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April Host Wrap Up - We can get through this!

May 03, 2020

Howdy to all you happy hosts and rental rock stars. Yes, even with the pandemic in effect you are all still rock stars! Now, this is the part where I usually say to you "hope your April was full of booked nights and 5-star reviews" but right now just getting through it is good enough. I hope you are staying safe out there. In an attempt to provide hosts with information this month, we are going to look at the two big Airbnb controversies and try to understand what the CARES act says about mortgages. Not the most exciting topics, but I will try to keep it short and to the point. Good luck out there! Let's take a look back at the April Host Wrap-Up!

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March Host Wrap Up: Airbnb's COVID19 Response & Unemployment FAQ

Mar 31, 2020

Howdy to all you happy hosts and rental rock stars! I hope your March was full of booked nights and 5-star reviews. But let's be honest, it probably was not. We all are just trying to survive in the post COVID19 world. Like I said in our COVID letter, there is not one single solution for all hosts so each host needs to look at their unique situation and do what they can to get by. Rentals will come back at some point. Anyone that is saying the point is before June/July is not listening to the scientists. Personally I think it's going to be slow for most of the year as even when we are on the backside of the infection curve, travel will still be discouraged to avoid a second flair up like Hong Kong just experienced. But at some point, people are going to be desperate to travel and bookings are going to explode. It's just a matter of surviving until then. Good luck out there but for now, let's look back on the March Host Wrap-Up!

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February Host Wrap-up: Coronavirus Plans & Listing Title Help

Feb 29, 2020

Howdy to all you happy hosts and rental rock stars! I hope your February was full of booked nights and 5-star reviews. We are heading into that transition time when the winter weather listings start slowing down and the warm weather listing starts picking up. I have been toying with an idea for a while that I need to expand my listings so I have one in each type of area. That way it evens out my yearly cash flow. If anyone has something like this in place already, please reach out and let me know how it's working for you! But for now, let's look back on the February Host Wrap-Up!

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January Host Wrap Up: Renting to Film Shoots & More Review Changes

Feb 03, 2020

Howdy to all you happy hosts and rental rock stars! I hope your January was full of booked nights and 5-star reviews. With the New Year underway, it's always a good time to do some host reflection. I like to look back periodically and see what guests have been the most profitable and least trouble. Then see if there is anything I can do attract that type of guest more often. Are there any changes I can make to my listing photos or write-ups that will make my listing more appealing to that type of person? Anyway, I think I am due for a look back soon, and maybe so are you? But before we do that let's look back on the January Host Wrap-Up!

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December Host Round Up: Airbnb Rule Changes & How Reviews work!

Jan 05, 2020

Howdy to all you happy hosts and rental rock stars! I hope your December was full of booked nights and 5-star reviews. Holy news drop Batman! The last week of 2019 Airbnb dropped a ton of news on policy changes for hosts and guests. It looks like they are trying to do everything they can to prevent any bad press from affecting their 2020 public stock offering. Given the volume and importance of the changes, we dedicated the first 2 sections of this newsletter to helping hosts understand the changes. I hope this helps you cut through the corporate-speak and understand what is actually happening. Now let's get on with the November Host Wrap-Up!

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November Host Wrap Up: Odd Party House Crack Down & Ranking #1

Dec 09, 2019

Howdy to all you happy hosts and rental rock stars! I hope your November was full of booked nights and 5-star reviews. Ever notice how every year after Thanksgiving until Christmas, everyone kinda slows down a bit. Emails get answered a little slower. Phone messages start to pile up. Just getting people to complete tasks takes just a little longer than normal. It's almost like this time of year we remember to finally put friends and family first. Well, I completely got sucked into that. Sorry for the late newsletter and I hope everyone is having an amazing Holiday season. Now let's get on with the November Host Wrap-Up

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