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Hello everyone,This is a place where you can talk about hosting in a general way. Dive into this board to get to know other hosts, share your experiences, exchange ideas about hosting, and share your host stories.Remember that for more specific questions ... read more
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Poll - Do you pick up your guests?

Hello everybody! I hope you're all doing well today. Today I thought I would do a quick poll about picking your guests up from the airport/public transport. I was wondering if any of you offer this to your guests or have done this in the past? Alternative... read more
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A Host's guide to Airbnb: 60 tips

Hey Airbnb hosts, started this list as an answer to a question but it turned up pretty big so I shared it as a separate post that I believe helped a lot of people. Almost a year older in my Airbnb host age, I decided to update the list and add some stuff ... read more
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Very Touchy Subject for a Host

I have a very attractive female guest and she invited 2 extra male guests from Quebec. She is currently at me residence booking and already violated the partying/events clause/rule through my father checking up on the place as he noticed an extra 4 males ... read more
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How many towels per person per stay?

This isn't a biggie, but how do hosts handle the towel issue? I have luxuriant towels that take ages to dry in the dryer. I've noticed that if I put out 8 for 4 people--even for 2 nights--usually more than 4 will be used. However, if I just put the 4 for ... read more
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Yogurt's missing...Really:)

I had a lovely 20 something gal stay with her mom last night for one night while on their road trip. Daughter made reservation with her account. My breakfast is served at 8a, I hear mom up and about at 5:30 am. I get up at 7:30 to make breakfast, mom says... read more
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Trying A New Approach To Guests Who Book Without Reading The Listing Info

After two bookings (both IB) in a row where the guests showed up and thought they had rented our entire home and not a private room and bath, and obviously not read any house rules, didn't know we had cats, etc......I'm trying a new approach. I have a str... read more
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Host in Philadelphia - looking for cleaning service and property manager

Hello fellow AirBnB-ers!:-)I'm a new host in South Philadelphia, and I'm looking for a reliable and reasonable cleaning service company/person - if somebody work with cleaning people who they really like, could you please give me a reference?Since my wife... read more
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Financing Airbnb properties

Has anyone found a lender familiar with the Airbnb model (multi-unit) and are financing the purchase of such properties?
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What do you do when a guest wants to drop off their luggage before check-in time?

We have a guest, who has booked an experience for next week, and they are from Alberta, Canada. We only have their first name and they have asked if it is ok for them to drop off their luggage at 8am. Check-in time is after 5:00pm.What do other hosts do i... read more
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Is Airbnb earning considered stable income in loan application?

Hi all, I am planning for my first Airbnb unit addition to my primary residence. My target is to buy a condo with 20% ~ 25% down. My loan agent told me that they don't consider Airbnb investment as stable income. They consider long term rental as stable i... read more
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Airbnb property management in Dallas

I have a nice place in Dallas and I'm moving away soon. I'm curious if there are any local Airbnb property managers around the area or how I would go about finding one. A quick search on Google didn't turn up much. I'm looking for one similar to Guesthop.... read more
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Smart Door locks

Hi Everyone - We're closing on our first Airbnb rental next week and going to be updating the property, so I wanted to ask a couple of questions about the smart home features - specifically locks. I've been researching alot of the smart home locks and the... read more
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