In this video, Jon shares his experience of Airbnb, all cancellations that are coming in, and how Airbnb has been responding to this. ⌛ Register here for our next live training https://www.vacationrentalmachine.com/traininglive 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/vrm65 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb 🔎Our top Airbnb Equipment https://ShortTermSage.com/kit 🌎 Connect with The Host Nation on our Facebook group! https://ShortTermSage.com/HostNation 🛒Tools to start y...
Mar 21, 2020•9 min
In this episode, we are talking about when you should charge a guest and which ones you should eat at the cost of damages that occur in your property. ⌛ Register here for our next live training https://www.vacationrentalmachine.com/traininglive 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/vrm64 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb 🔎Our top Airbnb Equipment https://ShortTermSage.com/kit 🌎 Connect with The Host Nation on our Facebook group! https://ShortTermSage.com/HostNation �...
Mar 17, 2020•8 min
In this episode, we are again with Patricia Moore to talk about how to prevent short term rental regulations from changing. ⌛ Register here for our next live training https://www.vacationrentalmachine.com/traininglive 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/vrm63 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb 🔎Our top Airbnb Equipment https://ShortTermSage.com/kit 🌎 Connect with The Host Nation on our Facebook group! https://ShortTermSage.com/HostNation 🛒Tools to start your Airbnb...
Mar 10, 2020•7 min
In this episode, we talk about how your short term rental business will be affected by the regulation changes for Arizona and Florida. ⌛Want early bird access to our upcoming Rental Arbitrage & Cohosting training program? Join the waitlist at http://shorttermsage.com/earlybird 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/vrm62 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb 🔎Our top Airbnb Equipment https://ShortTermSage.com/kit 🌎 Connect with The Host Nation on our Facebook group! h...
Mar 03, 2020•8 min
In this episode, we are going to talk about what should you do if you have a guest on Airbnb that's traveling from China or places that have been affected by the Coronavirus. ⌛Want early bird access to our upcoming Rental Arbitrage & Cohosting training program? Join the waitlist at http://shorttermsage.com/earlybird 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/vrm61 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb 🔎Our top Airbnb Equipment https://ShortTermSage.com/kit 🌎 Connect with ...
Feb 25, 2020•6 min
In this episode, Jon Bell and Julian Sage are talking about weird guest experiences. ⌛Want early bird access to our upcoming Rental Arbitrage & Cohosting training program? Join the waitlist at http://shorttermsage.com/earlybird 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/vrm60 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb 🔎Our top Airbnb Equipment https://ShortTermSage.com/kit 🌎 Connect with The Host Nation on our Facebook group! https://ShortTermSage.com/HostNation 🛒Tools to sta...
Feb 18, 2020•12 min
In this episode, Jon Bell and Julian Sage talk about whether you should be taking professional photos or if you can get by with some maybe some really good phone photos for your Airbnb listing. 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/vrm59 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb 🔎Our top Airbnb Equipment https://ShortTermSage.com/kit 🌎 Connect with The Host Nation on our Facebook group! https://ShortTermSage.com/HostNation 🛒Tools to start your Airbnb Business https://ShortT...
Feb 11, 2020•6 min
In this episode, Jon Bell and Julian Sage talk about when is a good time to start taking on cohost clients and to start building your Airbnb property management company. 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/vrm58 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb 🔎Our top Airbnb Equipment https://ShortTermSage.com/kit 🌎 Connect with The Host Nation on our Facebook group! https://ShortTermSage.com/HostNation 🛒Tools to start your Airbnb Business https://ShortTermSage.com/store 🌐Soci...
Feb 04, 2020•8 min
In this episode, Jon Bell and Julian Sage talk about what to do when a guest checks into your Airbnb unit, but wants to shorten the reservation. 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/vrm57 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb 🔎Our top Airbnb Equipment https://ShortTermSage.com/kit 🌎 Connect with The Host Nation on our Facebook group! https://ShortTermSage.com/HostNation 🛒Tools to start your Airbnb Business https://ShortTermSage.com/store 🌐Social Media: ShortTermSage.c...
Jan 28, 2020•10 min
In this episode, we are talking about how to create an Airbnb cleaning hub to reduce the time it takes to clean short term rental units. 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/vrm56 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb 🔎Our top Airbnb Equipment https://ShortTermSage.com/kit 🌎 Connect with The Host Nation on our Facebook group! https://ShortTermSage.com/HostNation 🛒Tools to start your Airbnb Business https://ShortTermSage.com/store 🌐Social Media: ShortTermSage.com: http...
