I am pretty happy about this so I've decided to share it here where everyone who hosts can appreciate it. I have 403 reviews but only 400 show up in my visible count. I did have at least one that wasn't a 5 star so my rating is 4.99 for what seems like forever! Someday maybe I'll overcome that .01 and reach 5? I have been a superhost since the first qualifying period after we started in 2017.
I'm amazed at how quickly this whole thing has taken off. We were charging $39 a night when we started... per airbnbs original recommendation! We're now at $160 during the slow winter season and $225 on weekend nights during the busy summer season.
I have numerous repeat guests. One family has been here 10 times!
The first year 2017 we made $19k. In 2018 we made $25K. In 2019 we made $35K. Because I've added an airbnb "experience" recently (which has been pretty successful so far), I'm shooting for $50k this year! I am making more money renting a single 134 sq ft tinyhouse (working MAYBE an hour a day cleaning/laundry) than I made when I worked 40 hours a week @$16.10/hour as a forklift operator in a grocery warehouse! There are things we all can complain about regarding airbnb but we have to agree that it has provided us a unique opportunity to make money very unconventionally and quite easily.