Thanks For Visiting

We are so excited to share our conversation with Tiffany Caliva, host of The Beach Lodge in Hollywood, Airbnb Superhost, and one of our Instagram Super Heroes! Tiffany tells us about her journey from new host to Superhost, how her account blew up on Insta (plus why an Instagram account is so vital for marketing your rental), all the work that went into transforming a beat down property into The Be...

Today we’re talking to a flippin’ Instagram celebratory in the real estate world, Wendy Doris, AKA @FlippinWendy ! Resources: Learn more at flippinwendy.design Instagram: @FlippinWendy Want to learn more about flipping houses? You can get Wendy’s ebook if you send her an email: Wendy@flippinwendy.design Black makeup towels Smartbnb Thanks for Visiting is a production of Crate Media . Mentioned in...

We believe that true superhosts should endeavor to serve all guests, but sometimes, you just don’t know what you don’t know – so, today, we are going to learn about how to make a short-term rental space accessible to people of all abilities! Our guest is LeAnne Lavender, who herself learned so much about renovating or redesigning your space to be ADA compliant after her husband experienced an acci...

You don’t even have to own property to make Airbnb your side hustle or be part of the short-term rental industry – there are so many roles that need to be filled, and that means there are lots of opportunities and options! Whether you are interested in photography, turnover, co-hosting, staging, creating experiences, or hosting your own space, we have got you covered!   Resources: Thanksforvi...

We’ve spent most of our show up to this point talking about Airbnb – but, today, we want to introduce you to some other short-term rental platforms that cater to a very specific niche: rentinting out your RV! So, Sarah’s husband Nick returns to discuss what it’s been like using Outdoorsy & RVShare to diversify their short-term rental business and how you can use these services to turn you...

If you are in a relationship, you can’t just start letting strangers stay at your house – even if they’re helping you pay your rent or mortgage! You have to make sure it’s cool with your partner, first (and your landlord!). So, today, Sarah invited her husband, Nick, to join us and talk about his initial apprehension to let strangers stay in their place, why he ultimately decided to join Sarah in...

With Summer in full swing, we wanted to touch on something that all Airbnb and short-term rental hosts need to consider: holidays! So, today, we’re going to share our tips for both taking a holiday for yourself and giving your guests that are on vacation a holiday they’ll never forget – while also maximizing your earning potential all year round! We’re also going to share some of our holiday horro...

Even if you don’t own property, you can still be part of the short-term rental industry by managing properties for other people who want to take advantage of platforms like Airbnb but don’t have the time. It’s been a really successful part of Sarah’s business, but she needed some help keeping all of those properties up to her high cleanliness standards – so she turned to Properly (which also happe...

We met two amazing young entrepreneurs, Tia Brown and Kyle Brown, at a local Airbnb meetup recently – and they probably didn’t even get two sentences out of their mouths before we fell head over heels for these two! So, today, we want to introduce you to this amazing power couple. They share how and why they took action to start the business, what it takes to run the entire business a two-person o...

Ria Greiff is a radio personality, podcast host, and Airbnb Experience host expert! So she doesn’t just talk the talk – she walks the walk, and she has some great advice to help you walk it too. So why is hosting an Airbnb Experience such an incredible opportunity?! Well, it doesn’t matter where you are in the world, you don’t have to own property, you don’t have to own a business, and you can mak...

We’ve been spying on today’s guests on Instagram for a long time (@theboxhop – check it out), and we are so excited to finally be able to chat with them!! Emily and Seth Britt live in Columbus, and they love it, but they also yearn for a space where they can return to return to their rural roots. So Seth followed his long-time dream to build a shipping container home in one of their favorite place...

Ashley Cordray and Michael Cordray own a real estate renovation company that specializes in restoring homes from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They are working with homes near the brink of destruction in their home town of Galveston, Texas, with hopes of restoring the island’s history and architectural styles. We recorded this episode from what is soon to be their first Airbnb, The Kettl...

