Considering buying a home to live in for a bit while I look for a permanent home, then turn 1st home into STR

[Linda5114]

I'm considering buying a home to live in for about months while I look for a permanent home that better fits our needs, but gives me time to find the right thing. Then turning the first home into short term rental in the Charleston, SC area.

The temp house I am looking at has a salt-water pool. I want to require a signed pool waiver to protect me if I turn it into a short term rental later. I have heard that AirBnB does not require renters to sign anything. So, if they refuse to sign my pool waiver at check-in, then I'm out of luck and liable if anything happens. 

I'm wondering if owners are allowed to state that rental reservations are subject to approval, and to get approval they must sign and submit the waiver before I approve their reservation. 

Does anyone have a source for a good pool waiver?

[Marie8425 · Accepted solution]

@Linda5114 

You can set your listing that  every reservation requires Host approval.  Then you can talk to the Guest prior to approval.  Since you will want to mention for every reservation you can set up a quick message that gives a set message to every guest you send prior to approval.  One thing I would suggest is get the waiver signed before check in saves if there is any argument you can handle early.

[Paula]

Hello @Linda5114, welcome to the Airbnb Community Center!😊

This is an excellent question, and many hosts in the community have discussed this topic. I would like to share three relevant conversations:

• Pool Liability Addendum

• Pool Waiver

• Waivers for Private Pool and Bikes

Since having a pool involves many additional logistics, I also wanted to share a link here where you can learn about maintenance, cleanliness, and other important topics.

I thought to also tag some hosts with pools here in case they want to share their experience with you: @Jonathan2534 @Jonathan2725 and @Rose422.

I hope you find this helpful!