EPISODE 9: My Hosting Career Will Never Be the Same, and Can This Host Stop Being Creepy AF?!
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My 5 Takeaways from Speakers and Networking at the STR Wealth Conference
You got into this business to have your time freedom, so don’t be afraid to hire out your cleaner and handymen.
You have to empower your team to make critical decisions.
Growth in this business doesn’t stop when you run out of deals. It stops when you run out of the capacity to lead.
Almost all hosts I talked with fell into an opportunity to be in the Airbnb host on accident.
We do not all have to have the same goals, and it’s okay if those goals change!
Airbnb Quick Tip:
Add personality back into your listing. If you have a logo as a profile picture or company name on your Airbnb profile, ditch it! Showcase a picture of yourself so guests feel like they’re talking to a human. If there are two people responding to messages, and one uses emojis but the other doesn’t, make sure you’re in sync with how you communicate.
Question of the Week: How do I know if a market is too saturated for me to have an Airbnb there?
At the conference last week, the speakers shared an example of an Airbnb in Orlando, Florida that has made over $200,000 this year alone. Last year, the highest earning property made $170,000 gross. How did this new property sky rocket in only six months? This Airbnb had a home that accommodated 10 guests whereas other properties couldn’t host that many guests. They found the niche that certain guests were looking for. You can still succeed in a saturated market if you feel you can bring something that is lacking to that area. Do your research and find that selling point.
Am I the Airbnb-hole?
This week we react to a host and his pool camera.
