All Forum Posts by: Sofia Sharkey

@Kim Tucker thanks for all the info and for consolidating Kim! So helpful

@Bo A Vanecko

Not worth the hassle in my experience. I’m a pet lover and a dog owner and I love to travel with my dog. As a host, I wanted to extend that option to my guests and decided to give it a try. Within 2 weeks, I sadly had to stop allowing pets.

1. Airbnb doesn’t have a streamlined way for you to collect the pet fee. You can “request a fee” but it becomes a timing issue (I had someone stay up trying to coordinate the payment - the last thing I want is my guests ruining their night because they can’t get the payment processed). This is particularly an issue when you have several listings and are trying to streamline as much as you can

2. People in general are not great pet owners. They didn’t pick up after their dogs, furniture got ruined, pee inside the house everywhere and yes, the guest can pay for that. But that means more of my time taking pictures and on the phone with the platforms to get refunds and less time developing my business

Hope it helps and happy to answer specific questions!

@Ashley Wolfe oh that's was a typo ;) I meant STR in both instances.

@Ashley Wolfe her podcast is amazing, such useful information! My husband and I currently do management for STRs in the Midwest and I have to disagree with Lucas on the time aspect. If this is the route you want to go, STR management is very scalable with the technology available today.

Just to clarify, do you mean SRT management or actual property management for the STRs you acquire. Because there is a big difference as property management can include str management but srt certainly does not include property management.

- Have you looked into Pricelabs for pricing? I like it a lot more than Beyond Pricing

- Get messaging automated (airgms, guesty, smartbnb, you name it) helps a ton

- Automate checkin if you haven’t vía smart locks

Feel free to DM me for more info and best of luck!

@Ken Latchers good to know Ken.

@Nathan G. There is no cheating or anything illegal about doing rental arbitrage if you keep transparent communication with the landlords. I work with perfectly happy landlords, investors, and guests while keeping everything legal and honest.

@Kenneth McCormick hi there, the August lock would do what you’re looking for (make sure to get the keypad as well). August can be pricey and cause issues but it has the features you mentioned. I know many people who love it but I used it in two of my short term rentals and had many issues with it.

I switched to Remote lock and it’s been wonderful. You can’t lock or unlock from your phone but def worth looking into.

Good luck!

@Danny Wood hi Danny, I specialize doing STR (short term rental) setups and have been working with investors to make it a passive investment that increases their cashflow significantly. If this sounds interesting to you, send me a message. Thanks!

@Rumi Velazquez congrats Rumi and welcome! As you build your portfolio, if you buy properties in Kansas City I can help increasing your cashflow vía STR (short term rental) operations. I have been doing well in this market and work with out of estate investors ensuring their properties are producing and keeping things transparent and honest. Best of luck and reach out if I can help in any way!

@Mike Lambert hi Mike, I’m interested in learning more about investing passively with you. I do STRs in Kansas City but I’m originally from Colombia. I have connections there and have been contemplating investing in STRs there.