@Elizabeth429 I feel the exact same way every time I have a guest check in.
When I started out, the house I bought was trashed. It was used as government subsidized housing for a few years , so it was in very bad repair.
We worked for about six months repairing, cleaning and correcting a long list of things that had to be done.
I just made a list of everything that had to be done and started checking of items as we went.
Finally we opened for guests but there were still many little issues that hadn’t been addressed but we had to open because we needed the cash flow.
So I was always a wreck, hoping the guests wouldn’t complain about the issues we didn’t get to yet. One of our first Groups pulled the shower control off the wall causing a huge mess and then we repaired the shower but it was dripping still.
Guests kept mentioning the dripping tub but the estimate we got for the replacement valve was $800. I decided we had to live with the drip for a while. We finally got the drip repaired about two weeks ago after three guests in a row mentioned the drip. It really was the last thing on the list of critical things to repair. My anxiety has lessened to a degree but I guess it comes from my confidence in knowing everything is up to par.
Maybe it’s the fear of the unknown or in my case a lack of confidence in my listing.
We’re getting there slowly but surely and now I get ridiculous comments like “only one dish towel”.
I will take that complaint any day...Good Luck!
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