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As rental prices continue to rise, more and more apartment residents are tempted to enlist Airbnb to help cover the cost – with or without the landlord’s permission. Luckily, a growing number of landlords recognize that permitting short-term rentals could increase their profits and attract new residents to their buildings. That’s where Pillow Residential comes in. This new product offering allows building owners to offer the Airbnb option as an amenity for residents, and Pillow in turn gives landlords transparency regarding who’s in their buildings and a cut of the profits.Sean Conway, Co-Founder and CEO of Pillow, has a huge passion for travel. After the sale of his first startup venture, Notehall, Sean backpacked all over the world, staying in Airbnb properties. Sean finds that he is his best self when he travels, when he has the opportunity to interact with other cultures, and he wanted to make it easier for others to afford to travel and feel that same human connection.Sean launched Pillow in San Francisco in 2014 with the intention of taking the hassle out of hosting. The company has expanded to a dozen cities, providing short-term property management services and promoting the concept of global citizenry. Today Sean talks through the details of the new product, explaining why his team developed the amenity, how Pillow Residential benefits landlords and residents alike, and the demand he has seen for the product thus far. He also shares his point of view regarding the greatest challenges in the vacation rental space as well as his take on the future of the Airbnb ecosystem.Topics CoveredWhy Sean developed the new product, Pillow Residential•Rental prices higher than ever (35-45% of income in some locations)•Landlords willing to allow Airbnb, but calling for structure•Pillow Residential helps residents earn income while on vacation•Prevents violation of HOA, lease agreement•Allows landlord to feel comfortable•Works with city regulationsThe benefits of Pillow Residential for landlords•Amenity attracts residents•Provides insight, transparency re: who’s in building•Increases applicant pool, occupancy•Offers landlords cut of profitsHow Pillow Residential works•Opportunity assessment (gives landlord sense of what might earn)•One-hour onboarding session•Pillow creates landing page for residents•Pillow sends residents an email explaining new amenity•Residents sign in through landing page, property manager monitorsThe high demand for Pillow Residential•110 signups•60,000 unitsSean’s take on the greatest challenge the Airbnb ecosystem faces•Pillow has 200 SOPs•80% of situations fall into top 20% of SOPs•Create standardization AND keep personalizationSean’s conviction that the Airbnb ecosystem will continue to thrive•Airbnb changing way people live•Millennials embracing digital nomad lifestyle•Opportunities for wide range of players•Room to grow in industryThe tools Pillow uses to manage client listings•Zendesk customer service software•Previous partnership with Everbooked (metrics, pricing)•Built personalized internal tools for customersSean’s view of the Airbnb IPO•Won’t change the landscape of short-term rental industry•‘I’m fine either way’Sean’s prediction of what’s next in vacation rentals•Consolidation will continue•booking.com, Expedia and Airbnb will continue to thrive•Opportunities for niche markets (i.e.: Innclusive, Mrbnb)Connect with SeanPillowEmail info@pillow.comResources See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sleep tight. Don’t let the bed bugs bite!As Airbnb hosts, we share concerns around uninvited guests. If those uninvited guests are of the bed bug variety, a whole host of additional problems arise. Today’s guest dealt with a bed bug infestation in his Airbnb and lived to tell the tale!Hostfully Featured Host Mike Clairmont is a professional musician who loves to surf. Two years ago, he got the idea to rent a place on Venice Beach and list the property on Airbnb when he was touring. Within two weeks of posting his listing, Mike had more than half of the summer booked.Mike discovered the Get Paid for Your Pad book and podcast a few months ago, and has since used those resources to take his Airbnb to the next level. Today he shares his journey as an Airbnb host, including the harrowing chapter in which a bed bug infestation temporarily sidelined his business. Listen and learn how to prevent those pesky creatures from infiltrating your Airbnb, and get tips on choosing prime locations for Airbnb property investment.Topics CoveredWhy Mike has had success with Airbnb•Good quality photos from beginning•As traveler himself, knows what people look for•Makes improvements based on reviews (i.e.: painting, carpet)•Surfer theme, location one block from beachMike’s bed bug ordeal•Guest was bitten, sent message to Airbnb•Airbnb cancelled one week of reservations (no other penalties incurred)•Mike found good company to spray•Removed furniture, got new bedframe•Put encasement around mattress•Implemented preventative measures moving forwardHow Mike is working to prevent further bed bug infestations•Sends information to guests (e.g.: don’t put luggage on beds when travel, bed bugs expert hitchhikers)•Provides luggage racks•Vacuums thoroughly, empties bag after each guest•Checks under/around bedframe, mattress every timeMike’s advice for hosts who encounter bed bugs in their Airbnb•Proactively contact Airbnb to avoid penalties•Allow the company to cancel reservations•Keep Airbnb informed of measures takenJasper’s advice around investing in property for Airbnb•US mortgage rates low, now is good