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[Catherine3832]

Hello everyone 

I need guidance please. I currently have a short term rental I owned and a friend of mine is going to rent his house and I will be the one hosting and managing. I need to know if I should create the listing under my email and his information or a separate account. He doesn’t want to be involved at all so I’m not sure what to do. Thanks a lot in advance 

[Rebecca]

Hi @Catherine3832 👋

Great question, and one that we get asked quite frequently here. @Joan2709 shared a fantastic answer on the thread How should I set up a listing to Co-host?

I've added Joan's answer below for you (but it's a great thread to read anyway) 👇

The listing should ALWAYS be setup under the Owner's profile/account. You setup your own, separate profile under your name. 

After the listing is created, the owner invites you to be a full-access Co Host.

You can then be named as "Primary Host", but the actual Owner still shows as owner internally on the listing. Guests will see your name as Host and Owner as Co Host. If the Owner doesn't want to receive guest messages, they can turn OFF messages in their notification settings. You will need access to the Owner's account to setup scheduled messages and quick replies and create the Host Guidebook as these functions are only accessible through the Owner's account profile.

What Co Hosts Can Do

https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/1534

Co Hosts vs Primary Host vs Owner

https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/1536

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I hope this helps 😊