All Forum Posts by: Mark Simpson
Mark Simpson has started 5 posts and replied 18 times.
Post: STR direct booking site needed
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Hey @Ben Szafran did you ever get this sorted?
Post: STR direct booking site needed
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Thanks for the tag @Luke Carl
@Ben Szafran please do get in touch, or fire away in here with questions.
Happy to help
Post: Short Term Rental Without AirBnb
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This is what I've been doing since 2011 @Eddie Torres
Wrote the book on direct bookings and down to speak at the next BPCON about it
What questions do you have? Fire away, happy to help
Post: Bigger Pockets Podcast - Episode 680 (Short Term Rental Focused)
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Quote from @Jason Kudo:
Quote from @Ash Hegde:
Really good ideas on moving booking off the big sites and over to your own private bookings. You never know when they will change their terms/commission rates so getting it under your own control makes a lot of sense.
Remember that there will be additional costs with relying on a direct booking site. Payment processing fees, marketing fees, hosting fees, lack of host protection with damage incurred by guests, etc so these additional costs need to be accounted for when running numbers.
True, but the message I tried to get over in the podcast was that it's not about the cost on this, it's the control.
Control of the data (key)
Control of the booking
Post: Bigger Pockets Podcast - Episode 680 (Short Term Rental Focused)
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Quote from @John Underwood:
I've not listened to the pod cast, but I haven't had any decline or trouble with staying booked up.
I only buy nice vacation destination rental houses and maybe that is the difference.
@John Underwood i look forward to what you think after watching/listening to the podcast
You'' resonate, especially if you're booked up
Post: Bigger Pockets Podcast - Episode 680 (Short Term Rental Focused)
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I am excited to see the comments in the thread and see what you're doing to generate bookings
It was a pleasure to be part of the podcast.
Hey team!
I'm excited to be part of the forum and community.
Quick intro:
I was the second British person to be on the Bigger Pockets podcast (the episode is live now)
I work in the Short Term/Mid Term Rental industry, and I'm looking to speak to any hosts or management company.
I'm based out of the UK (York to be exact)
As I mentioned on the podcast, I'm a big Liverpool FC fan - come and say hi on Instagram
Post: Best Real Estate Podcasts
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Make sure you listen to episode 680 of BP 😉