3 years worth of mistakes as an Airbnb host

[@robynwrobel]

Great info! I have an Airbnb and found this to be very informative, thank you!

[@lydiapatelll]

Glad it was useful! ❤️

[@matthewadel1577]

Thank you for all the advice. I will be starting my own short-term rental viewing the pyramids of Giza in the next 3 months. I've learnt a lot from your videos, and I will definitely be learning more.👍

[@lydiapatelll]

Wow that is so cool! Best of luck, glad to help. 🥰

[@jenniferharrelson7218]

Your approach is exactly like mine. I just started hosting in Dec 2024 and I make sure I communicate quickly and in a friendly way.

[@lydiapatelll]

🙌

[@Airswear]

Love the videos! So helpful. Literally closing escrow on our first short term rental today!! Thank you so much. This video really helped me feel like I can do it!! Total stress relief

[@lydiapatelll]

Oh this makes me so happy! Glad to help ❤️ best of luck

[@lonnaleghart]

Same! Closing escrow on first two STRs in November. Making the transition from LTR has been a huge learning curve and a few sleepless nights of analysis paralysis 🙈 Thank you, Lydia, for your level-headed approach. I appreciate you sharing your real life examples of success and learning opportunities. (So many voices on KZbin to choose from. You’re my favorite so far!! ❤)

[@shanellezekial]

Thank you!! Your content is always spot on with no fluff❤

[@lydiapatelll]

Aww thanks!

[@nolo3]

lol “especially if a message catches me before coffee in the morning” 😅 story of my life

[@lydiapatelll]

We’re not alone! Haha

[@li-nickels]

Thank you for sharing lessons learned! Love your videos!

[@lydiapatelll]

Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

[@CollazoM1998]

Great Value Thank You!

[@20n30somethings]

Thank you for sharing ❤

[@lydiapatelll]

Thanks for watching 🥰

[@BrandonDoyleMN]

Great advice!

[@lydiapatelll]

Thank you 😊

[@karicongenie6396]

Hi Lydia! Almost a year in with our short term rental near Disney. Do you have a process to check for major damage by clients? We just learned from a friend who stayed at our place that the box springs on our twin beds were completely broken. We had to replace them and we don't know how to recover the cost. We have a management company and I am surprised they don't check for this. I welcome any feedback and recommendations. Thanks! Kari

[@karicongenie6396]

PS We don't live near our property.

[@lydiapatelll]

Hey Kari! Sounds like something your management company needs to be in charge of. Ask about their inspection process and how they go through each room and each drawer each cabinet to make sure it’s ready. If you are self managing remotely that’s different, but in this case you shouldn’t have to troubleshoot this yourself!

[@karicongenie6396]

@@lydiapatelll thanks!

[@photoaddiktt7633]

Hello 👋 In continuation to my earlier conversation regarding listing my property, i could finally do on airbnb & vrbo recently but kept calander blocked as final touches of the renovation was underway. Both listings were live for 2-3 weeks and then started the trouble! Airbnb delisted without any hint and i have been pursuing them for the past 5 days but unsuccessful in it. While their rep says everything is fine and asked me to relist but it was not going through. Then it was referred to some tech team up but no resolution since then! And in vrbo, they have a problem with bank account which was in the name of our LLP but they wants the account in the host's name only for which i appealed them to consider. Can you please share your thoughts on both the issues? Thanks in advance 🙏

[@lydiapatelll]

Oh man I'm so sorry this sounds way more complicated than what I went through! For VRBO - we also just use our real name for the account. Airbnb wise, did they share the reason? Was it some algorithm that flagged on their end?

[@photoaddiktt7633]

@lydiapatelll no reason they gave. An email saying my property has been delisted! 🤔

[@ShayDixon-m6f]

Thank you for your videos. New to renting. Do you send a rental agreement? If so, do you have a recommendation on where to get one?

[@lydiapatelll]

I’ve seen templates from Lodgify and hospitable- haven’t used them myself.

[@Rudder14]

What platform do you use for home swapping? Do you have a video on that topic?

[@lydiapatelll]

Just wrapping up some research on it, video coming next week!

[@tammyrussell-rice5508]

#15 - Once you own a Vacation Rental, you will never vacation again. Ha!

[@lydiapatelll]

There’s truth to that!!