time to buy•Research regulations in place and anticipate changes•Get familiar with rules in other large cities (i.e.: Paris, London, San Francisco)•Consider locations where housing shortage not an issue (e.g.: Joshua Tree, CA)•Take advantage of tools to predict returns (AirDNA, Everbooked, Mashvisor)Jasper’s take on regulations enforcement•Even if city not enforcing now, may eventually•Airbnb blocked calendar on property in Amsterdam to complyConnect with MikeAirbnb Host Profilemikeclairmontmusic.comResourcesFeatured Hostfully Host ApplicatonClean Bedroom Organic SheetsHostfully Travel BlogGet Paid for Your Pad: How to Maximize Profit From Your Airbnb Listing by Jasper Ribbers and Huzefa KapadiaAirDNAEverbookedMashvisorConnect with JasperEmail: jasper@getpaidforyourpad.comTwitter: @GetPaidForUrPadInstagram: @GetPaidForYourPad Facebook: www.facebook.com/getpaidforyourpadThis episode is sponsored by Hostfully.com where you can create a custom digital guidebook for your guests! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Download Episode! Prior to the Host2Host 2017 conference in Portland, Debi Hertert of HostingYourHome interviewed Andrew Kitchell of Wheelhouse.  Wheelhouse provides a pricing service for short-term rentals.  They analyze the pricing of the local home-sharing listings, local hotels, and current events.  Those three components affect pricing of accommodations, and Wheelhouse uses data scientists to make highly informed pricing decisions. The current product allows a high degree of personalization by the host, as Andrew discusses during the interview.  Debi is a user of Wheelhouse and is highly interested in how it works. Here are some points that came out in the interview.  Listen all the way through, for Andrew’s special offer! Andrew talks about how Wheelhouse started. His home was in the first 100 homes that listed on Airbnb.  He co- founded the company after one of the principals attended a Y Combinator Accelerator meeting and heard about “Airbed and breakfast”; and now they have grow to about 23 people. They analyze the home space, like Airbnb, Expedia, and Trip Advisor; the hotel space; and the event space. They then analyze your particular listing and how it has performed in the past compared with other nearby homes Allow customers to customize how they want to handle special situations, like orphan nights, weekends, etc – the newest platform allows personalization on the part of the host. Debi mentioned the emotionality of setting your pricing. You don’t want to give it away, but at the same time you don’t want to set it too high.  It sounds like Wheelhouse is giving the host a lot of control. Wheelhouse does recognize that setting prices can be emotional and in some ways it is better to remove some of that emotionality through using the software. But if you want to manage weekends, seasonality, etc., you can now do that.  Wheelhouse really recognizes that there are many nuances to setting prices that hosts want. Debi asked about her Gull House rental at Seal Rock, Oregon. It’s in the path of the eclipse, a once in a lifetime event.  Debi wants to be in the middle, not too low but not too high.  For now, she has just blocked it out.  The Wheelhouse pricing for that month shows the eclipse time as an elevated price, but whe wondered if that set the price for the whole month?  Andrew replied that the eclipse is sort of an “extreme” event; with cases like that, the impact should be limited to the days for that event. That’s the challenge for the pricing engine, and it should be appropriate.  But also, Wheelhouse allows the user to set specific rates for certain nights.  It recognizes that they are not perfect, and that the host might pick up on something that Wheelhouse software hasn’t found. Debi asked about special configurations, like max nightly price etc. She asked about Home Away and Trip Advisor and Airbnb; at this time, they show up as separate listings on the Wheelhouse dashboard. In the next few weeks, if you work with Guesty, or Booking Sync, you will be able to link to Wheelhouse. How does Wheelhouse differ from other dynamic pricing? Investment in pricing science:  they have four data scientists on the team, three are PhDs.  They feel like they will be able to do the best predictions.  Part two is the control they give the hosts, offering last minute discounts, seasonality and other customizations.  He has a lot of respect for other pricing companies, like Everbooked, but thinks they have produced a well-differentiated product. Debi asked about Airbnb’s smart pricing. Andrew said he isn’t sure of the long term role for Airbnb (or any other “marketplace” provider)  in producing best pricing.  He says they are a great team, have great scientists, but as they are the marketplace, they may not be the best in setting prices.  He thinks pricing can be done best by third parties. Debi asked about cost. Wheelhouse charges about 1 percent of “managed revenue”, and says that they return closer to high 20’s percentage; and that they have never lost a paying customer (!).  They also do not charge hosts for nights that the hosts end up setting their own rates. Debi asked then, how easy is it to cancel? She had an experience using a different company that entered prices into the calendar way into the future and had a hard time deleting it.  Andrew said that hosts have full control. Andrew discusses a special offer in which new users can get 10 free bookings!     Check out the following links: https://www.usewheelhouse.com/ https://www.usewheelhouse.com/ personalize https://blog.usewheelhouse.com/ https://www.usewheelhouse.com/demo

