I know!! Crazy! But, thankfully this is a first for me and hopefully this is the last experience like this. Overall my experience as an Airbnb host has been great!
J, that is crazy! Talk about overstaying your welcome! Just remember for every bad renter I am sure you get 200 amazing and respectful renters. I have a condo on the Big Island up in Waimea. I do minimum of 1 month rentals. My family and I live in Wisconsin so we have a management company located directly across from our complex. I am so happy that they do an amazing job screening our renters. So far no drama and I truly value them. Thanks for sharing that crazy story.
Hey Adam! Yes - absolutely one bad story in a sea of thousands. Most guests are wonderful and I'm grateful to have them. Curious to know - with a 30 day min rental, how does your occupancy rate look like? I know there has been a large increase in guests looking for longer stays so I'm curious how it's working out for you. Also - it's wonderful you found a great management company. I like being as hands-on as I can be and don't want to be dishing out 25% of my income to a property management company. If I couldn't handle it myself - I'd sell my units. I like being busy too. Thanks for watching ❤️❤️❤️
Wow what a story. Funny thing is I am eating Portugese Christmas cookies as I watched this story, they are the butter cookies in the metal boxes and somebody bought them from Sams for the Christmas work party, at first I thought they were the Danish ones but was surprised to see made in Portugal. How do you like Portugal compared to California/Los Angeles and Kauai. I have lived in Cali/Los Angeles but on bucket list is Hawaii and Portugal and Spain.
Oh my goodness! You just brought me back to my childhood. I loved those cookies and my grandparents would always have them. They would then reuse the tin box for sewing storage! We'd always get tricked opening them to steal cookies and just see needles and threads 😂 I've lived in Portugal on and off and there is a list of pros and cons to Portugal, but also to every place I've ever lived. Portugal is very safe and affordable and has excellent healthcare and the best food in the world - in my opinion. I may be biased, but I don't know of any other place I've ever visited that can top Portugal's food. You definitely have to visit!
Since you first posted this I've heard a lot of negative remarks about AIRBNB!! In fact there are several wealthy communities around here are thinking of out right prohibition of any and all short term rentals of less than thirty days, except in the case of hotels, resorts, etc, etc. There making the case that it brings too many strangers into a neighborhood that is residential and causing major problems. A murder in one and a couple of rapes and a list of minor annoyances. What is your county doing? Stay well in good health and safe!
Hi! Kauai has actually some of the strictest laws in place for short-term rentals. They only allow short-term rentals in 3 VDA areas (vacation destination areas) and if you own outside of those areas - you need a permit, but they stopped issuing those permits I think back in 2008 so you have to be grandfathered in. Of course there is always the good, bad, and the ugly of businesses - but it's been interesting here in Morocco where families are beyond grateful for Airbnb. We did a cooking class with this Moroccan family in their home and they were able to quit their jobs where the average income in Morocco is $200 a month to now they make about $80 a day! Same goes for this Kasbah we stayed in and the owner said he is grateful because Airbnb opened his place up to the world. So, definitely can have its problems like any businesses, but can be helpful for others. It's true that there are investors gobbling up places and they put property managers on to manage the place for them and most managers don't give a crap about the place and are happy making their 25%. I think if owners are hands-off - that's where the problems come in. I am super hands-on and know all my neighbors and deal with all my guests myself, but of course a bad guest or two can sneak in when I'm hosting 100's a year. My story was unpleasant and horrible to deal with, but the majority of my guests have been great. Also, as a landlord, I'm much more happy have short-term guests than long-term. As I mention in the video - I have way more horror stories in that world than I do with Airbnb. Anyway - so nice to hear from you and hope all is well ❤️
I just removed a Airbnb guest with the police, they were there for under 30 days and Airbnb canceled there booking so they were trespassing & cops said they were going to start arresting people if they didn’t leave & they did, thankfully 😅 but it was a 4 hour nightmare they tried to take my property hostage
Wow...What a crazy story, thanks for posting this, and you had to deal with this from out of the country...Just crazy, being a hot head Sicilian I would of handled this situation differently.
