Hosting for a friend

[Tierra-and-Nate0]

My friend is asking if I can host her home while shes gone for several months. But she is wanting to pay me but I'm not sure how much to charge? 

[Anonymous]

@Tierra-and-Nate0   As an experienced host, you already have a pretty good idea of how much effort goes into each booking, so you should at least be able to estimate how much time you will be committing to each cleaning and check-in process. You could charge a flat rate or an hourly rate, depending on how much variation you'd expect (for example, if it's a large house that could be trashed by a big group - definitely go hourly).

If you're also on-call as the guest's primary contact during the stay, this has value worth building into your rate. 

A final consideration is whether you will be taking over the listing as a co-host - managing calendar, setting prices, receiving bookings, coordinating with and reviewing guests, etc.  If this is all being left up to you, it would make more sense to charge a commission off of the total payout, since the listing's performance is based on your performance. 

[Alice595]

@Tierra-and-Nate0  This question has been asked before. Here is a post thread. You may read through it to get what is appropriate for your case.

https://community.withairbnb.com/t5/Help/How-much-does-a-co-host-gets-paid/m-p/356256#M49247

[Lisa723]

@Tierra-and-Nate0 in addition to what @Anonymous said, please be sure to make a written agreement specifying exactly what your duties are and exactly what your rate of pay is-- to protect yourself and your friendship.

My local co-host gets 100% of our cleaning fee and 30% of rent. I maintain the on-line listings; she manages turnovers and does all on-site support. We both communicate with guests.

Also bear in mind when setting up the listing (unless it is already established and she is adding you as a co-host) that the listing and reviews stay permanently with the listing admin, not the co-host, regardless of whether the co-host is the primary host.

https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/1243/whats-a-cohost