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25. All the Ways to Make Airbnb Your Side Hustle Aug 08, 2019

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You don’t even have to own property to make Airbnb your side hustle or be part of the short-term rental industry – there are so many roles that need to be filled, and that means there are lots of opportunities and options!

Whether you are interested in photography, turnover, co-hosting, staging, creating experiences, or hosting your own space, we have got you covered!

Resources:

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Want to open your own short-term rental? Then get your FREE copy of 7 Steps to Your First Guest at thanksforvisiting.me!
Haven conference: https://www.havenconference.com

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24. Short-Term Renting Your RV or Travel Trailer- with Nick Karakaian Aug 01, 2019

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We’ve spent most of our show up to this point talking about Airbnb – but, today, we want to introduce you to some other short-term rental platforms that cater to a very specific niche: rentinting out your RV!

So, Sarah’s husband Nick returns to discuss what it’s been like using Outdoorsy & RVShare to diversify their short-term rental business and how you can use these services to turn your dormant RV into an income stream.

Resources:

Check out Outdoorsy & RVShare
Learn more at thanksforvisiting.me
Follow Nick + Sarah: https://www.instagram.com/nestrs/
Connect with us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thanksforvisiting_/

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23. Convincing Your Partner to Airbnb- with Nick Karakaian Jul 25, 2019

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If you are in a relationship, you can’t just start letting strangers stay at your house – even if they’re helping you pay your rent or mortgage! You have to make sure it’s cool with your partner, first (and your landlord!).

So, today, Sarah invited her husband, Nick, to join us and talk about his initial apprehension to let strangers stay in their place, why he ultimately decided to join Sarah in the short-term rental game, and what he thinks of the industry today.

Resources:

Learn more at https://thanksforvisiting.me/
Follow Nick + Sarah: https://www.instagram.com/nestrs/
Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thanksforvisiting_/
Check out our favorite mattress: https://rstyle.me/cz-n/cxvic3cek4x

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22. Holiday Tips for Airbnb & Short-Term Rental Hosts (& Holiday Horror Stories) Jul 18, 2019

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With Summer in full swing, we wanted to touch on something that all Airbnb and short-term rental hosts need to consider: holidays! So, today, we’re going to share our tips for both taking a holiday for yourself and giving your guests that are on vacation a holiday they’ll never forget – while also maximizing your earning potential all year round!

We’re also going to share some of our holiday horror stories so that you can learn from our mistakes, without making them yourself.

Resources:

Thanksforvisiting.me
Want to open your own short-term rental? Then get your FREE copy of 7 Steps to Your First Guest at thanksforvisiting.me

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21. Properly: A Turnover Solution for Small Co-Hosts & Big Property Managers- with Tammi Sims Jul 11, 2019

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Even if you don’t own property, you can still be part of the short-term rental industry by managing properties for other people who want to take advantage of platforms like Airbnb but don’t have the time. It’s been a really successful part of Sarah’s business, but she needed some help keeping all of those properties up to her high cleanliness standards – so she turned to Properly (which also happens to be a great side gig if you also happen to be a detail-oriented person and want another foot into the short-term rental industry)!

And, today, we are so excited to learn more about Properly and how it can help all of us by sitting down with Tammi Sims, VP of Customer Experience at Properly. But not only has Tammi been with Properly since the beginning, she’s also a bonafide Airbnb Superhost and frequent short-term rental user herself! So she knows first-hand how much this service is needed and she has some great tips for making the most out of it.

Resources:

Learn more at getproperly.com/nestrs
Want to open your own short-term rental? Then get your FREE copy of 7 Steps to Your First Guest at thanksforvisiting.me!

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20. What it Takes to be a Superhosting Power Couple- with Tia Brown and Kyle Brown Jul 04, 2019

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We met two amazing young entrepreneurs, Tia Brown and Kyle Brown, at a local Airbnb meetup recently – and they probably didn’t even get two sentences out of their mouths before we fell head over heels for these two!

So, today, we want to introduce you to this amazing power couple. They share how and why they took action to start the business, what it takes to run the entire business a two-person operation, and how Airbnb has helped finance new real estate purchases and their wedding.