Hey Anthony! Yes - 11 hour time difference. It was crazy. I think I went to bed at 2AM that day. If there is one thing I've learned from being landlord is that you have to keep your composure. You never know how people will react on the other side if you don't try to keep your cool. Being out here in Portugal made the situation tricky and I didn't want my cleaning crew dealing with the consequences of whatever the guy did.
That's terrible how the guest put her father in that position. "Jerry" probably shouldn't have been left alone for so long given his health condition. He shouldn't have been so rude to you and the cleaning staff. "Jerry" and "Sam" deserve each other.
So sweet of you to say. Thank you. It was definitely uncalled for, but this is one bad experience out of thousands of good ones. Thankfully most people are kind ❤️
@@YourHostJ swear I won’t be this kind of guest 😂 It’s from your recommendation that while traveling to Kauai in September this year we’re going to spend a few days on the south/west side and then a few days in the north side! Thanks for your videos!
@@cottagefulloflove4090 Awww! That's so cool to hear! Glad my videos have helped you plan out your stay on island. September is such a good time to visit too! I'm sure you won't be that kind of guest. To be honest - this has been a very, very unique experience in my entire Hosting experience. Hopefully it will be the last! Enjoy your time on island and shoot my a message should you need help with anything or have any questions about visiting ❤️
Sounds like you handled it perfectly. Not the most fun way to learn the eviction process w/ AirBnB. So, I have a question: I'm moving to Kauai w/ the Post Office in about 5 weeks+/- a couple of weeks. Do you know of any rentals that go for around $1200 per month there on the Island? Think you mentioned 1k - 1.2k in one of your other videos. Maybe even a property management company that has rentals? Thanks so much!
Hey Christy! Sorry only getting back to you now. Yes - definitely a new experience with Airbnb 😂 Do you know what part of the island you'll want to live? I assume you'd want to be somewhat close to work? Also - how big of a place? To be honest - which that budget - might get a studio or 1 bedroom at best, but again, depends where you're choosing to live on island.
@@YourHostJ Put your AirBnB profile pic as a big Hawaiian or Samoan guy and put some of the wall pics in your AirBnB of a Polynesian Rugby team :D with an arrows pointing to different guys captioned as cousin this and cousin that etc
Hey Jenna - 100% short-term for sure! It's been on my long list of videos to create a video discussing why I like short-term over long-term. I really grew to hate being a landlord with the long-term renters. When the 1st was around the corner I'd cringe 😂 There are cons to being a short-term landlord, but not nearly as many as long-term.
I was a landlord of a dozen long term rentals for about 10 years and always had great tenants. I picked my tenants very carefully and always collected the rent in person. I only rented to people that I liked and it always worked out well. I have been afraid to get into the short-term business, actually.
Oh shoot, attempting to hit the like button, accidentally hit the dislike button 🤭 Can 2 likes undo a dislike?? Always LOVE all your content Such an interesting story!! I’ll be extra careful from now on whenever I book, to double & triple check my dates always!! 🤙🏽
True, but this is one bad experience out of thousands of guests that have been great. I've definitely enjoyed short-term renting way more than long-term renting. With long-term I had way more bad experiences and headaches.
It's so sad that some people are so rude and disrespectful.
Omg - I can't believe this, J! I don't understand people sometimes!
I know!! Crazy! But, thankfully this is a first for me and hopefully this is the last experience like this. Overall my experience as an Airbnb host has been great!
J, that is crazy! Talk about overstaying your welcome! Just remember for every bad renter I am sure you get 200 amazing and respectful renters. I have a condo on the Big Island up in Waimea. I do minimum of 1 month rentals. My family and I live in Wisconsin so we have a management company located directly across from our complex. I am so happy that they do an amazing job screening our renters. So far no drama and I truly value them. Thanks for sharing that crazy story.
Hey Adam! Yes - absolutely one bad story in a sea of thousands. Most guests are wonderful and I'm grateful to have them.
