All Forum Posts by: Lisa Graesser

Looks great! I bought the same queen headboard from wayfair, love it. You should get the matching bedside table and have lamps on bedside tables for reading. Good luck, it will all fall into place. You will learn alot as you go. Dont hesitate to contact me with any questions. Make sure to sign up for with the Florida Dept of revenue to get your business partner number and also fill in the info to pay online. It is easy once youv'e done it a couple of times. You can also call them for direction they are very helpful.

@Ken Latchers you are spot on when it comes to a particular FB group I was following. I left that group due to all the griping! They seemed to have forgotten that this is a customer service industry and people expect what you are advertising and spend  a lot of time and money to find a place they would like to stay for a well deserved vacation. I think many just want a place to vent. Misery loves company and I definitely can do without that or the drama.  This forum is not like that at all. This is all about obtaining information and experience from those who have been in this field for a while. 

I don't have an automated message...just send a friendly note that says something Like " I hope you enjoyed your stay and when you have arrived home and have time, I would really appreciate it if you would leave a review." Some will, some won't, I find asking a second time does not generate a review. If they want to they will after your first attempt. Sometimes they just need some time to settle at home before they will do it. So better to ask after they have been home a couple of days.

I never thought the arbitrage idea made sense. Way  much uncontrollable risk. Good to see a confirmation.

I think offering pet friendly will definitely interest potential renters, especially with a 1 month min. Most people with pets would not want to leave them with someone else for that period of time and are definitely willing to pay to bring their pets with them. I also do 1-3 mon rentals in Florida and have been pet friendly since I started STR's 4 years ago. I have had many pets in my properties and have never had any issues. I believe people that travel with pets respect your home as they would their own. I charge a non refundable $100/mo pet fee and on the off season with shorter rentals I charge $5/day. I'm sure people would probably pay even more to have their pets with them. I do only allow dogs though, because there are so many people with cat allergies.

I don't think you would be able to because you have to give an address for each listing

@John sterling I have 3 vacation rentals in The Villages. The area is very rental friendly and very popular. Nov-April  booked over a year ahead, but still have interest throughout the year. Send me a message if you have any questions.

It depends on your cancellation policy. I've had direct bookings come late or leave early and do not offer a refund, nor have they asked. I have a no refund policy. Airbnb is guest friendly, so if they request a refund from Airbnb, they may get it.

I don't have a rental in Mammoth, but we just rented a condo in Mammouth for a 3 night stay in August. We are hiking Mt Whitney and want to spend a few days in Mammoth to help get acclimated to the elevation, do a hike and hope to do a day of mountain biking.  

When looking for a place to stay my first priority was 3 bedrooms or at least 2 bedrooms with 3 separate beds on one room. We have my husband and I and 3 kids in their 20's. I wanted something with NO bunk beds and NO loft that overlooks the living area that is considered a bedroom (no privacy or sound prevention) also was hoping to find something with A/C, which most people say you don't need, but we spent a week in Yosemite 2 years ago and sleeping was difficult with the extreme heat wave that went through when we were there. Almost impossible to find something with A/C. I would have picked one over the other if it was offered. We ended up going with  3 bed condo with one room having 2 single beds. NO loft and NO A/C. Looking forward to our trip and thought this might help just give the perspective of what a renter may be looking for.

 After this conversation I probably wouldn't repeat this. Not worth the worries