how're you doing at Richard founder of short-term rental secrets calm and
Airbnb super host today's video is going to be super helpful if you're
thinking about getting started go don't go should I shouldn't I we're going to
talk about who should be an Airbnb host and why are you a people person if you
love being around people you like hosting people you've been a waiter all
of those attributes are really great for hosts and I think that's pretty obvious
but what might be less obvious is you can also be an introvert and be a great
host and the thing about that is are you open-minded are you accepting of other
people and other cultures do you like being with other people you know it
might just be a couple people at a time but if that's interesting and that's
great but if you're the kind of person that you know you have on days and off
days or you really like your privacy and you don't want to be bothered with
anybody or there's periods of time where you want to be alone hosting may not be
perfect for you because you don't really dictate when guests come and stay with
you can you leave your emotions at the door and show up as a host with your
game face on let's recognize that when your guests show up they're excited
they're starting their vacation they're eager everything's great they've got
their own baggage they don't need you to come to the door with like your baggage
and your frustration and we've all had bad days I've had bad days when I'm
filming this it's really helpful to have Charles behind he's like yeah you know
can we take a minute and let's relax so think about that are you the kind of
person that can roll with the punches leave the emotion and the day and the
frustration kids work whatever it is aside and then just show up as a great
host and welcome people into your home so the third thing is are you a giver
does it give you personal satisfaction to like make people happy and to delight
people I've run other businesses that are service businesses it really makes
my day when I know somebody's had a great experience in fact why do you
think I make all these videos on YouTube for free I love giving people great
experiences and opportunities and sharing and so on and so that sort of
resonates with you it could be a really good fit for you to be an Airbnb host
but conversely if you really don't think so much about other people and you think
a lot about yourself and it seems like a get-rich-quick sort of strategy it may
not be a good fit and the fourth and final reason is do you have a goal it's
really important to have a goal that's realistic and achievable to keep you
motivated day in and day out so let's talk about my goal I have something I
call my 15 year plan I've purchased homes and places
that I want to spend time in where I want to retire to and I've gone out and
I've got 15-year mortgages so I'm using other people's money they pay the
mortgage right and in 15 years I'm going to own them outright I'm going to retire
I'm going to take the income from these places it's going to fund my lifestyle
and I'm going to travel to the places where I've decided to buy homes that's
my why so that keeps me really motivated it's really personal it's really
meaningful I see it I want it I taste it and so every single day that I'm a host
I'm going towards that now that doesn't have to be your why your why could be
like Charles he wanted to get married and he needed to pay for his wedding and
it's honeymoon and that's his wide and keeps him motivated now interestingly
he's having such a good time with it that he's going to continue hosting and
he's actually talking about buying an investment property to make even more
money so it doesn't matter what your why is but it's important that you have a
why and it's a goal and it's clear and it's defined not just make more money
that's not a goal a goal is I want to make ten thousand dollars in ten months
a goal is I want to pay for my kids education a goal is I want to retire it
doesn't matter what it is but it needs to be clearly defined it's got to be in
your head you have to hold it near and dear and you have to continue to do it
day in and day out until it's a reality so now I have a request of you leave
your why in the comment section below whether you're new to hosting you're
getting started or you're super host go ahead and write down your why we'll all
benefit from it but most importantly you'll benefit studies have shown that
by writing down your goals you're much more likely to achieve them and there's
one reason why it's called accountability likewise if you want to
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