welcome back to my channel I'm Matt the creator of Airbnbuncovered.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 3000 casts it's the perfect channel for brand new
hosts who have yet to host a guest it's also great for those of you who are
thinking about starting an Airbnb but you haven't gotten started yet or for
hosts who have hosted a few guests but they still have questions this week's
episode is the second part of my three part series about how to avoid the worst
guess and attract the best ones in this series I'm sharing with you exactly how
I do this in my own listings to help you along I've created the ultimate guide to
avoiding the worst guess eating downloaded for free on my website I'll
link to it in the description below last week I talked all about key hosting
stats and how they can put your listing front and center for the best guess
today we're going to look at House Rules and the role that they play in avoiding
the worst guess and also how they set the expectation for your best guess next
week we're gonna look at the final part of my two-step method to avoiding the
worst guess and it's where I'll show you some strategies for dealing with
inquiries and requests from guests that you're just not comfortable hosting
Airbnb provides some basic rules within the listing set up screens you can check
off whether you allow pets smoking parties children etc but right below
this area there is a space to add your own house rules and I strongly suggest
that you do what to put in this space is what this video is all about
the house rules are the basis that you are going to use when dealing with both
good and bad guess they clearly outline what is acceptable in your home and what
is not acceptable good guests want to follow your house rules and they
appreciate knowing upfront what they can and cannot do in your home they'll
likely reward you with a five star rating for clearly outlining what your
expectations are of guest staying in your home you're also going to use your
house rules when dealing with inquiries and requests from potentially
problematic guests I've developed a comprehensive list of house rules that
you can use on your listing the list is broken down between rules that I think
that all hosts should adopt one specifically for stand-alone listings
one's for shared accommodation and a few for condo and apartment building
listings you can get this list on my website in a guide called the ultimate
guide to avoiding the worst guess and I'll provide a link to my website in the
description down below but I do want to take a moment and go over some of what I
think are essential and must have rules the first is no parties and look I know
there is a checkbox for this on Airbnb but I think that you want to repeat this
rule in your house rules so that you are dead clear that you don't want parties
another must-have rule is that all guests must be registered
within the reservation you're gonna want to know if a guest has booked for one
when there are four people planning to stay trust me you are also going to need
a rule about smoking if it's allowed and where it's allowed depending on where
you live you may also need to specify whether you're smoking rule includes
cannabis or not the legalization of cannabis in Canada and certain states in
the United States has certainly given us a lot of complexity in the smoking rules
the last rule that I think is essential for hosts of shared accommodation is a
rule about quiet hours and this also applies if you live in close proximity
to your listing you're not gonna want guests bugging you after a certain hour
you also need to go a little bit deeper with rules that apply specifically to
your home perhaps there are unique rules that you
need for example maybe you are on a septic tank and the only thing that can
go down the toilet are is toilet paper and human waste
maybe you don't want guests using metal utensils on your pots and pans
maybe there's a gate that needs to be locked at all times or maybe there's a
part of your home that's not available to guess and you should tell them that
up front before you find them there do you have a unique house rule for your
listing let me know in the comments below at this point I hope that you will
agree that you need to have additional rules detailed on your listing these
additional rules clearly outline what's allowed in your home and what isn't
remember you don't have to come up with these all on your own
I've written a handy guide that lists all of my must-haves house rules and you
can get it for free on my website the link to the website is
the description below over the next 24 hours I encourage you to log on to
Airbnb and create your additional rules I want you to be avoiding the worst
guess and attracting the best ones as soon as possible the best guests are out
there waiting for you plus you're gonna need to have these rules in place to
make next week's episode work and next week's episode is all about creating
standardized messages for dealing with guests you're not comfortable hosting so
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