We’re talking to Chris Carlone from TidyHost, an automated housekeeping solution exclusively for short-term rentals. We’ve talked about it on the show before, but keeping your rental spaces clean is a non-negotiable – no exceptions! Resources: Learn more at https://www.tidyhost.co/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TidyHost/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tidyhost Instagram: https://www.instag...

Together, we’ve hosted more than 2,000 guests throughout our careers – and we’ve learned a lot, but let us tell you, we definitely stumbled a few times along the way! So, today, we’re going to share the five things we WISH we had known when we started building our short-term rental businesses. Resources: Thanksforvisiting.me Thanks for Visiting is produced by Create Media. Mentioned in this episod...

Superhost Christine Kimball owns The Corner House in Columbus, and today, we talk about why she pivoted from long-term rentals to short-term rentals – and why she loves it! Resources: Stay with Christine: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/32061778?s=51 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecornerhouse_columbus/ Thanks for Visiting is a production of Crate Media . Mentioned in this episode: Hosting Bu...

Do you ever wonder what it would be like to have more than one listing? Have you ever wanted to be an Airbnb host... but you don’t own any real estate? Want to know what it’s like to manage over ONE HUNDRED properties? Well, you’re in luck! Because, today, we’re talking to Charles Hawkins, the owner of STR Capital. He has scaled his short-term rental management business from just one (messy) prope...

People travelling for business make great guests: they almost never wreck your place, they’re often more concerned about convenience than saving a few bucks, and best of all, they can become repeat guests! Today, we talk about how you can make your space more attractive for business and corporate guests, what you NEED to be business class, how you can find out more about potential repeat guests, a...

Today, instead of talking to a Super Host about what they’ve done to create an incredible experience on Airbnb, we’re talking to a Super Guest! Hayden Lee is the host of Travel Stories Podcast, and he’s been travelling pretty much full-time since 2013. He recently became the first person to ever visit every country in mainland Europe on his motorcycle – during which he stayed in a lot of Airbnbs –...

We recently had the opportunity to check out Elliott and Lauren May’s renovated 100-year-old barn. We talk all about why they decided to renovate the space, what went into doing that,, how they’re making money off of the space in addition to renting it out on Airbnb, how they’re marketing the barn on Instagram, and what they’re doing with paid advertising online. Resources: Stay with Elliott and L...

We hit the road again, and we came back with some great memories and a great conversation with Superhost Patti Whalen! We discuss Patti’s fact-finding expeditions to Airbnbs in Europe, the long history between women and B&Bs, following the rules, furnishing apartments (with minimal IKEA), Patti’s worst Airbnb experiences, tips and tricks for managing multiple properties, and investing in yours...

Annette and Sarah just came back from a road trip, and we had the opportunity to sit in Pittsburgh’s only tiny home! So today, we talk to superhost Casey Smith about how the tiny home became his first Airbnb listing (and his future plans for a house boat), creating memorable experiences for your guests, and differentiating yourself from other hosts. Resources: Stay with Casey: https://www.airbnb.c...

Today, we walk you through a real listing, step by step. We cover what you need to have to start the process, what you need to know about the prompts that come up, and share the answers to some questions that have come up in our own short-term rental businesses. Resources: Learn more at https://thanksforvisiting.me/ Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thanksforvisiting_/ Get a free smo...

We’re passionate about cleanliness in our short-term rental spaces because we KNOW this is a difference-maker. When we talk with other people about Airbnb, the two topics that come up most often are, one, it didn’t look like the pictures and, two, it wasn’t clean. It’s a little disheartening that this comes up so often because cleanliness is one of the easiest things to achieve in any space! Resou...

Photography is probably the most important thing you put out there when you start to list on Airbnb, so today, we’re going to offer our tips and tricks for what to shoot and where to find a photographer. Resources: Have any questions, comments, or concerns? Email us at hi@thanksforvisiting.me! Learn more at https://thanksforvisiting.me/ Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thanksforvisi...

When you’re operating a short-term rental business, you’re part of the hospitality business. Just like a luxury hotel, the most successful short-term rentals sell their guests more than just a space to stay – they offer unique experiences. This is a lot more work than just providing a space and cleaning it up when your guests are done using it, for sure, but it’s also a way to stand out in a crowd...