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Airbnb Host Tips
The long anticipated response from the government on the recommendations into regulating the short-term letting industry was released in April and provides some much needed clarification on their position and future potential regulation and legislation.
In March we wrote a blog that looked at the rental income achieved using Airbnb vs ‘traditional’ long-term lettings. This income was over the 12-month period from February 2015 to January 2016 and showed an increase of 52% up to a staggering 96% using Airbnb.
As we start to enter into Sydney’s Airbnb high season we thought we’d carry out this comparison again focusing on the months of October to March.
Just how much extra could you be making during this period if you used Airbnb?
So you’re looking for someone to manage your property and you’re either already using sites like Airbnb or you’ve heard about the benefits of short-term letting and are considering using them. All excited you’ve got to work on researching potential Property Managers and you’ve prepared all the questions that you need to ask them. So far, so good.
If this sounds like you then make sure that you have included the two most important questions on your list (and many people overlook them by assuming that they’re a “given”).
For many people being an Airbnb Host is still a truly magical experience but for others the passion and excitement they once felt has faded away. This has become known as Airbnb Host Fatigue and in this blog we look at the common reasons for Airbnb Host Fatigue and how to avoid it.
With the summer months starting to feel like a distant memory the Eastern Suburbs has begun to quiet down and it’s more important than ever to make sure that your Airbnb listing stands out from the crowd and is competitive. In this blog we look at what you can do to achieve this.
There’s a good chance that you’ve heard of Airbnb, especially if you’ve made it to our website, but did you know just how popular it is in Sydney? Or what the actual economic impact of Airbnb is on Sydney? Well, we love a bit of data so enjoyed these two articles and thought we’d share some of the main points.
“People make how much more?!!” is usually the response from people when we get talking about the facts and figures of hosting on Airbnb.
In this blog we show the financial comparison of listing and renting through Airbnb compared to “traditional” renting to see just how much more can really be made.
So you’ve listed your property and you’re wondering why you’re not getting as many booking requests as you might have wanted. Or maybe you’ve noticed that you’re way down in the search results on Airbnb?
This blog answers all those “but how do I get my listing higher in the search results?” questions to help your listing stand out from the crowd.
The sharing economy is rampant at the moment and especially in Sydney with Uber having been officially approved for use in NSW in December and Sydney being Airbnb’s top 10 global city in 2015!
So what are some of the good reasons for being a host on Airbnb? Take a look at the full blog to discover.