Our guest today is David Ordall, CEO of Everbooked, a demand-based pricing startup, and ExaVault, a business file sharing startup. Previously, he has worked as VP of Engineering at Huddler.com and as CEO/CTO at CyberSense. David’s passion and area of expertise – is building technology companies. He is well versed in both the technical and managerial aspects of fast-paced, agile software development and the lean startup methodology.

Many people have achieved a greater level of financial freedom by renting out their Pads on Airbnb. However, most haven’t made the bold life decisions of this guest!Chris Black joins Jasper to talk about his journey from a programmer in San Francisco to owning a Bed & Breakfast in Bangkok Thailand! Chris’ Airbnb story starts when he quit his job, bought a boat and sailed the Caribbean for a few months while renting out his San Francisco pad on Airbnb. Chris’ journey is fascinating and he has some great advice on the importance to listening to your gut and achieving personal freedom using Airbnb.Some of the topics covered:Chris’ life in San Francisco•Programmer for an ad agency•Felt like he was missing out on a lot of experiences due to workChris leaving his job and buying a boat in the CaribbeanHow Chris got started rented out his place on Airbnb•Goal was to offset expensive rent•Found out he really liked hospitalityExperiences in the Caribbean•Took 6 months to adjust•Coding offered an “anchor” pointThe genesis of Kama bed and Breakfast•Wanted to replace programming income with passive income•Wanted to learn a new culture and languageAdvice for thriving on Airbnb•Communicate clearly•Set expectations•Focus on the guest’s experience•Find and use tools (technology)Learn more about Kamakamabangkok.comResources Mentionedsabeeapp.combitly.comConnect with JasperEmail: jasper@getpaidforyourpad.comTwitter: @GetPaidForUrPadInstagram: @GetPaidForYourPad Facebook: www.facebook.com/getpaidforyourpadThis episode is sponsored by Hostfully.com and Everbooked.com! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Have you ever wondered what a Superhost is doing that you’re not? This week Jasper in joined by world famous Superhost Mina from Shanghai. Mina is famous because she is currently featured on Airbnb’s Website. You can find her here, (2nd picture down).Mina has been a Superhost for nine straight quarters, so it’s clear that she’s doing something right and she is more than willing to share her tips for becoming and staying a Superhost on Airbnb.Some of the topics covered:Mina’s start with Airbnb•Allowed her to live where she wanted toMina’s current Airbnb situation•3 locationsTips for becoming, and remaining, an Airbnb Superhost•Check-in strategies•How Mina helps her guests once they are stayingAirbnb Open•Mina has been to all three so far!•Where Mina thinks the next Open will be heldMina' Airbnb plans going forwardLearn more about Mina:es.airbnb.comConnect with JasperEmail: jasper@getpaidforyourpad.comTwitter: @GetPaidForUrPadInstagram: @GetPaidForYourPad Facebook: www.facebook.com/getpaidforyourpadThis episode is sponsored by Hostfully.com and Everbooked.com! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s no secret that cities around the world have been enforcing laws that have restricted Airbnb rentals. It was just recently that Airbnb announced that for the first time that they will restrict the number of days hosts can rent out their pads in two cities. One of those cities is Amsterdam where Jasper has his apartment. Because of this Jasper has made the decision to sell his place and buy multiple Airbnb’s around the world!In this episode, Jasper talks about what he will be looking for when purchasing property in 2017!Some of the topics covered:New Airbnb regulations impacting hosts in AmsterdamJasper’s decision to sell his apartmentConditions for a suitable padCondition 1: Price must be no more than 150 thousand Euros•This price range excludes many Airbnb hot spotsCondition 2: Friendly legal conditions toward Airbnb.•Are anti-Airbnb regulation likely to be enforced now or in the future?Condition 3: Jasper’s personal like or dislike for the location•Why a property in the Southern Hemisphere might be a good fitCondition 4: ROI (return on investment)•10% is optimal•7-8% is acceptableCondition 5: Real estate pricing outlook•Little upside in Europe or the United states (in Jaspers opinion)Condition 6: Jasper's existing contacts in the area•Help with buying and maintaining the placeCity in consideration: Santiago, Chile•Why Santiago checks all of the boxesJasper’s weekly video about his journey:•Follow on Facebook and YouTube•Book coming in 2017Connect with JasperEmail: jasper@getpaidforyourpad.comTwitter: @GetPaidForUrPadInstagram: @GetPaidForYourPad Facebook: www.facebook.com/getpaidforyourpadThis episode is sponsored by Hostfully.com and Everbooked.com! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Everbooked has recently released a new functionality that helps Airbnb hosts see all sorts of useful data and metrics about Airbnb listings in different neighborhoods. This […] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hot Topic right now - Dynamic Pricing for Short Term Rental!   Doug Ross from Everbooked joined me on the podcast to talk about the hot topic of Dynamic Pricing for Short Term Rental   Doug Ross is the Co-founder and Business Developer at Everbooked, a dynamic pricing tool that works with your airbnb listing and gives you additional insights into your local market so you can stand out   Listenb to the full episode and start applying these principles in your business:   www.holidayletsuccess.com/everbooked

