All Forum Posts by: Jean H.

@Jason J. When I switched to Cozy and one tenant squawked, I raised his rent $100 when his lease ended and then gave him a $100 discount for using Cozy. He switched to Cozy.

@Matt P. You asked why I think a small Multifamily Airbnb is not competing with hotels but condo Airbnb’s are. First, when I say small Multifamilies, I’m talking 2-4-units where the property used to be a single family home but has been divIded up into multiple units or was built as a duplex to fourplex but all the doors open up to the outside and you can get from your car to your door with minimum hassle. When I say condo Airbnbs, I’m talking the big high rise building wIth valet parking, a lobby, elevators, and probably a gym and pool area that you see a lot here in Miami listed on Airbnb. I’m sure in other markets, your condo Airbnbs may be more like the former rather than the latter, In which case these comments do not apply Think about it from the guest perspective. When you book a high rIse Miami condo on Airbnb, you usually pull up to a valet, the valet takes out all your stuff and parks your car. You go inside where there is probably a front desk you pick up your key and then take the elevators to your floor yoI go down a hallway until you reach your unit. The condo building usually has a gym and pool open for residents. This is all similar to the experience someone can get from a hotel. For the 2-4 unit, the guest pulls up to the house, parks in the driveway, walks maybe 10 feet to the door, and goes in. There may be a backyard and or a pool. But the experience is more like that of renting a single family home than a hotel room except that you may hear noise from other guests and may have to share the common spaces with other guests. I guess it’s more like a motel, but motels are usually not as nice and dont usually have multIple bedrooms. So there’s nothing in the commercial realm that is on par with the small multifamily. The only thing that can compete is the single family home, and those are just a lot more expensive per unit for the investor than a small multifamily. This is why the small multifamily Airbnb is my sweet spot for investing here in Miami.

@Victor G. I doubt your tenant would even notice, unless it impacts their life by e.g. being really noisy, but since you’ll be living there too, I’m sure you’d be able to nip any of those types of problems in the bud. Who’s to say you don’t just have a lot of friends from out of town who like to visit you?😊

Calling all vacation rental owners, managers, and aficionados! Join us for our November AirBnB Hosts Miami Meetup on Monday, November 5 from 6:30-9:30pm. We will be checking out a 3 bedroom/2 bath house in Coconut Grove hosted by Maggie Sadowska, a realtor specializing in AirBnB properties. This is one of her listings so if you like what you see, she'll be happy to sell it to you! Check out her listing here:

http://listing.accutour.com/bt/1875_Wa_Kee_Na_Drive.html

We will provide munchies. We ask attendees to please bring a beverage of your choice to share, whether alcoholic or otherwise. We have invited a speaker to give a 10-minute presentation at 7:30pm on how to stage an Airbnb property.

Feel free to contact Maggie (Meeting Host) at (202) 236-7040, or Jean (Airbnb Hosts Miami organizer) at (305) 788-0416 if you have any questions or concerns.

Hi, Fernando,

The MeetUp is still on tomorrow. No worries.  As for the beverage, feel free to bring a bottle of wine, a six-pack of bear, or a case of soda.  See you tomorrow!

Jean

Calling all vacation rental owners, managers, and aficionados in Miami and Ft Lauderdale! Join us for our October Airbnb Hosts Miami Meetup on Tuesday, October 23 from 6:30-9:30pm. We will be checking out a 3 bedroom/2 bath house in Miami Springs hosted by Diego Ramos. Check out his listing here:

https://abnb.me/HUXVMwelMQ

We will provide munchies. We ask attendees to please bring a beverage of your choice to share, whether alcoholic or otherwise. 

Airbnb Hosts Miami is for all active and potential Airbnb (or other vacation rental) hosts and managers in the Miami and Broward areas to get together in an informal environment to chat, network, and exchange ideas.

Every month, we meet at a different Airbnb Hosts Miami member’s vacation rental property to see how they have set up and managed their Airbnb. It is an informal gathering--no scheduled talks or presentation other than a tour of the property by the host.

Feel free to contact Diego at (305) 490-7790 (October Meetup Host), or Jean (Airbnb Hosts Miami organizer) at (305) 788-0416 if you have any questions or concerns.

@Olivia DeMarco If I were you, since you plan to live on-site and, I assume, manage the Airbnb yourself, I’d look for a 2/2 where you could easily turn it into 2 1/1s. I have a property that’s a 2/1 up top and a 2/2 on bottom. Luckily, each bedroom had its own bath and separate entrance so I turned the bottom into 2 1/1s. I make more money with those 2 1/1s despite neither having kitchens, than I do with the nicer 2/1 with a kitchen up top. In your case, 1 of your units could be a 1/1 with a kitchen. The other could be a 1/1 “hotel-style” (i.e. without a kitchen) or you could put a little kitchenette in there. Good luck, whatever you decide!

This group is for all active and potential Airbnb (or other vacation rental) hosts and managers in the Miami and Broward areas to get together in an informal environment to chat, network, and exchange ideas.

Every 3rd Tuesday of the month, we meet at a different Airbnb Hosts Miami member’s Airbnb property to see how they have set up and managed their Airbnb. It is an informal gathering, no scheduled talks or presentation other than a tour of the property by the host.

We will have our next MeetUp on Tuesday, September 18 from 6:30-9:30pm at Jean Haisch’s Miami Shores Airbnb (160 NW 92nd St., Miami Shores. 

As always, we will provide munchies (courtesy of VR Property Management) and we kindly request that you please bring drinks to share.

There is no selling, no cover, and FREE PARKING. Hope to see you all there!

I would love to join a national Mastermind group. Count me in! I have 3 Airbnb’s in Miami and am currrently in the process of converting 3 more rentals from long term to short term in the Miami and Ft Lauderdale area. I also run a MeetUp group (something like a Mastermind group) in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale where vacation rental owners and managers get together once a month at the VR property of one of our members to network, trade tips on best practices for hosting, and exchange info on which Miami and Ft Lauderdale neighborhoods are doing well on Airbnb. PM me for more details.

@Ray S. For some reason, BP isn’t letting me link. So go to MeetUp.com and look up Airbnb Hosts Miami.