All Forum Posts by: Drew Clayton

 @James Wilcox, thank you. We're not currently looking in that part of KY, but always happy to learn more about it.

 Fantastic. I've been researching local property management and would love to chat. I'll DM you.

My multifamily team is expanding our search into Nashville and Knoxville, and we're looking to meet locals who can give us additional insights on specific neighborhoods and potentially build boots-on-the-ground relationships. No need to be a multifamily expert, but basic familiarity with real estate and things like construction or property management would be helpful. Feel free to reach out and say hi. 

A little about my team. We are three GPs with a combined 13 years' multifamily experience. We met through SubTo and are part of Veena Jetti's Multi Mastermind. Our buy box is 30-150 unit C+ to B assets in markets across Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee. 

 Thanks, Mark. Do you just have them fill in all their own info (name, address, number of guests, dates)? That's certainly easier than the way I set mine up where I have to ask the guest for that info and fill those in, then send.

 @Leslie Anne Morris, I guess I never realized there was a difference. Technically speaking, what is the difference between the two? 

I imagine guests will be more amenable to the term "agreement" than "lease."

 @Mike Shemp, please expand on what you mean by sending the docusign from your website. Is that a feature that loads the form in an i-frame on your own booking site rather than pulling up docusign.net when the person clicks through from the email? 

 How do you get the agreement onto Airbnb, @Michael Baum? I haven't seen that option.

 I didn't even realize that's a feature on Vrbo. Great to know. Thanks, @John Underwood

 @Paul Sandhu, do you mean it wouldn't be enforceable because you'd have to deal with laws & lawyers in other states? 

I've started having guests sign a lease for my short-term rental in Ohio after hearing of some hosts whose guest issues or damage were not covered by Airbnb's Aircover. I include the note in the initial booking confirmation message that a short-term rental lease will be required to be signed, and that they need to send me their name, email, and home address for the form, which I then put into a Docusign template to forward to them for signature. 

While I like the idea of extra protection, it's also a turnoff to guests who've never been asked for this by other hosts. I myself have never been asked to do it when I'm staying somewhere. Since I'm just getting my property off the ground, I don't want to risk any reason for a guest to feel disgruntled and lower my rating. 

I'd love thoughts from experienced hosts who've been through this.