@Cherie54
Just a word of warning. Don't rely entirely on Airbnb's background checks. I do want my guests to have their ID verified with Airbnb, as it's just an extra layer of protection and better than nothing. However, I am really not sure how reliable this verification process is.
I had a guest try and fail to instant book with me because she had a really terrible review which, amongst other things, suggested that different people were using the guest's profile. On top of that, her communication was terrible, so I turned her away even though she really wanted to book with me. Soon after, I got another request from a different account with no reviews. It was clearly the same guest (I won't go into the details but I'm 100% sure of that) with a fake name.
I reported it to Airbnb who told me to block her. However, both accounts said ID verified, which shouldn't happen as you're not supposed to have more than one account. Airbnb did nothing about it and, last time I checked, both accounts were still on the platform.
A user can change the name, info and photos on the profile at any time. So, an account can say ID verified, but be used by someone else. Again, in theory this isn't allowed, but it happens. I had a guy try to book with me but he had clearly never used Airbnb before. There were several very good reviews on his profile, but clearly for someone else. When I asked, he admitted the reviews were for his mother. So, he was using her profile, but had changed the name, photo, description etc. so he himself was not verified and the reviews had nothing to do with him.