Hello my YouTube friends its Richard founder Short Term Rental University and
Airbnb super host today's video is about the products that I'm putting in my
newest Airbnb home in Jackson Hole Wyoming so by way of introduction I
think many of you know but if you're new to the channel you don't know I'm in the
process of moving to Jackson Hole Wyoming it's gonna be where I live and
I'm really excited because I have a duplex I bought a condo and the
downstairs is going to be predominantly Airbnb I'm gonna live upstairs and when
I'm not there we're gonna rent out the two bedrooms downstairs plus the one
bedroom and rent out the three-bedroom on Airbnb this video are the decisions
that I've made and the products that I want to test in the Airbnb
so before I forget all of the items that we're talking about in this video will
include the link below if you want to go ahead and buy them yourself we're also
gonna put them in my kit which has all of the products I use across all of my
Airbnb so the first item and we have tons of questions and comments in our
Facebook group about which mattress is best for Airbnb we've previously done a
review on Casper beds and in my home here in New York City I've used all
Casper beds they're so good and I'm so happy with them that all of the beds
that fit in my new home I'm moving to Wyoming however there's a bedroom
downstairs that has two twin beds I don't own any twin beds so the default
for me would be to go ahead and buy more Casper's however there's a lot of
commentary in that Facebook group if you haven't joined check it out short-term
rental University Facebook group and I want to listen to the audience a lot of
members have had really good success with the zionists memory foam mattress
it's a lot cheaper than Casper and so I'm going to listen to my members we're
gonna buy the zionists twin mattresses and look forward to a review in the
future so the second thing that I'm buying specifically for this Airbnb is a
brand new television I'm gonna go against what I've normally done which is
buy a brand that I know like a Sony or a Samsung and instead I went to YouTube
and did a bunch of searches listened to reviews read reviews and I'm picking a
Chinese manufacturer TCL that gets great reviews and it's supposed to be the best
value with the best picture and again since this is a business and I'm not
going to be watching this TV so much although I probably would enjoy plenty
based on the reviews it just seems to be a really good business decision I look
forward to sharing that with you but some of the things that I'm
looking for our great value great picture and a great user experience
apparently the TCL is integrated with Roku and that's the best way to surf and
find and stream stuff so I'm really excited to save some money and get this
great value television and review it here on the channel the next thing that
I'm buying for my Airbnb are fast drying sheets towels I'm using our mattress
pads our duvet covers our coverlets everything is coming from the short-term
rental university store I believe in it so much we sell it to you guys Charles
and I were sleeping on it in Jackson Hole before it's great quality and it
saves forty percent in terms of dry time which is gonna save me a lot of labor
wear and tear and so on not a go-forward basis since this is a business there are
great sheets and towels they save a lot of money they're super comfortable and I
see no reason to spend any more on things that don't make any difference
the next item is a integrated coffee and tea maker the reason I've selected this
particular unit is that there's limited counter space in the Airbnb downstairs
it doesn't have a full kitchen but there's people that prefer coffee and
there's people that prefer tea since I have limited space I'm buying an
integrated unit that makes great coffee and keeps hot water available instant
demand and so people can have their tea I've personally used it I enjoy it a lot
I will say this when you push the tea dispenser the water comes out really hot
and splattery so just be careful hold the mug up to protect your hand the next
thing is I'm buying furniture and blinds I'm doing it via the mail because it's
just much easier I'm using couches from Restoration Hardware I'm not sure that
the best made couches in the world but I know that I can go sit on them and order
them and they get delivered and it's pretty straightforward
and same with the blinds I'm using Smith & noble blinds they have a ton of
different selections but my preference in all of this is to buy stuff that's
high-quality not overspend and make it as easy as possible for me so that it
just like shows up I'm also installing an August smart lock now to be fair we
started filming a video we started to install it we haven't quite completed it
because it doesn't quite work with my door but that's a temporary thing and
we're gonna fix that the reason I've selected the August one
is predominantly because it integrates with both Airbnb and home away and will
send my calendar and my guests a code that's valid for their stay and then
change it for the next one so again I'm trying to integrate and automate as much
as possible if this thing does it all behind the scenes for me and it works
well that's my best solution if it doesn't work well then on to Plan B so
once I have it installed we're gonna go ahead and finish the video that we
started and I'll keep you updated with my thoughts on how it's working on a
go-forward basis but that's the purpose of it just automate everything the final
items I'm including and I encourage you to do that nothing is more important
than safety I'm putting in all brand new smoke detectors hardwired with the
battery backup and one smoke detector slash carbon monoxide detector that's
gonna go in the room that has the gas appliances in my particular case it's a
gas fireplace again hardwired with the battery backup safety first critically
important now the reason I'm replacing them all is because they have a ten-year
shelf life I don't know the age of these but I do
know that for about a hundred dollars I'm gonna start from scratch and I have
a 10-year runway and I'm being safe and I'm securing myself and my family and my
guests and it's just a de minimis investment to know peace of mind that
I'm doing the right thing I hope you found this video helpful I'm one guy
with one set of ideas and one Airbnb that I'm putting together right now we
have about 8,000 members and people that have subscribed to the YouTube channel
I'd love to know what you guys are putting in your which products do you
love what do you like what don't you like what if you had good experiences
bad experiences the more we share with one another the more this community
comes alive and the more beneficial it is to all of us so take a moment like
the video put a comment below with the best product or the worst product that
you've recently put in your air being me to tell us why if we all do that that's
amazing I hope you found this helpful I encourage you to subscribe to the
YouTube channel and until we see you next time happy posting
you