Curious to know - with a 30 day min rental, how does your occupancy rate look like? I know there has been a large increase in guests looking for longer stays so I'm curious how it's working out for you. Also - it's wonderful you found a great management company. I like being as hands-on as I can be and don't want to be dishing out 25% of my income to a property management company. If I couldn't handle it myself - I'd sell my units. I like being busy too.
Thanks for watching ❤️❤️❤️
Very interesting to see the owners side of AirBNB issues. Crazy stuff!
For sure, but this is one bad experience in a sea of great ones. Every business has its good and bad days.Thanks for watching ❤️
Wow what a story. Funny thing is I am eating Portugese Christmas cookies as I watched this story, they are the butter cookies in the metal boxes and somebody bought them from Sams for the Christmas work party, at first I thought they were the Danish ones but was surprised to see made in Portugal. How do you like Portugal compared to California/Los Angeles and Kauai. I have lived in Cali/Los Angeles but on bucket list is Hawaii and Portugal and Spain.
Oh my goodness! You just brought me back to my childhood. I loved those cookies and my grandparents would always have them. They would then reuse the tin box for sewing storage! We'd always get tricked opening them to steal cookies and just see needles and threads 😂 I've lived in Portugal on and off and there is a list of pros and cons to Portugal, but also to every place I've ever lived. Portugal is very safe and affordable and has excellent healthcare and the best food in the world - in my opinion. I may be biased, but I don't know of any other place I've ever visited that can top Portugal's food. You definitely have to visit!
Since you first posted this I've heard a lot of negative remarks about AIRBNB!! In fact there are several wealthy communities around here are thinking of out right prohibition of any and all short term rentals of less than thirty days, except in the case of hotels, resorts, etc, etc. There making the case that it brings too many strangers into a neighborhood that is residential and causing major problems. A murder in one and a couple of rapes and a list of minor annoyances. What is your county doing? Stay well in good health and safe!
Hi! Kauai has actually some of the strictest laws in place for short-term rentals. They only allow short-term rentals in 3 VDA areas (vacation destination areas) and if you own outside of those areas - you need a permit, but they stopped issuing those permits I think back in 2008 so you have to be grandfathered in. Of course there is always the good, bad, and the ugly of businesses - but it's been interesting here in Morocco where families are beyond grateful for Airbnb. We did a cooking class with this Moroccan family in their home and they were able to quit their jobs where the average income in Morocco is $200 a month to now they make about $80 a day! Same goes for this Kasbah we stayed in and the owner said he is grateful because Airbnb opened his place up to the world. So, definitely can have its problems like any businesses, but can be helpful for others.
It's true that there are investors gobbling up places and they put property managers on to manage the place for them and most managers don't give a crap about the place and are happy making their 25%. I think if owners are hands-off - that's where the problems come in. I am super hands-on and know all my neighbors and deal with all my guests myself, but of course a bad guest or two can sneak in when I'm hosting 100's a year.
My story was unpleasant and horrible to deal with, but the majority of my guests have been great. Also, as a landlord, I'm much more happy have short-term guests than long-term. As I mention in the video - I have way more horror stories in that world than I do with Airbnb.
Anyway - so nice to hear from you and hope all is well ❤️
Good grief! I would not be as nice as you were to these horrible people!
😂 I had to keep it together though. You never know how people may react.
What a story 😂 Part of the Airbnb deal I guess 🤷♂️
😂 The ups and downs of all businesses! Thankfully this is an extremely rare occurrence. Majority of my guests are wonderful ❤️
I just removed a Airbnb guest with the police, they were there for under 30 days and Airbnb canceled there booking so they were trespassing & cops said they were going to start arresting people if they didn’t leave & they did, thankfully 😅 but it was a 4 hour nightmare they tried to take my property hostage
Wow! That's crazy!
It was! Thankfully that's one bad experience out of thousands of good ones.
Wow...What a crazy story, thanks for posting this, and you had to deal with this from out of the country...Just crazy, being a hot head Sicilian I would of handled this situation differently.
