After almost 2 years of hosting via Airbnb (and for the most part being happy with that), I recently had a very disappointing experience with their Resolution Centre. I completely disagree with their handling of a claim regarding damages, and am deeply unhappy with how they treated me.
As a result, I have decided to give another platform a try, and have decided on VRBO, as I've heard good things about them. I can see that they are not as big in Sweden as Airbnb are (based on the number of properties they have in Stockholm) - but I know that they are much bigger in some other markets. And I'm thinking that since I typically have a lot of visitors from markets where VRBO are big, many of my potential guests will probably search both via VRBO and Airbnb. And since VRBO have much fewer listings in Stockholm, this should benefit me, give my listing more visibility. (Which is not why I'm trying VRBO, but would be a nice side-effect.)
Is there anything that I need to be aware of, differences in how VRBO works vs Airbnb, that I should be aware of? Any typical errors that hosts make when first listing on VRBO? Any communities/forums like this, where hosts can go to search for information and get support?
I don't think I'll want to be on 2 platforms for very long, feels like that would be too stressful. But I will not leave Airbnb until I've given VRBO a try, and see if I like it. What do I need to think about if I will (for a short while) be on 2 platforms?