@Brandon88 @Emiel1
Yeah Brandon it is, as you suggest, something which could be fine tuned, but l don't personally see it as a problem.
Now Brandon it is possibly a bit unfair for me to critique what you do because, my situation is different from yours! I host in a cottage in my garden at the rear of the house block.....and this gives me a decided advantage, because I am always on site and I do my own hosting preparation....I do 'not' have to rely on others, and the time constaints that relying on others may involve.
I have set all my preparation times to a minimum requirement, and it works well for me.
I have a check-out time of 11.00 am and I set my check-in time for the next guest in the message stream to give me a 3 hour window in order to prepare the cottage.
Brandon I have never had an issue.....it all works seemlessly! Have a look at my current March calendar.
You will notice I have 5 same day check-out/check-ins for the month and it all works well! I never have a an incoming guest thumping on the door while an outgoing guest is still there.
I set it up that way in the message stream! Now I know working this way is not for everyone but, my March business relates to $2,800 AU, and if I set my interval between guest departures and arrivals the way you do I would have my income for the month halved.....not a good deal for me.
I think Brandon, if we are going to get the best out of this hosting business.....and that is what it is, it's a business, we have to bend like the river grass and do whatever is required to achieve the result we want.
Airbnb allows me to set an interval between guests that suits me just fine.....sure l have to have my skates on at times, but, the effort shows up in my bank balance!
Food for thought mate!
Cheers......Rob