itself, there are things you can do to give yourself the best chance. That's going to start with the things I mentioned above (the photos first and foremost), but it also includes your pricing. Can you crush the market on price to start with? We absolutely attacked our market on both price as well as experience, knowing it would be a short term sacrifice for long term gain. If you have room to undercut the market by 15% do that immediately. Figure out your cost to hold the property per day, use that as your bottom number, and then work toward that as far as you have to until the bookings start and you get some traction. You can't really get into the next bracket down (2 bed priced as a 1 bed for example) when you only have 1 bed, so it's a matter of how low you can get to make someone take the gamble on your property instead of another one with a track record.
I'm sure what I've said seems harsh, but the reality is that if you want to compete in the market you're in, you have to be the best in your area. If that's not something you're willing to work toward every single day then I'm afraid the guests will be the judge on how long the property stays listed. The good news is that the bar is really pretty low for the most part. Properties can be very similar and offer many of the same amenities, but the experience, the listing itself, the host, they all play a major role in your success, and most people discount that.
The last thing I'll say is that what I see as needing changed really isn't that hard to do, but it'll make a night and day difference in how your listing comes across! I truly hope you have wild success, and I'm happy to chat through anything I can help with in more detail if you'd like. Otherwise, take care, happy holidays, and may 2026 be a killer year for you!