Hey Anthony! Yes - 11 hour time difference. It was crazy. I think I went to bed at 2AM that day. If there is one thing I've learned from being landlord is that you have to keep your composure. You never know how people will react on the other side if you don't try to keep your cool. Being out here in Portugal made the situation tricky and I didn't want my cleaning crew dealing with the consequences of whatever the guy did.
That's terrible how the guest put her father in that position. "Jerry" probably shouldn't have been left alone for so long given his health condition. He shouldn't have been so rude to you and the cleaning staff. "Jerry" and "Sam" deserve each other.
As they say - apple doesn't fall far from the tree! Like father, like daughter.
So sorry they treated you and your cleaning crew that way ! Completely uncalled for
So sweet of you to say. Thank you. It was definitely uncalled for, but this is one bad experience out of thousands of good ones. Thankfully most people are kind ❤️
He thought he had squatters rights. That only applies after years of possession.
😂 Exactly!
This was insane!! 😆
Hey Taylor! I know! Crazy!
@@YourHostJ swear I won’t be this kind of guest 😂 It’s from your recommendation that while traveling to Kauai in September this year we’re going to spend a few days on the south/west side and then a few days in the north side! Thanks for your videos!
@@cottagefulloflove4090 Awww! That's so cool to hear! Glad my videos have helped you plan out your stay on island. September is such a good time to visit too! I'm sure you won't be that kind of guest. To be honest - this has been a very, very unique experience in my entire Hosting experience. Hopefully it will be the last! Enjoy your time on island and shoot my a message should you need help with anything or have any questions about visiting ❤️
Sounds like you handled it perfectly. Not the most fun way to learn the eviction process w/ AirBnB.
So, I have a question: I'm moving to Kauai w/ the Post Office in about 5 weeks+/- a couple of weeks. Do you know of any rentals that go for around $1200 per month there on the Island? Think you mentioned 1k - 1.2k in one of your other videos. Maybe even a property management company that has rentals?
Thanks so much!
Hey Christy!
Sorry only getting back to you now. Yes - definitely a new experience with Airbnb 😂
Do you know what part of the island you'll want to live? I assume you'd want to be somewhat close to work? Also - how big of a place? To be honest - which that budget - might get a studio or 1 bedroom at best, but again, depends where you're choosing to live on island.
Hi Beautiful, good to see you back. What you need is a "hit man/leg breaker" for really fast no talk back evictions. lol
Hang in there!
Oh my gosh 😂 That would be the old-school way for sure.
@@YourHostJ Put your AirBnB profile pic as a big Hawaiian or Samoan guy and put some of the wall pics in your AirBnB of a Polynesian Rugby team :D with an arrows pointing to different guys captioned as cousin this and cousin that etc
You should be squatting if you can pay the rent😂 out outtt
What’s been more of your favorite and less stress, having a short or long term rental?
Hey Jenna - 100% short-term for sure! It's been on my long list of videos to create a video discussing why I like short-term over long-term. I really grew to hate being a landlord with the long-term renters. When the 1st was around the corner I'd cringe 😂 There are cons to being a short-term landlord, but not nearly as many as long-term.
I was a landlord of a dozen long term rentals for about 10 years and always had great tenants. I picked my tenants very carefully and always collected the rent in person. I only rented to people that I liked and it always worked out well. I have been afraid to get into the short-term business, actually.
@@YourHostJ oh please do a video on the pros and cons of both. 😊
Oh shoot, attempting to hit the like button, accidentally hit the dislike button 🤭
Can 2 likes undo a dislike??
Always LOVE all your content
Such an interesting story!! I’ll be extra careful from now on whenever I book, to double & triple check my dates always!!
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You're so sweet. I am not sure how the like and dislike system works, but don't sweat it! Thank you for tuning in and the kind comment ❤️
I hope AirBNB becomes illegal.
Many reasons in this video to NOT be a landlord...Not fun !
True, but this is one bad experience out of thousands of guests that have been great. I've definitely enjoyed short-term renting way more than long-term renting. With long-term I had way more bad experiences and headaches.
what is the minimum income to be able to get by in kauai?
and are there enough job opportunities for entry level unskilled job, or manual labor jobs
First comment! 😀
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