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An $11,659 Two-Month Booking - and Three Vacant Days Since June
Description
Steve reports pulling $11,659 for a two-month midterm reservation at a Mansfield property - one of several five-figure bookings that have given them only three vacant days since June. The property averages $5,000-plus per 30-day stay, mostly through insurance clients and Airbnb for Work, despite Corporate Relocation Services now booking directly through Airbnb instead of going direct. Steve also reveals a near-miss: a guest tried to lock in Formula One weekend in Austin for $700 total before dynamic pricing kicked those four nights up to over $2,000.
The hosts discuss AC failures across three units, the pros and cons of home warranties versus financing new HVAC systems, and money-saving strategies including Energy Ogre for electricity shopping, smart thermostats that shut off when guests leave, and the growing need to put liens on tenants who abandon property full of belongings. They cover HELOC availability (Wells Fargo is out, PNC still offering 30-day approvals), the flaws in Airbnb's review system that let problem guests accumulate five-star reviews, and why midterm B2B beats short-term B2C for controlling utility costs with caps.
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