One of the very best vehicles for growing wealth is real estate. In recent years, short-term rentals have proven a lucrative strategy within the real estate category. Since the boom of 2022, however, things haven’t been as ducky as old Cubert would like. After several months of lower-than-expected bookings, I’m left wondering if there’s a […]
Airbnb Hosting Strategies
Have you ever thought about turning a condo or apartment into a cash-flowing business? These posts share helpful resources including host checklists for setting up your new pad. Then decide if hosting on other platforms like VRBO are worth it.
Becoming a host is easier than you might think! Check out these posts and decide for yourself if the little bit of effort is worth the extraordinary income potential.
The Airbnb Cash Cow
Our Airbnb condo continues to provide a strong and reliable stream of income. Thank you, pent-up pandemic demand! Since we opened our Airbnb Experiment for business back in 2018, the area has become even more popular with demand outpacing rental supply. That’s great news for short-term rental hosts, but it hasn’t come without a few […]
How to Optimize Your Airbnb Listing
If you’ve recently taken the plunge into Airbnb hosting, you’ll quickly find yourself swimming in a proverbial sea of variables. Everything from pricing strategy to marketing and finding a reliable cleaner. It’s exhausting, honestly. Thank goodness for experienced and successful host Jasper Ribbers, who, along with co-author Huzefa Kapadia published the excellent guide book Get […]
How to Set up Your First Airbnb Short Term Rental
Finding the market supply of long-term rentals incredibly tight, we decided in late 2017 to invest in a condo in Michigan. This wouldn’t be a long-term rental. Nope. In this summertime tourist hot spot, we’d establish our first short-term vacation rental. But we needed a complete setup checklist to make this conversion profitable as soon […]
Turno: Coordinate Your Airbnb Cleaning Tasks With Ease
Finding a dependable cleaning crew for your Airbnb can be a difficult task. When you find a good cleaner, you then need to coordinate turnovers – making sure both the host and cleaning crew are on the same schedule. Thank goodness we stumbled upon the free app, TurnoverBnB. Hosts must show appreciation to their cleaners, […]