Sorry to hear about your experiences with damage caused by guests. I haven’t had problems like this yet, but guess I will, sooner or later, so I haved read up a bit.
Agree that unless it is very low season, chances are low that a host would be able to gather all neccessary info on replacement costs, documentation etc, before next check in.
Someone in this forum suggested to film (e.g with our phone) the listing before each check in, to show which status the listing was in before. Then, if there is damage discovered after check out, film again, documenting damage, before cleaning/replacing and letting next guest check in. Guess we could then start by contacting Airbnb the same day before next check in, submitting the videos and whatever else we have, and state that we’ll follow up with missing details later. And say we plan to let the next guest check in now, as the damage has been documented, unless Airbnb has any objections?
The point of the ”make claim before next check in” must be that it should be proven WHICH GUEST caused the damage. And surely, if it is possible for the host to get the listing ready for the next guest in time, it should be better for Airbnb if they do NOT have to help relocate next guest, as they say they will, if needed?