6 Great Websites for Airbnb Hosts

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Even though Airbnb is valuated at about $30 Billion, operates in 34,000 cities and 190 countries information for hosts is limited. There are a handful of resources that provide hosts with information on best practices and helping your guests have an awesome experience. Here are 6 resources worth taking a look at:

Airbnb Without All the Hassle

https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/mikeg/

Airbnb Without All the Hassle is an excellent resource for anyone new to Airbnb or those who might be interested in becoming a host. It provides tons of great information about the potential for creating extra income through renting your space.

The Abundant Host

Theabundanthost.com

The Abundant host gives free, quality advice. It provides action oriented advice as well as in-depth interviews with other bloggers and industry product-makers. It’s perspective is that Airbnb is about real human connections.

Chic Retreat

1chicretreat.com

This site gives Airbnb hosts and vacation rental owners advice on how to make their listings stand out by using interior design. She has a sharp looking blog filled with lots of content. There are great interviews with people in the industry and as well as essays designed to help people increase bookings.

Get Paid for Your Pad

Getpaidforyourpad.com

Started in 2014 by Jasper Ribbers and Huzefa Kapadia this site is packed with info. What I love most is their podcasts where they interview Airbnb superhosts, lawyers and founders of companies about Airbnb. They also talk about a lot of great tools and tips to help Airbnb hosts. You can read the first chapter of their book “Get Paid for Your Pad” for free.

Vacation Rental Marketing Blog

Vacationrentalmarketingblog.com

While this blog doesn’t focus solely on Airbnb Matt Landau is considered a vacation rental expert. The information he provides is solid, proven and very well researched. He is a writer and online marketer who teaches owners and managers how to generate more bookings. Great information and plenty of free tips.

Letting People In

Lettingpeoplein.com

After a bad breakup Rochelle Short started hosting on Airbnb as a financial lifeline. After fluffing pillows and sharing stories with people from all over the world she wrote this definitive book on Airbnb hosting. One of the only full length books on the positive effects Airbnb hosting can have on a host’s life and highlights Airbnb’s emphasis on community.

Create Passive Income

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Do you want to earn extra income but already work 40+ hours a week?

The trick of the investment pros is generating Passive Income. If you already work 40+ hours a week and don’t have time for any kind of extra job or side hustle creating passive income is a great way for you to get ahead without a whole lot of extra work.

What is Passive Income? I touched on this in my last post on Free Travel. A simple definition of passive income is income you received on a regular basis, with little effort required to maintain it. Say you work a typical job where the amount of time you work determines the amount of income you will bring in. For example, 8 hours of work at $10/hour gets you $80 minus taxes. With passive income you still make the same $80 but with much less actual working done by you. Let’s say that you rent your apartment on Airbnb for $80/night minus any fees. The amount of actual ACTIVE work it takes to make the same income is very little compared to eight hours at your full time job.

Investment pros create Passive Income by investing in in things like the stock market, income property, etc. But what if you don’t have money to invest? This is what’s great about Airbnb especially if you travel for work, pleasure or have an extra room. You don’t need any money to get started and you are leveraging your home/apartment to create extra income. You have to pay your rent/mortgage anyway why not turn your monthly liability into extra income for travel, paying off bills or buying some new things.

If you are ready to start making passive income we’re ready to help.

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Get Paid to Travel

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Do you love to travel but can’t afford it?

I can help you pay for travel expenses by showing you how to create Passive Income by renting your place on Airbnb and you don’t have to lift a finger.

Up until a few years ago I would work really hard for six to twelve months and then take a trip somewhere. Sometimes a really long trip. I could only work so many hours each week so I needed a way to earn extra income. I also had an apartment in a desirable area on NYC that just sat there when I was away. Airbnb provided the perfect solution. I started renting my place while I was away. Instead of costing me money it now made me money. One time I spent the winter Brazil. The income from my apartment paid for all my accommodations for 4 months. Another time during the worst part of the 2008 recession I took a year off and lived at the beach. Renting my place on Airbnb made this possible because the cost of my beach rental and half my monthly expenses were covered by the income generated by my apartment in NYC.

The only thing that would have made this easier for me was if I had someone who would deal with all the guest communication, scheduling and cleanings. This is where Mainstay comes in. Mainstay takes all the work out of renting you space making it an almost effortless way to earn extra money. You come home to clean home, just the way you left it and you are making money while you are away.

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