Jan 24, 2020•13 min
In this episode, Jon Bell and Julian Sage talk about building out short term rental units remotely, getting those setup, and managing them. 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/vrm54 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb 🔎Our top Airbnb Equipment https://ShortTermSage.com/kit 🌎 Connect with The Host Nation on our Facebook group! https://ShortTermSage.com/HostNation 🛒Tools to start your Airbnb Business https://ShortTermSage.com/store 🌐Social Media: ShortTermSage.com: h...
Jan 17, 2020•7 min
The scalability of your business is going to be dependent on your processes and your systems. In this episode, Jon Bell and Julian Sage talk about the processes to be able to optimize your short term rental and Airbnb business. 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/vrm53 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb 🔎Our top Airbnb Equipment https://ShortTermSage.com/kit 🌎 Connect with The Host Nation on our Facebook group! https://ShortTermSage.com/HostNation 🛒Tools to start y...
Jan 13, 2020•13 min
In this episode, Jon Bell and Julian Sage talk about tracking certain types of things in your taxes for your short term rental and Airbnb business and how it can help optimize your business. 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/vrm52 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb 🔎Our top Airbnb Equipment https://ShortTermSage.com/kit 🌎 Connect with The Host Nation on our Facebook group! https://ShortTermSage.com/HostNation 🛒Tools to start your Airbnb Business https://ShortTerm...
Jan 10, 2020•5 min
In this episode, Jon Bell and Julian Sage talk about Airbnb Plus and if this is something that you should be using to help you make more money. 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/vrm51 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb 🔎Our top Airbnb Equipment https://ShortTermSage.com/kit 🌎 Connect with The Host Nation on our Facebook group! https://ShortTermSage.com/HostNation 🛒Tools to start your Airbnb Business https://ShortTermSage.com/store 🌐Social Media: ShortTermSage.co...
Jan 06, 2020•5 min
In this episode, Jon Bell and Julian Sage talk about how you can become an Airbnb Superhost and why it is important for your business. 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/vrm50 💲 Ready to become a host https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb 🔎Our top Airbnb Equipment https://ShortTermSage.com/kit 🌎 Connect with The Host Nation on our Facebook group! https://ShortTermSage.com/HostNation 🛒Tools to start your Airbnb Business https://ShortTermSage.com/store 🌐Social Media: ShortTermSage.com: http://...
Jan 03, 2020•8 min
When you've got your listing going and you want to get more income during the low season, it's crucial that your listings are deployed to multiple booking platforms. In this episode, Jon Bell and Julian Sage talk about when to add in that second to third booking channel. 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/vrm49 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb 🔎Our top Airbnb Equipment https://ShortTermSage.com/kit 🌎 Connect with The Host Nation on our Facebook group! https://Sho...
Dec 30, 2019•6 min
Being able to gather guests' emails is a key factor in having a sustainable business because if something happens like Airbnb shuts down or your Airbnb account gets suspended, you will still be able to acquire customers! In this episode, Jon Bell and Julian Sage talk about capturing guests' emails from Airbnb and converting them into direct bookings. 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/vrm48 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb 🔎Our top Airbnb Equipment https://ShortTe...
Dec 27, 2019•8 min
As a host, you definitely would want your listings to be on top of the Airbnb search to have more bookings. In this episode, Jon Bell and Julian Sage share a few practical ways to optimize your listings so you can stay on top of the Airbnb search results. 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/vrm47 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb 🔎Our top Airbnb Equipment https://ShortTermSage.com/kit 🌎 Connect with The Host Nation on our Facebook group! https://ShortTermSage.com/H...
Dec 23, 2019•9 min
In the past Vacation Rental Machines episodes, we've learned about the extra fees that you can collect off of your guests such as the cleaning fees, early check-in, late checkout fees, and the extra person fees. In this episode, we talk about the different ways that you can make money off of your guests aside from the fees that you are collecting from them. 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/vrm46 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb 🔎Our top Airbnb Equipment https://...
Dec 20, 2019•9 min
Airbnb is a high-turnover business, and so things that are used frequently may be moved or get broken. How do you handle this type of situation when something goes wrong and guests are going to be at your property? In this episode, Jon Bell and Julian Sage talk about how to handle situations when something breaks in your property to keep a good review. 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/vrm45 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb 🔎Our top Airbnb Equipment https://Short...
