Listing Help

[Nicole2526]

I've been up and running for a week.  My suburban Houston listing has no bookings!  Any advice or suggestions on pricing changes or listing information tweaks?  Is this normal for the first week?   @Nicole2526

Here is the link to the listing:

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/52317604?guests=1&adults=1&s=67&unique_share_id=edb4a580-3213-457f-b11a...

[Brian2036]

@Nicole2526 

I think the price is on the high side but that’s not always bad. It’s a very nice house and you don’t want bargain hunters.

 I don’t know who your target clients are but I would assume that it would be business travelers or families visiting relatives.

 I wonder if part of the problem is your rental agency. I have heard bad things about them from both owners and guests, and if you look at their reviews they are very bad.

 I wouldn’t rent anything managed by Evolve.

[Brian2036]

@Nicole2526 

Here’s some information on Evolve:

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/530/topics/973478-anyone-use-evolve-management

Basically they are just squeezing in between you and Airbnb and skimming off the top of your income while not doing much for you.

We had a local management company like that for a couple of years and it was not worth it. We got rid of them and started over.