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Couldn’t you just not rent out your property
I don't have to rent it out, but it is a second/vacation home for me. It's highly profitable and it stays booked. So yeah, I'd prefer to keep renting it (and earning money on it) - the rules/protections I've put in place are to let me keep doing that. My track record so far has kept me on the good side of both my neighbors and guests.
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Couldn’t you just not rent out your property
I don't have to rent it out, but it is a second/vacation home for me. It's highly profitable and it stays booked. So yeah, I'd prefer to keep renting it (and earning money on it) - the rules/protections I've put in place are to let me keep doing that. My track record so far has kept me on the good side of both my neighbors and guests.
There are a ton of properties where I live doing short term rentals.
It prevents folks who want to live here full time from buying and it drives up longer-term rental rates.
I guess you got yours so good for you.
A lot of us have no sympathy when yall have problems, though.
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> A reasonable person would not bring a dog to a property where it was already established that dogs are not welcome. I disagree both that the author "brought a dog to the property" and that a reasonable person wouldn't invite a guest with a dog for a few hours. > What about "no pets" says you can bring a dog, but just for a small amount of time? Human reasonableness. Just like like listing says a place can house a s…
> it doesn't mean you can't invite more than that number temporarily We just have a fundamental difference of opinion here :) My own rules explicitly state that I do not allow visitors onto my property (exceptions for service professionals). I also send a reminder to guests within the 48 hour cancellation window on the "no additional guests / no visitors" rule. Insurance doesn't cover them (neither Airbnb nor my STR…
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I don't have to rent it out, but it is a second/vacation home for me. It's highly profitable and it stays booked. So yeah, I'd prefer to keep renting it (and earning money on it) - the rules/protections I've put in place are to let me keep doing that. My track record so far has kept me on the good side of both my neighbors and guests.
Good on you, I guess. There are a ton of properties where I live doing short term rentals. It prevents folks who want to live here full time from buying and it drives up longer-term rental rates. I guess you got yours so good for you. A lot of us have no sympathy when yall have problems, though.
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> it doesn't mean you can't invite more than that number temporarily We just have a fundamental difference of opinion here :) My own rules explicitly state that I do not allow visitors onto my property (exceptions for service professionals). I also send a reminder to guests within the 48 hour cancellation window on the "no additional guests / no visitors" rule. Insurance doesn't cover them (neither Airbnb nor my STR…
Honestly, that's absolutely absurd and no one should ever rent from you. Also, reminding someone a couple days before their arrival is no excuse to have confusing and absurd policies like that. Unless your listing makes it really clear "NO GUESTS WHATSOEVER ARE ALLOWED" and make it clear to the renter that that's the kind of person you are, people will assume some level of reasonable leeway. I'd be pretty pissed off…
That's harsh. Reality is, I have no issues keeping my place booked. I've maintained a perfect 5.0 / Superhost status so far on Airbnb - and I generally have no issues with guests following house rules.
> reminding someone a couple days before their arrival
I said I remind them within their free, 48-hour cancellation window. They get a reminder right after they book - allowing them to cancel without penalty if they disagree.
>e pretty pissed off if some airbnb listing hid "no guests"
Uh, yeah, I'd be pissed too. It's a good thing I don't hide it. Where did I say I hide it? I said it is in my house rules - which Airbnb presents to the guest before booking. I then send an automated reply, immediate after booking, so that there is no ambiguity.
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> it doesn't mean you can't invite more than that number temporarily We just have a fundamental difference of opinion here :) My own rules explicitly state that I do not allow visitors onto my property (exceptions for service professionals). I also send a reminder to guests within the 48 hour cancellation window on the "no additional guests / no visitors" rule. Insurance doesn't cover them (neither Airbnb nor my STR…
So if you meet a friend in town, you cannot bring them over to your property for drinks? (the number of guests remains well under 6) Sounds extremely restrictive compared to hotels or short term rentals.
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Now imagine it's not a rental but a house you bought and the builder installed the surveillance and you have no ability to remove them.
>and you have no ability to remove them I'm having trouble imaging why you wouldn't be able to. Worst case scenario you need to head to home depot and get a ladder/drill or whatever, but that's about it.