Hot Topic right now - Dynamic Pricing for Short Term Rental!   Doug Ross from Everbooked joined me on the podcast to talk about the hot topic of Dynamic Pricing for Short Term Rental   Doug Ross is the Co-founder and Business Developer at Everbooked, a dynamic pricing tool that works with your airbnb listing and gives you additional insights into your local market so you can stand out   Listenb to the full episode and start applying these principles in your business:   www.holidayletsuccess.com/everbooked

Hot Topic right now - Dynamic Pricing for Short Term Rental! Doug Ross from Everbooked joined me on the podcast to talk about the hot topic of Dynamic Pricing for Short Term Rental Doug Ross is the Co-founder and Business Developer at Everbooked, a dynamic pricing tool that works with your airbnb listing and gives you additional insights into your local market so you can stand out Listenb to the full episode and start applying these principles in your business: www.holidayletsuccess.com/everbooked

David Ordal is CEO and co-founder of Everbooked, an automated pricing app for Airbnb hosts. It automatically raises your price when demand is high, and lowers […] See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the second part, Jasper shares: How we as holiday home owners can use airbnb The components of a good listing How to get results on airbnb How to get great reviews Pricing strategies Huge discounts on some of the best Data Driven pricing companies Huge discounts on his own course that walks you step by step through getting up and running on airbnb - a must listen!   In the second half, Jasper offers listeners of the Holiday Let Success Podcast some amazing discounts on his Udemy course and on Everbooked, an awesome analytics tool that helps you to adjust to pricing changes and maximise bookings for your airbnb listing. Thanks Jasper!! www.holidayletsuccess.com/jasper

In the second part, Jasper shares: How we as holiday home owners can use airbnb The components of a good listing How to get results on airbnb How to get great reviews Pricing strategies Huge discounts on some of the best Data Driven pricing companies Huge discounts on his own course that walks you step by step through getting up and running on airbnb - a must listen!   In the second half, Jasper offers listeners of the Holiday Let Success Podcast some amazing discounts on his Udemy course and on Everbooked, an awesome analytics tool that helps you to adjust to pricing changes and maximise bookings for your airbnb listing. Thanks Jasper!! www.holidayletsuccess.com/jasper

In the second part, Jasper shares: How we as holiday home owners can use airbnb The components of a good listing How to get results on airbnb How to get great reviews Pricing strategies Huge discounts on some of the best Data Driven pricing companies Huge discounts on his own course that walks you step by step through getting up and running on airbnb - a must listen! In the second half, Jasper offers listeners of the Holiday Let Success Podcast some amazing discounts on his Udemy course and on Everbooked, an awesome analytics tool that helps you to adjust to pricing changes and maximise bookings for your airbnb listing. Thanks Jasper!! www.holidayletsuccess.com/jasper