Podcast Episodes

Are you charging the correct cleaning fee?

We are currently doing hundreds of reservations a month, and something just dawned on me after looking at our cleaning fee and realizing it was likely too low...We may be losing thousands of dollars!…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

Are long-term stays better? (Pros and cons)

Do you know all the downsides to renting to long-term guests for stays over 30 days? If you haven't really thought it through before - there are quite a few. Everything from the legalities and taxes …

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

Remote listings & traveling tax free

What if you could travel for free? Without tax that is. Well, you likely can.

I stayed at the most remote Airbnb I've ever stayed at in my life. I literally could barely get to it. After putting th…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

The Risks and Opportunities with Short-term Rentals

I've been investing for over 12 years and have not been particularly biased to any one type of real estate to invest in. I started my career as a commercial real estate broker working exclusively wit…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

How you know you're getting scammed (Airbnb thieves)

Episode 137

It's hard to tell at first. Something seems a little fishy but not enough to lead you to believe that someone is out to fool you. Not from the start anyway. These days there aren't many areas of life…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

How Aircover Protects You

Episode 136

If you have had an STR for a while I'm sure you had some unexpected cleaning due to guests smoking in your listing or pets damaging your property. Not only is it frustrating when our properties aren'…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

135. Future outlook from the biggest hotel chains in the world

Compared to the hotel industry, the short-term rental industry is still just a small share of the pie. Although it is growing! And not just growing but merging with the hotel industry. The hotel indu…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

134. Why You Might Want to Delete Your Airbnb

Whether you sold your house, decided not to rent your home any longer, are doing a major renovation, or dropped the ball and got some bad initial reviews with your short-term rental, you might want t…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

133. When A Guest Can Bring a Pet to Your Property (Whether you like it or not)

There are times when a man's best friend gets promoted to its highest calling, as a crucial companion for members of the community. As a service animal. Today, a lot of people rely on them to help as…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

132. Should You Accept Pets?

Have you considered putting out the welcome mat for the furry, four-legged travelers of the world? Well, there's a pretty substantial market for pet-friendly vacation rentals. Study shows that more t…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago