Having had some bad experiences, I do turn down reservation requests that I don't feel comfortable with. But recently I received an email from AIRBNB saying that if I turned down more requests I ran the risk of being delisted! A Superhost for 10 years I've been! When I followed up on this, I finally got an answer - yes, that is correct, AIRBNB now won't let us reject too many people. That made me very uncomfortable.
I always tell guests the night before or on checkout morning that new guests are arriving the same day . I also say I plan to show up to ready the suite for them at 11 am . If they don't ask for a little more time then I announce that I am heading over and show up in the driveway.
I had seen on another AirBnBers channel, he had rented long-term to a tenant that turned out to be a squatter after the 30days which falls under the "Tenants Rights". He rented the property to them FURNISHED. So, he was able to use a "loophole" in the law in the state that he was in, where he told the sheriff/law enforcement, that the property in the house belonged to him. He wanted to collect HIS belongings, and the tenant "squatter" could stay. He hired a moving company to remove the beds, TVs, tables, chairs, couches, lamps, etc and put the whole house in a storage unit until further notice. The only thing left was Internet/Electric/Water, since that is a utility/service that he was not allowed to shut off. Needless to say, the squatter vacated by the end of the day.
We started our 1st Airbnb in the lower level of our 8,000 sq ft home in Minnesota, on July 1st this year. Now that the kids are gone, we put that space to work. We have already made $21,000 for space that was going unused. We are purchasing a home on Lake Superior in Duluth, MN - 3 hours away from us, and will turn it into an Airbnb. That will rent for $500 a day during the season, and $250 a day off season! And we will close in a few days on a home in Bradenton, FL, 2 hours from our winter home in Ft Myers, and we will turn that into an Airbnb. I had written on my goals in Jan to start 3 Airbnbs this year, and at the time had no idea if I could ever pull it off. Well, we did! Love your videos! Thanks for doing them. We starting discussing opening an Airbnb in Costa Rica about 6 months ago, since our accountant has opened one there, and gets $1,000 - $2,000 a night! Keep up the great work! Steve
This was very helpful; much appreciated. We have three rental homes that have been long term rentals ranging 10 to 15 years. In one area, we are planning on converting to a short or medium term rental due to the eviction ban in California; it's been extended 3 times. So this information is very helpful; matter fact, now I'm considering stays less than 31 days. Thank you!
We have always used a moderate cancellation policy in the three years we've been running our Airbnb. We have very very few cancellations. We run a one-bedroom suite in our basement, in Vancouver BC, and in the summer months the majority of our guests are international, arriving by plane. They book quite far in advance, and are great guests. The odd time someone has cancelled it has been either a Canadian or US guest, cancelling within the no-penalty time frame. I never worry about lost revenue, because the dates always get rebooked. I do not want some unhappy guest showing up at my place who tried to cancel and couldn't get out of it. They are going to resent you, and it's nothing but trouble.
I ask for ID Uf they are not varified I take a photo one time I got one saying I don’t feel comfortable giving my ID and I said I don’t feel comfortable giving you my place
What we do is ask the renter to obscure their personal identifier number. That is considered information protected by various digital privacy laws. If you have that, you could be liable if somebody hacks you and get it. We ask them to send ID, showing address and age and so on, but not their personal identifier number. It’s worked so far.
Ur great man . I hope u succeed a lot in ur Airbnb business. Very few in this world who gives out knowledge for free esp if u have same businesses. Peo are so mean and selfish thesedays but they don’t know the more u share the more wealth u will accumulate
We decided to start Airbnb as a result of a long term tenant who became a squatter in our cottage ON our property. You are absolutely right about getting an attorney. We tried to handle it on our own through the courts to no avail and it would have been a long process but as soon as we acquired a lawyer, the tenant’s whole demeanor changed and he started to cooperate and was out of there in a short time. Chances are a squatter has been through evictions before and/or has a criminal record so they don’t want lawyers to be involved, they show a newfound respect. And the lawyer was not really as expensive as we thought. It was a growth experience. After that, we asked the attorney what he thought about Airbnb. And he said “our office has never ever had an issue with anybody coming to us over an Airbnb case”. We also asked a friend of ours, who is a police officer with an illustrious career and he said if he had room at his home, he would do Airbnb. So now we are superhosts with mostly very pleasant experiences but we only rent for up to 7 days. I i’m very curious of your and other peoples opinions on instant book?
I've been doing instant book since I started hosting. It's much easier/faster than approving each individual booking. Experienced Airbnb-ers with reviews see that you don't have instant book turned on, and they just move on and book somewhere else, so I think you'd lose bookings without it. Now, I *do* have it set up to approve folks with no reviews yet, so I can ask them questions - I have a prewritten couple of paragraphs I send them asking a few questions and also a paragraph "training" them on what Airbnb is like, how it differs from hotels and how to be good guest in someone's home (mine is in a duplex on the second floor of my own building). It's good to train new people :) We should all do it!
Sirena Spades thanks for the information. We also do the same, but I sure would love to see those questions and paragraph you send! :). If someone instant books and you don’t feel comfortable you can call Airbnb penalty free to cancel can’t you?
I've had problems like this before. Just take all of their shit out and change the door code. Yeah its against the law but its also a civil matter so the cops wont do anything about it. So the person would have to sue you to do anything about it and if they are squatters then they don't have the cash for a lawsuit.
There is very little out there in the way of videos on what to do with the short-term renter who doesn't leave the house. Like someone who stays just two or three days and then just flat out doesn't leave. A lot of people will say call the police and have them arrested for trespassing but in some states like Texas and Florida the police will not act and say it's a civil matter. The video on this particular circumstance would be much appreciated!
I dont understand that when you certainly can not pull that crap at a hotel or motel. They must have some sort of clause or policy protecting them from this.
I have found that I get more reliable guests by keeping a strict cancellation policy. When you loosen up your cancellation policy the flakes come out of the woodwork. People who cancel 31 days or 15 days before arrival after sitting on the calendar for a month. Keep it at 60 days and people stay more committed and make it work when otherwise they might back-out. This the primary reason I like Vrbo better than Airbnb. I provide a vacation home not a room to sleep in. I don't want to compete with hotels.
Bray Hill House I’m strict as well. No need to change (yet). At some point, may need to when algorithms favor moderate cancel policies and there is more supply of moderate homes versus demand. Today, we continue to book at very profitable levels even with strict. So, I take that route to ensure my revenue. Thanks for sharing!
I too prefer the strict cancellation policy. Last year, my first year hosting, it benefited me in one month, 3 times, when I had cancellations at the last minute, all with new Airbnb guests. What would I have done without that policy in place with no time for guests to book - I would have just lost out. I knew at that time that I'd done the right thing in choosing strict. The only thing is that I can't qualify for the business traveler program (or whatever it is) as that requires me to be flexible, and I'm not going to do it.
Just bought my first STR property and am accepting bookings next month. Super helpful, even just for knowing which guests to accept. Thanks so much Richard!
dont listen to garbage follow airbnb rules 1 million litigation n damage protection !!! call ur own lawyer if u need help in claiming anything airbnb is a super behemoth taking over the re industry and giving renters a break from paying bond getting into bad long term contracts aswell as being rejected from getting a rental due to a ridiculous application process
Richard, this is such a great video....I have shared it with the community group here in Florida that I oversee - I have Re-Named this video - Best ways to help you have good Guests and the Vetting Process that works best! This video has some really expert advice on much more than squatters - There are tips on how to vet your guests and the proper things to do in vetting. Using Google chrome and Air Review.....etc. thanks for helping us in all areas of hosting but mostly for helping us remember to focus on our WHY and that NO is really an important tool.
Hi Richard, we have 6 long term rentals in Winchester, Va with another 12 that we jointly own in an LLC. We are actively trying to do tax free exchanges for more short term rentals. We have one vacation house on the Shenandoah River and I can tell you that the one short term is worth way more in cash flow than the long term properties and I tend to get more upscale renters. Love your teachings, please keep it up!
fake post their is no encouragement here but negativity, airbnb clearly state its trying to capture short term and long stay markets, price ur place accordingly or quit spewing nonsense garbage, teen boppers trashing ur place is covered to the tune of 1 million by airbnb if u follow the check in rules!!!
i wasn't aware that a host could see the reviews that I left for other places. I always tried to be honest instead of just defaulting to the 5 star reviews. Now, I am going to be more careful what I say.
i don't know why people do this... gonna ruin everything for us good people who are just doing this for our first time... I cannot wait for my stay at the airbnb, I like to stay private and not bothered. I am there for a long term vacation to get away not participate in parties
I believe that in my city a person has to have been in residence for 30 days to have tenant rights. I am going to turn 2 of my ltr into str soon. Sooo, I am very new at this, but I have been watching you and others for a while now. My question is, can you make 28 or 29 day long term rentals, and then have them renew the contract to be able to stay longer? I am in southern AZ. My friend has a vacation rental that is booked up most of the year, especially in the winter. Our winter visitors are called snowbirds. They are people that travel from cold places to Tucson for the winter, then they go home when we start to get hot. Many of these people are willing to pay crazy high prices to rent someone's house for a few months. Is there a way to have their contract be for 28 or 29 days and then have them rebook without interrupting their stay and making them move their stuff out?
NYC (brooklyn) is the WORST place to do long term rentals, air bnb or otherwise. Mom & pop Landlords have no rights. If you own an apartment building the entire system treats you differently. This city wants the small landlords to bare the weight of the city's failed housing policies.
Let's say you do decline the reservation request, does that affect your superhost status? How can this affect your status as a host, if you do decline reservations? Thanks for sharing your knowledge, keep up the great work 👍
daineal McClinton you can decline reservation requests if guests don’t meet your criteria without penalty. However, you cannot cancel reservations after accepting (except for instant bookings you CAN cancel w/o penalty). So, as I said, ask questions IN ADVANCE of accepting the reservation!
Richard your videos are great filled with knowledge! My tip is everyone should be very careful and make sure they abide by fair housing as these rentals could fall under those laws! Be safe
@@SeanPGribbons airbnb promotes long term stays, put it in ur page no long term and maximum limit, richards advice seems unsound and saying he can look at a photo and predict the future please how ofter wud someone book and airbnb with a picture of a wwe wrestler skulling beer, richard is showing tendancies of a scammer amd he is scare mongering, id put my money on following airbnb standard procedure and having 1 million in litigation and damage protection instead of richards bad advice, over the years i have seen so many people fall on the wayside thinking they knew wat they were doing and this crystal ball personification prediction is the worst-case u cant judge a book by its cover is tried and true over centuries
it wasnt even a picture either he shows a video of some giant roided dude skulling beer hahaha xD way to go richard u just scared of every airbnb renter and are now cashing in while they all burn in fire lose their house due to forclosure, while richard scopes up their properties and rents them out long term to well to do bum sqautters,,, epic richard EEEEPPPIICCC!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why do Airbnb keep getting away with this..sue them...why do they block out the crimanals faces it should be the other way around..block out law abiding citizens. ...
Do you ask for the linkedin profile/ facebook profile or Fico score? I had a bad experience with a long term tenant and am very careful about squatters.
Most states in the United States and Canada have a law that if a paying guest stays more than 1 month at your property, they establish tenant rights of that state. That makes it a very expensive/time consuming/stressful event to evict them. However, it is better to check your specific state's laws to be sure. Don't quote me on this.
I just started my Airbnb a week ago. I signed up for instant booking. Do they do the screening for me or am I supposed to still ask questions? Wow, so much to learn.
This also just happened to me where the guest trashed my house, I found curtains from the bedroom in the kitchen. They had more than 2 guests which is the permitted amount. And on check out they left the keys with the guard, instead of calling me to pick them up as I had instructed them. So as to sneak out the extra guests. Then after all these I got a 1 star review and they where trying to get a refund yet they stayed in the property for 4 days. But as Richard says don't take it/make it personal. I'll now have to create a new listing and delist the old one as they were my first guests on this property.
I suggest you setup security cameras to monitor the exterior entry way of your house, so you can see how many guests are coming in, or if there is a party or other event being held there. The other thing I recommend is a keyless entry, so no hand-off of keys needs to happen. That way guests also can't take copies of your keys.
Does this imply that you are no longer using instant book? I know you have changed your stance on instant book a few times over the years. Where do you currently stand?
@@imrichardfertig I thought if you cancel even once, you lose superhost status. Am I incorrect or is this not a worry for you? I would like to know as I am very fanatical about my superhost status, and I would like to know if I can cancel if I get that bad feeling sometime.
Very useful information! After I meet with my attorney to set up 7 LLC’s I’ll find a real estate attorney. All Worthwhile exercises and once again the lawyer gets the $. 😱
I'm a good person but if someone gives me the third degree I would go stay in a cheap motel. They look at your ID and they check and see it's valid and that isn't good enough then I'm off to a motel. I'm not renting a apartment and I shouldn't have to go through stress when I'm on vacation.
richard sets the scene here blue skys Bahamas Beach then wait for it Giant Roided dude will crush ur airbnb bad bad bad run run run xD ok this is absolute nonsense i dont do roids i go to the gym and if i so much as lean towards a giant roided dude he backs away n gives me room like a gentleman, so something must be amiss here ;)
it wasnt even a picture either he shows a video of some giant roided dude skulling beer hahaha xD way to go richard u just scared of every airbnb renter and are now cashing in while they all burn in fire lose their house due to forclosure, while richard scopes up their properties and rents them out long term to well to do bum sqautters,,, epic richard EEEEPPPIICCC!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey ! is anybody getting many requests for longer term stays during the Coronavirus? I have had zero messages or individual 2-3 night regular bookings... like I do routinely when things aren’t shut down..but several from inquiries sent to me lately from people asking about weeks and weeks at my carriage house. I have been thinking the unverified people explaining some hardship or moving.. needing long term stay / some other stuff that makes me feel - well, creepy. My instincts are saying that they are definitely intentionally trying to scope out a squat spot?!
@@patribee5457 if they overstay or try squatters rights call airbnb n tap into ur 1 million litigation and damages protection, u dont get squatters rights at an airbnb u get certain tennant rights for long stays, tho u still have to pay the rent, and u will be able to evict them under normal circumstances if they dont pay the rent or break the conditions, if ur rates are set properly ull make alot of money from long stays.
Since I'm a black host, I'm sad to see this comment. Luckily the majority of my guests don't think like you and for that I am happy. I think your view is limited. Good and bad character transcends race, as is evident with your post. Many people shape their opinions based on what they experience, not realizing that what they put out also affects what they get back.🙏🏾
Having had some bad experiences, I do turn down reservation requests that I don't feel comfortable with. But recently I received an email from AIRBNB saying that if I turned down more requests I ran the risk of being delisted! A Superhost for 10 years I've been! When I followed up on this, I finally got an answer - yes, that is correct, AIRBNB now won't let us reject too many people. That made me very uncomfortable.
I always tell guests the night before or on checkout morning that new guests are arriving the same day . I also say I plan to show up to ready the suite for them at 11 am . If they don't ask for a little more time then I announce that I am heading over and show up in the driveway.
I had seen on another AirBnBers channel, he had rented long-term to a tenant that turned out to be a squatter after the 30days which falls under the "Tenants Rights". He rented the property to them FURNISHED.
So, he was able to use a "loophole" in the law in the state that he was in, where he told the sheriff/law enforcement, that the property in the house belonged to him. He wanted to collect HIS belongings, and the tenant "squatter" could stay.
He hired a moving company to remove the beds, TVs, tables, chairs, couches, lamps, etc and put the whole house in a storage unit until further notice.
The only thing left was Internet/Electric/Water, since that is a utility/service that he was not allowed to shut off.
Needless to say, the squatter vacated by the end of the day.
We started our 1st Airbnb in the lower level of our 8,000 sq ft home in Minnesota, on July 1st this year. Now that the kids are gone, we put that space to work. We have already made $21,000 for space that was going unused. We are purchasing a home on Lake Superior in Duluth, MN - 3 hours away from us, and will turn it into an Airbnb. That will rent for $500 a day during the season, and $250 a day off season! And we will close in a few days on a home in Bradenton, FL, 2 hours from our winter home in Ft Myers, and we will turn that into an Airbnb. I had written on my goals in Jan to start 3 Airbnbs this year, and at the time had no idea if I could ever pull it off. Well, we did! Love your videos! Thanks for doing them. We starting discussing opening an Airbnb in Costa Rica about 6 months ago, since our accountant has opened one there, and gets $1,000 - $2,000 a night! Keep up the great work! Steve
Steve Peters bravo! Congrats. Keep growing!
This was very helpful; much appreciated. We have three rental homes that have been long term rentals ranging 10 to 15 years. In one area, we are planning on converting to a short or medium term rental due to the eviction ban in California; it's been extended 3 times. So this information is very helpful; matter fact, now I'm considering stays less than 31 days. Thank you!
We have always used a moderate cancellation policy in the three years we've been running our Airbnb. We have very very few cancellations. We run a one-bedroom suite in our basement, in Vancouver BC, and in the summer months the majority of our guests are international, arriving by plane. They book quite far in advance, and are great guests. The odd time someone has cancelled it has been either a Canadian or US guest, cancelling within the no-penalty time frame. I never worry about lost revenue, because the dates always get rebooked. I do not want some unhappy guest showing up at my place who tried to cancel and couldn't get out of it. They are going to resent you, and it's nothing but trouble.
I ask for ID Uf they are not varified I take a photo one time I got one saying I don’t feel comfortable giving my ID and I said I don’t feel comfortable giving you my place
Then what happened ? Did you saying that make them give you their ID (I hope it did) 👍
they always need to provide id under airbnb rules wat r u talking about?
Larry Spartan yes I did
Kevin Flynn on buddy
What we do is ask the renter to obscure their personal identifier number. That is considered information protected by various digital privacy laws. If you have that, you could be liable if somebody hacks you and get it. We ask them to send ID, showing address and age and so on, but not their personal identifier number. It’s worked so far.
Ur great man . I hope u succeed a lot in ur Airbnb business. Very few in this world who gives out knowledge for free esp if u have same businesses. Peo are so mean and selfish thesedays but they don’t know the more u share the more wealth u will accumulate
It was nice you did this in front of the ocean. Its a stressful conversation so the white noise is great.
We decided to start Airbnb as a result of a long term tenant who became a squatter in our cottage ON our property. You are absolutely right about getting an attorney. We tried to handle it on our own through the courts to no avail and it would have been a long process but as soon as we acquired a lawyer, the tenant’s whole demeanor changed and he started to cooperate and was out of there in a short time. Chances are a squatter has been through evictions before and/or has a criminal record so they don’t want lawyers to be involved, they show a newfound respect. And the lawyer was not really as expensive as we thought. It was a growth experience. After that, we asked the attorney what he thought about Airbnb. And he said “our office has never ever had an issue with anybody coming to us over an Airbnb case”. We also asked a friend of ours, who is a police officer with an illustrious career and he said if he had room at his home, he would do Airbnb. So now we are superhosts with mostly very pleasant experiences but we only rent for up to 7 days. I i’m very curious of your and other peoples opinions on instant book?
ValleyMusicStore thanks for sharing! Agree 100%.
I've been doing instant book since I started hosting. It's much easier/faster than approving each individual booking. Experienced Airbnb-ers with reviews see that you don't have instant book turned on, and they just move on and book somewhere else, so I think you'd lose bookings without it. Now, I *do* have it set up to approve folks with no reviews yet, so I can ask them questions - I have a prewritten couple of paragraphs I send them asking a few questions and also a paragraph "training" them on what Airbnb is like, how it differs from hotels and how to be good guest in someone's home (mine is in a duplex on the second floor of my own building). It's good to train new people :) We should all do it!
Sirena Spades thanks for the information. We also do the same, but I sure would love to see those questions and paragraph you send! :). If someone instant books and you don’t feel comfortable you can call Airbnb penalty free to cancel can’t you?
I've had problems like this before. Just take all of their shit out and change the door code. Yeah its against the law but its also a civil matter so the cops wont do anything about it. So the person would have to sue you to do anything about it and if they are squatters then they don't have the cash for a lawsuit.
Facts
Damn! Thats a GOOD idea!
There is very little out there in the way of videos on what to do with the short-term renter who doesn't leave the house. Like someone who stays just two or three days and then just flat out doesn't leave. A lot of people will say call the police and have them arrested for trespassing but in some states like Texas and Florida the police will not act and say it's a civil matter. The video on this particular circumstance would be much appreciated!
I dont understand that when you certainly can not pull that crap at a hotel or motel. They must have some sort of clause or policy protecting them from this.
I have found that I get more reliable guests by keeping a strict cancellation policy. When you loosen up your cancellation policy the flakes come out of the woodwork. People who cancel 31 days or 15 days before arrival after sitting on the calendar for a month. Keep it at 60 days and people stay more committed and make it work when otherwise they might back-out. This the primary reason I like Vrbo better than Airbnb. I provide a vacation home not a room to sleep in. I don't want to compete with hotels.
Bray Hill House I’m strict as well. No need to change (yet). At some point, may need to when algorithms favor moderate cancel policies and there is more supply of moderate homes versus demand. Today, we continue to book at very profitable levels even with strict. So, I take that route to ensure my revenue. Thanks for sharing!
I too prefer the strict cancellation policy. Last year, my first year hosting, it benefited me in one month, 3 times, when I had cancellations at the last minute, all with new Airbnb guests. What would I have done without that policy in place with no time for guests to book - I would have just lost out. I knew at that time that I'd done the right thing in choosing strict. The only thing is that I can't qualify for the business traveler program (or whatever it is) as that requires me to be flexible, and I'm not going to do it.
all i see is cancelling costing u 50% of the rental price anyway i dont understand this nonsense u post
Just bought my first STR property and am accepting bookings next month. Super helpful, even just for knowing which guests to accept. Thanks so much Richard!
Learn Jazz Standards amazing! Enjoy. Happy Hosting!!
dont listen to garbage follow airbnb rules 1 million litigation n damage protection !!! call ur own lawyer if u need help in claiming anything airbnb is a super behemoth taking over the re industry and giving renters a break from paying bond getting into bad long term contracts aswell as being rejected from getting a rental due to a ridiculous application process
1st time viewer , you've done a marvelous job here with this tutorial, I appreciate it very much, keep up this wonderful work young man. 😎
You are nothing short of Fantastic.
Richard, this is such a great video....I have shared it with the community group here in Florida that I oversee -
I have Re-Named this video - Best ways to help you have good Guests and the Vetting Process that works best!
This video has some really expert advice on much more than squatters - There are tips on how to vet your guests and the proper things to do in vetting. Using Google chrome and Air Review.....etc. thanks for helping us in all areas of hosting but mostly for helping us remember to focus on our WHY and that NO is really an important tool.
Hi Richard, we have 6 long term rentals in Winchester, Va with another 12 that we jointly own in an LLC. We are actively trying to do tax free exchanges for more short term rentals. We have one vacation house on the Shenandoah River and I can tell you that the one short term is worth way more in cash flow than the long term properties and I tend to get more upscale renters.
Love your teachings, please keep it up!
Paul Burkholder excellent! Stay the course. The future is bright! (I gotta wear shades like i am in the video! Lol. )
at 2x the renting price u have to be joking about long termers another jelly re agent it seems
Thank you for your positive encouragement! You are great Richard!
Rayetta Leigh 🙌
fake post their is no encouragement here but negativity, airbnb clearly state its trying to capture short term and long stay markets, price ur place accordingly or quit spewing nonsense garbage, teen boppers trashing ur place is covered to the tune of 1 million by airbnb if u follow the check in rules!!!
THANK YOU ! Very valuable information !
i wasn't aware that a host could see the reviews that I left for other places. I always tried to be honest instead of just defaulting to the 5 star reviews. Now, I am going to be more careful what I say.
Im too grand for Airbnb! Hotels ONLY!
Great info, Thank u
Good info🍃 Thank you.
i don't know why people do this... gonna ruin everything for us good people who are just doing this for our first time... I cannot wait for my stay at the airbnb, I like to stay private and not bothered. I am there for a long term vacation to get away not participate in parties
What about the ding you get for canceling the guest?
I believe that in my city a person has to have been in residence for 30 days to have tenant rights. I am going to turn 2 of my ltr into str soon. Sooo, I am very new at this, but I have been watching you and others for a while now. My question is, can you make 28 or 29 day long term rentals, and then have them renew the contract to be able to stay longer? I am in southern AZ. My friend has a vacation rental that is booked up most of the year, especially in the winter. Our winter visitors are called snowbirds. They are people that travel from cold places to Tucson for the winter, then they go home when we start to get hot. Many of these people are willing to pay crazy high prices to rent someone's house for a few months. Is there a way to have their contract be for 28 or 29 days and then have them rebook without interrupting their stay and making them move their stuff out?
take long termers bro its becoming a thing now
If you turn down a request to book because you don't get a good feeling about the request, Airbnb blocks off those dates.
Mary Uhlman You can reject a request if you are uncomfortable with no penalty
@@laurihines300 it seems a lot of things make white people uncomfortable in 2021
@@enhansoul8962 Why bring race into it? A lot of things make a LOT of people uncomfortable in 2021
@@CFinch360 glad to see you're stuck in 2021.... #goodluckoutthere
NYC (brooklyn) is the WORST place to do long term rentals, air bnb or otherwise. Mom & pop Landlords have no rights. If you own an apartment building the entire system treats you differently. This city wants the small landlords to bare the weight of the city's failed housing policies.
Excellent! I learned something new today...Thank you
Military Miniatures the pleasure is mine! Thank you!
no u didn't pffttt
Good stuff
Let's say you do decline the reservation request, does that affect your superhost status? How can this affect your status as a host, if you do decline reservations? Thanks for sharing your knowledge, keep up the great work 👍
daineal McClinton you can decline reservation requests if guests don’t meet your criteria without penalty. However, you cannot cancel reservations after accepting (except for instant bookings you CAN cancel w/o penalty). So, as I said, ask questions IN ADVANCE of accepting the reservation!
@@imrichardfertig Perfect, thank you so much! 🙂
Can you adjust the price point as well if you have a bad feeling about a guest to ? For example if it's one night and you lower the price ?
Great video Richard! Can you expand on how to cancel both Airbnb and VRBO reservations under these situations if you have instant book turned on?
Tubbs Hill CDA you just cancel. It won’t affect super host status and vrbo doesn’t penalize cancellations (yet).
Do you have an instant booking setup on your rentals? Wondering how can you screen guests with thia setup? Thanks
You’re awesome.
thanks
Richard your videos are great filled with knowledge! My tip is everyone should be very careful and make sure they abide by fair housing as these rentals could fall under those laws! Be safe
its a negative long term airbnb speal pure re garbage
Kevin Flynn wtf you saying?
@@SeanPGribbons airbnb promotes long term stays, put it in ur page no long term and maximum limit, richards advice seems unsound and saying he can look at a photo and predict the future please how ofter wud someone book and airbnb with a picture of a wwe wrestler skulling beer, richard is showing tendancies of a scammer amd he is scare mongering, id put my money on following airbnb standard procedure and having 1 million in litigation and damage protection instead of richards bad advice, over the years i have seen so many people fall on the wayside thinking they knew wat they were doing and this crystal ball personification prediction is the worst-case u cant judge a book by its cover is tried and true over centuries
happy now?
it wasnt even a picture either he shows a video of some giant roided dude skulling beer hahaha xD way to go richard u just scared of every airbnb renter and are now cashing in while they all burn in fire lose their house due to forclosure, while richard scopes up their properties and rents them out long term to well to do bum sqautters,,, epic richard EEEEPPPIICCC!!!!!!!!!!!!!
when you said _Brooklyn_ I was like oh god why? I didn't expect you to say that but I didn't think you would say that lol...Sorry about that
Love it! I regularly say NO now, and have thus far had better guests fill that spot immediately. Cheers! Christine Marooney
Chris Carol 🙌🙏💯
richard may have helped crash the newyork housinv market xD great advice haha wzteva
Why do Airbnb keep getting away with this..sue them...why do they block out the crimanals faces it should be the other way around..block out law abiding citizens. ...
Thank you! Such great advice!
nope
Do you ask for the linkedin profile/ facebook profile or Fico score? I had a bad experience with a long term tenant and am very careful about squatters.
What about COVID? A lot of states are legally allowing people to squat by claiming they need to self isolate.
That’s true.
Most states in the United States and Canada have a law that if a paying guest stays more than 1 month at your property, they establish tenant rights of that state.
That makes it a very expensive/time consuming/stressful event to evict them. However, it is better to check your specific state's laws to be sure. Don't quote me on this.
they get tennant rights ppfft 14 day non payment is still an eviction
Should not take precedence over a short term rental agreement with a check out date.
@@musictosoothe I think it DOES take precedence (according to my internet research). Please verify this if anyone has time and reply. Thank you
If you want to check a guests review, does the Airbnb platform have that ? Or
I just started my Airbnb a week ago. I signed up for instant booking. Do they do the screening for me or am I supposed to still ask questions? Wow, so much to learn.
Still ask questions
This also just happened to me where the guest trashed my house, I found curtains from the bedroom in the kitchen. They had more than 2 guests which is the permitted amount. And on check out they left the keys with the guard, instead of calling me to pick them up as I had instructed them. So as to sneak out the extra guests. Then after all these I got a 1 star review and they where trying to get a refund yet they stayed in the property for 4 days. But as Richard says don't take it/make it personal. I'll now have to create a new listing and delist the old one as they were my first guests on this property.
I suggest you setup security cameras to monitor the exterior entry way of your house, so you can see how many guests are coming in, or if there is a party or other event being held there. The other thing I recommend is a keyless entry, so no hand-off of keys needs to happen. That way guests also can't take copies of your keys.
Does this imply that you are no longer using instant book? I know you have changed your stance on instant book a few times over the years. Where do you currently stand?
Rob Henn I use instant book and take advantage of the ability to cancel 3x / year without penalty.
@@imrichardfertig I thought if you cancel even once, you lose superhost status. Am I incorrect or is this not a worry for you? I would like to know as I am very fanatical about my superhost status, and I would like to know if I can cancel if I get that bad feeling sometime.
@@SirenaSpades you can cancel 3 times 'penalty free'. It'll affect your SEO, but not your superhost status.
Very useful information! After I meet with my attorney to set up 7 LLC’s I’ll find a real estate attorney. All Worthwhile exercises and once again the lawyer gets the $. 😱
Paul Burkholder where are your 7 LLC’s domiciled? Where is your property located? Good luck!
No need to set up 7 different LLC's; try a Delaware Series LLC instead
Don't go and and host your appartment on Airbnb if you have so many things in ur mind.
Hey Richard, how long have you used AirReview? Is it legit ? No risk of them hacking your private info ?
NuCreation we’ve used it for 12 months or so. No real concern. Legit. Read reviews on android store. Enjoy!
Best advice
So basically in your video you're saying just get a lawyer if you've got a squatter. Nothing new here.
I'm a good person but if someone gives me the third degree I would go stay in a cheap motel. They look at your ID and they check and see it's valid and that isn't good enough then I'm off to a motel. I'm not renting a apartment and I shouldn't have to go through stress when I'm on vacation.
right on bro an newyork is collapsing at the moment thanks to hemroidal airbnb hosts
Please do go to a hotel, because you are not a match for Air bnb. Everyone will be happier if you go to a motel, good choice LOL
Just too bad Airbnb discourage the "No" and even penalize it. They want renting, period.
So your tip is hire a lawyer? Lol common sense wow thanks
richard sets the scene here blue skys Bahamas Beach then wait for it Giant Roided dude will crush ur airbnb bad bad bad run run run xD ok this is absolute nonsense i dont do roids i go to the gym and if i so much as lean towards a giant roided dude he backs away n gives me room like a gentleman, so something must be amiss here ;)
WOW WOW WOW!!!
it wasnt even a picture either he shows a video of some giant roided dude skulling beer hahaha xD way to go richard u just scared of every airbnb renter and are now cashing in while they all burn in fire lose their house due to forclosure, while richard scopes up their properties and rents them out long term to well to do bum sqautters,,, epic richard EEEEPPPIICCC!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey ! is anybody getting many requests for longer term stays during the Coronavirus? I have had zero messages or individual 2-3 night regular bookings... like I do routinely when things aren’t shut down..but several from inquiries sent to me lately from people asking about weeks and weeks at my carriage house. I have been thinking the unverified people explaining some hardship or moving.. needing long term stay / some other stuff that makes me feel - well, creepy. My instincts are saying that they are definitely intentionally trying to scope out a squat spot?!
nope
u think a scammer is gonna show their face by over staying in an airbnb forget about it no way!!!
Ok, I guess I was coming from squatters rights .. have u ever seen the movie Pacífic Heights? It got me spooked
@@patribee5457 if they overstay or try squatters rights call airbnb n tap into ur 1 million litigation and damages protection, u dont get squatters rights at an airbnb u get certain tennant rights for long stays, tho u still have to pay the rent, and u will be able to evict them under normal circumstances if they dont pay the rent or break the conditions, if ur rates are set properly ull make alot of money from long stays.
Always trust you instincts Patri Bee !
Hum not much advice in the video to be honest: Hire a lawyer in short.
GREEN SCREEN
THIS DUDE IS CLEARLY SUGAR BRITCHES
I love the red flag!
yep its hovering over newyork right now, im guessing richard has done a 180 and takes anyone now, sure was a grand delusion he had for a while there
Don’t rent out to blacks
Since I'm a black host, I'm sad to see this comment. Luckily the majority of my guests don't think like you and for that I am happy. I think your view is limited. Good and bad character transcends race, as is evident with your post. Many people shape their opinions based on what they experience, not realizing that what they put out also affects what they get back.🙏🏾