Resources:

Check out their listings: abnb.me/ncTDwZEXEX
Tia on IG: instagram.com/tiab12
Kyle on IG: instagram.com/kyleisnext
Want to open your own short-term rental? Then get your FREE copy of 7 Steps to Your First Guest at thanksforvisiting.me!

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19. Hosting an Airbnb Experience: Why it’s a Great Opportunity & How to Host like a Boss - with Ria Greiff Jun 27, 2019

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Ria Greiff is a radio personality, podcast host, and Airbnb Experience host expert! So she doesn’t just talk the talk – she walks the walk, and she has some great advice to help you walk it too.

So why is hosting an Airbnb Experience such an incredible opportunity?! Well, it doesn’t matter where you are in the world, you don’t have to own property, you don’t have to own a business, and you can make it anything from a side hustle to a full-time entrepreneurial venture. But it’s a lot of hard work, so thankfully, we have people like Ria who can share what it takes to make your guest’s Airbnb Experience magical.

Resources:

Learn more at 2rogues.com
Ria’s Airbnb Experiences: www.airbnb.com/experiences/426958
Instagram: www.instagram.com/riagreiff/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ria2Rogues
Twitter: twitter.com/riagreiff
Zoom H6: www.zoom-na.com/products/field-video-recording/field-recording/h6-handy-recorder

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18. The Box Hop: A Container Airbnb- with Emily Britt & Seth Britt Jun 20, 2019

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We’ve been spying on today’s guests on Instagram for a long time (@theboxhop – check it out), and we are so excited to finally be able to chat with them!!

Emily and Seth Britt live in Columbus, and they love it, but they also yearn for a space where they can return to return to their rural roots. So Seth followed his long-time dream to build a shipping container home in one of their favorite places: the Hocking Hills of Ohio. It took one year of planning, three shipping containers, seven months of sweat and tears, a lot of help, and a whole lot of late nights, but they finally did it... and it is BEAUTIFUL!

Their desire is to now share this home and dream with others – and we are so excited to share them with you!

Resources:

Stay in The Box Hop: theboxhop.com
Instagram: instagram.com/theboxhop
A Carpenter’s Son: acarpenterssondesignco.com
Their Fridge: smegusa.com/product/fab28uorr1
Want to open your own short-term rental? Then get your FREE copy of 7 Steps to Your First Guest at thanksforvisiting.me!

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17. Restoring The Kettle House in Galveston & Hosting DIY/HGTV's Big Texas Fix- with Ashley Cordray & Michael Cordray May 30, 2019

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Ashley Cordray and Michael Cordray own a real estate renovation company that specializes in restoring homes from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They are working with homes near the brink of destruction in their home town of Galveston, Texas, with hopes of restoring the island’s history and architectural styles. We recorded this episode from what is soon to be their first Airbnb, The Kettle House, which is a local landmark (it’s so famous that it’s a square in the local version of Monopoly).

But here’s what makes the Cordrays two even cooler: their incredible story!!

They met in 2010, at work, and then started dating in 2011. Two months later, they decided to move in together and purchase a fixer-upper in Galveston. In 2015, they were approached by a production company who knew they had the right stuff for a TV show – and Big Texas Fix is about to start airing its first season on the HGTV in June 2019 (you can already watch it on Amazon, though)!

Resources:

Learn more at https://save1900.com
Watch Big Texas Fix: https://www.hgtv.com/shows/big-texas-fix
S1E7, “The Kettle House”: https://www.amazon.com/Big-Texas-Fix-Season-1/dp/B07QDGZ4NQ
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SAVE1900/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SAVE1900
Stay in The Kettle House: https://abnb.me/2IHrWKi1YW

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16. Keep it Tidy: Laundry, Cleaning Supplies, & Residential Vs. Short-Term Cleaners- with Chris Carlone May 23, 2019

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We’re talking to Chris Carlone from TidyHost, an automated housekeeping solution exclusively for short-term rentals. We’ve talked about it on the show before, but keeping your rental spaces clean is a non-negotiable – no exceptions!

Resources:

Learn more at https://www.tidyhost.co/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TidyHost/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tidyhost
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tidyhost/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophercarlone/

Are you ready to open up your first short-term rental?

We are so excited for you, and we want to help you share your space and live your dream!! That’s why we’re sharing our eBook, 7 Steps to Your First Guest, with you. Just head over to https://www.thanksforvisiting.me/ to get your FREE book!

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