hi and welcome back to my channel I'm Matt the creator of Airbnb uncovered.com
and airbnb super hosts on this channel I uncover some of the best kept
hosting secrets as well as share with you everything that I've ever learned
after hosting over 3,000 guests a common question I get all the time from people
who are curious about hosting is how busy mi is hosting actually a full-time
job and for me it is because I look after ten listings but for the average
host who has one listing it most certainly is not a full-time job
Airbnb can easily be a side hustle or part-time job for a retired person on
today's episode I'm gonna share with you how much time the average host spends
managing their Airbnb this is the exact type of content you'll find on my
channel informational videos for new hosts that are just starting out and
insights into what it's like to be a host for those of you who are thinking
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being an Airbnb host doesn't really come with a job description Airbnb is truly a
foray into entrepreneurship you can make your own rules and I encourage you to do
so you get to decide what is good enough for your guests and how often you want
to host them ultimately everything is up to you and everyone does it differently
which is perfectly fine as long as you're meeting your guests needs Airbnb
describes a few things that host must do and these are to provide a safe and
clean bass respond to guest needs in a timely
manner and follow their terms of reference and local laws but that's it
there are three main activities that you'll be doing daily as an Airbnb host
you're going to be getting back to guests you're going to be monitoring
your calendar and depending whether or not you have a guest checking in or out
he may have to clean let's get into the first one we're responding to guests
when a guest submits an inquiry or requests about your listing they're
wanting to hear back as soon as possible I mean it's natural imagine if you were
trying to book a flight and you had to wait a few days to hear back from an
airline to see if you could get on or not you just wouldn't Airbnb is no
different so really good hosts get back to guests immediately or the first thing
the next morning if they're asleep when the message comes in to be honest
responding to guests messages really it only takes a few minutes responding
quickly shows guests that you're a professional host and you'll take care
of their needs when and if they arise you also need to be on call whenever
you're hosting guests while this might sound like a lot it's really not I bet
that you pretty much already keep your phone on your person
whenever you're awake it's the reality of life in the connected world the only
difference is that when you're sleeping and hosting a guest you need to set your
phone ringer high enough that it'll wake you in case a guest needs to get in
touch if you're not a handy person then you'll need to have the phone numbers of
a plumber electrician or fix a person on hand have a conversation with these
people before and let them know that you're starting an Airbnb and that you
might need them in the case of an emergency
now let's talk about the second thing you'll be doing every day
each day I recommend that you log into Airbnb and check your calendar
what reservations do you have have coming up do you need to stock up on
anything for those upcoming reservations then if so you're gonna need to go out
and grab that stuff next look at your bookings are you booked as much as you'd
like if not consider a small price decrease if you're booked more than you
thought then consider increasing your price
since your occupancy is so high you could be leaving some money on the table
and that's not good the Airbnb system usually provides price
tips to help you and those are normally on the right side of the calendar often
these price suggestions are a bit low so use your judgement when accepting them I
recommend checking your calendar daily and making edits to it at least every
second day edits can be a price change or updating your available dates hosts
who frequently update their calendars are rewarded with a higher ranking in
search and that means that more guests will see their listing when they're
searching for a place to stay on Airbnb the last of the three things that you
could be doing on a daily basis is cleaning it might be after a guest who
has just checked out or cleaning up after yourself in preparation for a
guest to arrive some hosts hire this part out while others do it themselves
if you do hire it out then be sure to properly train your cleaner cleaning
between guests is different than regular cleaning on a weekly basis for clients
the main activities with cleaning are washing sheets and towels washing the
floors dusting cleaning the bathroom and the kitchen make sure that there are no
hairs from the previous guests in your space your next guests won't appreciate
the hairs from the previous guests and it's probably gonna creep them out which
could cause them to question the cleanliness of the entire space which
would then likely cause you to get a lower rating in
next review a pro tip here is to double check that all your dishes are actually
clean for some strange reason guests like to rinse dishes instead of washing
them and then putting the rinse dishes back in the cupboard yuck how long
should it take you to prep between guests well the answer is easier to
predict and I estimate between 1 and 5 hours depending on the size of your home
and the quality of the guests that you host sidebar the act of cleaning and
preparing between guests is called a turnover because you're turning your
home over between guests you're probably gonna hear this term thrown around
pretty often in the host community if you're already hosting guests let me
know in the comments below how long it takes you to turn your home over between
guests being an Airbnb host is truly a rewarding experience without question
it's the best job I've ever had if you can call it a job I love preparing my
spaces for guests and welcoming them on vacation or work or whatever it is that
brings them to town seriously I don't mind cleaning up after
guests seeing my places in a spaulos condition
and shining for the next guest gives me a real feeling of accomplishment the
five-star ratings I often received are just the icing on the cake I hope that
this video has shown you that being an Airbnb host is really quite doable the
time required isn't crazy and it's definitely not a full-time job instead
it's a completely viable side hustle or something that Retired Persons can
easily do in their spare time the time required for each day goes from a few
minutes to a few hours depending on what's happening that day daily you'll
be responding to guests and maintaining your calendar and if you have a guest
checking in or out then you may also have to clean if you don't hire this
part out I truly hope that you enjoyed this video
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channel as always if you have a specific question please leave it in the comments
below until next week thanks again for watching and bye for now