Dec 16, 2019•7 min
Airbnb and short term renting is a hospital business, and it is inevitable to encounter unhappy or angry guests. As a host, being able to handle those types of guests and knowing what to do to save yourself from getting negative reviews are important. In this episode, Jon Bell and Julian Sage talk about how to deal with unhappy guests on Airbnb and their negative reviews. Start Using Smartbnb https://ShortTermSage.com/smartbnb 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/vrm44 💲 Ready to become a hos...
Dec 13, 2019•8 min
When guests request for early check-in or late check out, it is possible to maximize your rental income and make a little bit of money from that process. In this episode, we are talking about early check-in and late checkout, whether you should accept it, what you should charge, and how should you respond to these types of requests. 📲Start Using Smartbnb https://ShortTermSage.com/smartbnb 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/vrm43 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb 🔎...
Dec 09, 2019•7 min
It is important to respond to guests' inquiries in a timely manner. However, there are instances when they have inquiries and requests that an automated messaging platform such as Smartbnb will not be able to catch. In this episode of Vacation Rental Machine, Jon Bell and Julian Sage share tips on how to handle an Airbnb guest's inquiries and requests. 📲Start Using Smartbnb https://ShortTermSage.com/smartbnb 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/vrm42 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTe...
Dec 06, 2019•6 min
The check in and check out processes have a huge impact on the guests' experience. In this episode of Vacation Rental Machine, Jon Bell and Julian Sage talk about guest check in and check out processes and how to do it smoothly so you will get that 5-star review! 📲Start Using Smartbnb https://ShortTermSage.com/smartbnb 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/vrm41 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb 🔎Our top Airbnb Equipment https://ShortTermSage.com/kit 🌎 Connect with ...
Dec 02, 2019•9 min
When you run an Airbnb business, it is important to understand that guests' reviews directly impact your ability to make money. In this episode of Vacation Rental Machine, Jon Bell and Julian Sage share tips on how to have your guests leave reviews. 📲 Start Using Smartbnb http://bit.ly/2JEOckk 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/vrm40 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb 🔎Our top Airbnb Equipment https://ShortTermSage.com/kit 🌎 Connect with The Host Nation on our Fac...
Nov 29, 2019•8 min
One of the things that concern you, the Airbnb hosts, is the type of guest who may book your property. Are they going to take care of your property? Are they going to throw a party? But what can be done to minimize the possibility of such problems is to do a prescreening. In this episode of Vacation Rental Machine, Jon Bell and Julian Sage talk about prescreening guests and the steps that you should be doing to prevent certain types of people from coming into your unit. 📝Show Notes https://shor...
Nov 25, 2019•16 min
In this episode of Vacation Rental Machine, Jon Bell and Julian Sage talk about Airbnb fees, security deposits, discounts, and how to strategically price your Airbnb units considering all these fees. 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/vrm38 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb 🔎Our top Airbnb Equipment https://ShortTermSage.com/kit 🌎 Connect with The Host Nation on our Facebook group! https://ShortTermSage.com/HostNation 🛒Tools to start your Airbnb Business https://...
Nov 22, 2019•10 min
In this episode of Vacation Rental Machine, Jon Bell and Julian Sage talk about how you should be pricing your Airbnb and short term rental unit. DOORS CLOSING FOR BNB EMPIRE BUILDERS MASTERMIND https://www.VacationRentalMachine.com Try wheelhouse today - use the link below for 30 days free and $10 in Wheelhouse Booking credit https://ShortTermSage.com/wheelhouse Try Beyond Pricing today - use the link below for 30 days free and $30 Beyond Pricing Credit https://ShortTermSage.com/beyondpricing �...
Nov 18, 2019•17 min
In this episode of Vacation Rental Machine, Jon Bell and Julian Sage talk about response timing and why it is important for your Airbnb and short term rental business. 📝Show Notes https://shorttermsage.com/vrm36 ⚙️Start Using Smartbnb https://ShortTermSage.com/smartbnb 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb 🔎Our top Airbnb Equipment https://ShortTermSage.com/kit 🌎 Connect with The Host Nation on our Facebook group! https://ShortTermSage.com/HostNation 🛒Tools to start you...
Nov 15, 2019•10 min
In this episode of Vacation Rental Machine, Jon Bell and Julian Sage talk about writing a catchy and attractive listing description and title so you can increase your chances of getting booked by your target guests. 💲 Ready to become a host? https://ShortTermSage.com/airbnb 🔎Our top Airbnb Equipment https://ShortTermSage.com/kit 🌎 Connect with The Host Nation on our Facebook group! https://ShortTermSage.com/HostNation 🛒Tools to start your Airbnb Business https://ShortTermSage.com/store 🌐Soc...
Nov 11, 2019•10 min
