Prepare Your Home For an Airbnb Rental

Are you thinking of turning your home or apartment into a luxurious Airbnb? There are a few things you should note before you make the jump to landlord. More than 200 million people have listed their place on the website since, 2008.

Airbnb Rental Tips

Make it Safe

Time to make sure that every inch of your new Airbnb rental is safe for guests. It only takes one mistake for a lawsuit to hit you. Make sure you cover every exposed wire, the smoke alarms are functioning, and you have valid fire extinguishers available. You should also have emergency contacts available for your guests in case something goes wrong.

Make it Look Good

Nobody is going to rent your listing if it looks like a dump. Give your place a fresh coat of paint, some new furniture, make it look like a hotel. The nicer it looks, the more likely it is going to be rented out. You should store away all your valuables as well, anything you will miss should go into a storage locker.

The Small Things

Think of all the small amenities that your favorite hotel chain provides you. Do your best to replicate that, and your guests will leave great reviews. Extra towels, extra sheets, shampoo and conditioner bottles etc. A safe is a great way to show your guests that you care about them. Don’t forget the tea and coffee as well.

Meet and Greet

Meeting your guests before each visit is a vital part of forming that human connection. If you meet your guests when they arrive, they are more likely to take care of your place better, as they have a face to put behind the property. You should also offer to answer any of their questions if they have never visited the city before.

Before your rent, make sure that you are allowed to, many strata councils and building forbid it. Airbnb can be a great way to make a passive income on a property. Make sure you are fully prepared because it takes a lot of work.

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Mike Olsen

18:58 16 Oct 19

This is inexpensive storage that operates 100% as advertised - they do not offer 24/7 access and do not charge 24/7 access pricing. They are incredibly responsive to requests to unlock doors and provide access. It is not fancy but if you need a clean, dry place to store your stuff, you can't beat these guys. Don't expect bells and/or whistles but you also won't be paying for them.

Dave Shirlaw

01:54 10 Jun 19

Have to phone to have buildings unlocked. Annoying.

megan chow

23:06 21 May 19

sara ~

01:04 25 Sep 18

Prices are 1/2 the price of other storage units but it shuts down (locked gates) from 10 am - 6 pm except if you have the enormous ground level outside facing units. Those hours are impossible. The technology getting items up to the second story is an actual forklift thats made stationary. You balance your items up the forklift (and you raise the wooden pallet up yourself) Then you must walk up stairs and hope their is a dolly available to wind precariously around tiny turning hallways. Budget carpentry and ancient carpet in the units. The trolleys sound and feel like their from 1980's and are either coached to disobey or they keep their own counsel. They say its secure but I had a neighbor pick something up and they weren't even asked for permission. I explicitly stated only I was to have access. They said they do not let it happen. The locks are your own, but the flip closure is attached by 3/4 wood screws easily and possibly quite quietly could be opened and emptied with no one batting an eye. A kid could detach it with anything. They have "24 hour security" which means a guy lives on site. Does he/she have CCTV access? Probably not, nor would you want that job. Are there motion sensors? Not likely as sometimes the lights won't turn on and finding a switch in the straggly wandering corridors is impossible. They do not offer insurance. You have to sign forms saying all the things you will and won't do, but they are not liable if anything happens: theft, fire, water, vandals, pests etcSo despite all those complaints, its still 4/5 only because of the prices.