What platforms are you listed on?

[Brandon Atkinson]

I am fairly new to this. Been on Airbnb and VRBO since about March. Been booked pretty solid since then until now but winter has zero bookings. Looking to get some more exposure. What other good platforms are you listed on? I’ve heard mixed reviews about Expedia and Booking. com about them having scammers and higher fees. Have you had good experiences with them? Any other platforms you would recommend? 

[Allen Wright]

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Hey Brandon,

I also have quite a bit of success on Furnished Finder. You'll find more mid term tenants there and they come in handy when you are trying to keep your calendar booked through slow season. Furnished Finder also only charges a $99 listing fee annually per listing so that's a huge plus.

 Thanks Alan. I’ve been wondering about furnished finder actually. I get emails from them weekly but haven’t spent the $99 for the listing fee yet. How does payment work with them? Do the tenants pay them and they pay me like airbnb does? Do they have any damage protection? 

No problem. And I believe Furnished Finder uses a 3rd party tool to handle payments, screening, etc. I've never used it because I just prefer to use my own systems when it comes to payments and what not. And as far as I know they do not have damage protection. I just pay for Waivo which comes out to about $24/mo/reservation. 

Furnished Finder pretty much puts the potential clients in front of you, but they require more heavy lifting than a VRBO or Airbnb.