New host common mistakes

[Cal12]

Hello Airbnb, I’m a new host and would appreciate any and all feedback on common hosting mistakes and how they can be avoided.

[Emiel1 · Accepted solution]

@Cal12 

I think you can find a lot of information in this community about "mistakes".

I think the most common  mistake is:

Not reading the Airbnb Help information first before starting hosting anyway:

https://www.airbnb.com/help/topic/1024/deciding-to-host

OR

Not searching the HELP information first when having a question, instead of contacting Airbnb.

Best regards,

Emiel

[Mark116]

The most frequent 'easily avoidable' thing that new hosts do is that if a guest wants to cancel, people will cancel on their behalf or accept the sneaky 'will you accept the cancellation' messages from airbnb.  Never, ever cancel a reservation.  If a guest wants to cancel, they do it.  In the event of a tragedy or act of god, contact airbnb before doing any cancellation so they can do it for you and no penalties.

Otherwise, spend a couple hours going through the forum and you will get tons of great ideas and hints.

[Cal12]

Thanks Mark!

[Sapphire2]

This is a good tip! We are new to airbnb and we had no idea about this.

[Fay214]

Hope it is working out for you.  I am new here too.  Joined November 28

[Gaz-and-Aileen0]

Very good guy on YOU TUBE dose videos, called "STR University" . Everything  airbnb A-Z