Shelly and Bob in NW Washington state have built the coziest little log cabin in the woods. We all want to have a weekend there! What a lovely location and they've done a fantastic job making a spot where just about anyone would want to wind down. Thanks for sharing!
We wanted to take the time to walk all y'all through our design services tiers. We think everyone (including us) can use another set of eyes and some kind advice on our listings before and during the renting process. Check out our design advice videos (Part 1, Part 2) of Jordan's upstate NY farmhouse, where we do a complete session from top to bottom.
In this episode we cover listener questions! Chloe from France asks about starting and managing a family property as a short-term rental, remotely. We talk her through the pros and cons of hiring a management company or a family/friend. Also discussed is wether longer-term rentals are desirable and why.
We heard from Rob who is converting a family vacation home in New England into a short term rental and possible wedding/event venue. We discuss our thoughts on to 'wedding venue' or not to venue, that is the question!
As usual, send your questions in the form of audio or written to shampooandbooze@gmail.com to get your questions, answered.
We discuss (rave/rant) about our Summer stays in Airbnbs. Hear our thoughts about coffee makers, fancy Brooklyn bathrooms and a stripped down beach rental in Maine! How do you let guests know about the various quarks of your short term rental? Do you drop by randomly while people are renting? (Spoiler alert: no!) Listen to this episode for all of our brilliant and common sense advice from our own rental experiences.
In this episode we cover ways to optimize your short-term rental or Airbnb listing. We talk about choosing a title for your listing, and details about image selection. Ryanne just went through this process for her brand new listing. What's our advice on making your Airbnb listing stand out from the crowd? Listen to Episode 65 to find out!
This episode we chose a WINNER for our Design Advice Giveaway (Jordan!) and recorded a Two Part Video giving him advice for his fabulous Airbnb in upstate New York. Check out his airbnb HERE.
We cover ideas for each room and below are links to all of the items we suggested in Part One for his spaces. We always encourage second-hand and low-cost solutions for brightening and updating your short-term rentals. For clients we put together ideas to purchase or look for in your buying/hunting, and this gives you an idea of how that might work. See our Advice Services HERE.
This episode we chose a WINNER for our Design Advice Giveaway (Jordan!) and recorded a Two Part Video giving him advice for his fabulous Airbnb in upstate New York. Check out his Airbnb HERE.
We cover ideas for each room and below are links to all of the items we suggested in Part One for his spaces. We always encourage second-hand and low-cost solutions for brightening and updating your short-term rentals. For clients we put together ideas to purchase or look for in your buying/hunting, and this gives you an idea of how that might work. See our Advice Services HERE.
This week we talk about LINENS and what to offer in the bedroom and bathroom. We cover towels, sheets, duvet covers and all of the things we've found to be high-quality, even if they're second-hand.
We also cover what amenities to offer in the bathroom and bedroom. To shampoo or not to shampoo?
Here are some things we mentioned in the podcast (and love and use and you should too):
We are doing a GIVEAWAY! We want to choose one lucky podcast listener to give design advice on your airbnb! To enter, submit your Airbnb listing to us and we will choose a listing to give ‘live’-ish design advice. We’ll record it over video, so everyone can see the listing (we will smudge out location and listing info), and we’ll be ever so kind about what features are GREAT and what could use some WORK. Send us your listings at shampooandbooze@gmail.com. May the odds be ever in your favor.
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This week we talked about what to stock in your rental kitchen and how to make it easily findable.If you leave something out, people with improvise and that is NOT what you want.
We cover finding affordable appliances, and what are the MUST haves of food and amenities. Spoiler alert, there should be coffee and a coffee maker of some kind, for goodness sake.
We are doing a GIVEAWAY! We want to choose one lucky podcast listener to give design advice on your airbnb! To enter, submit your airbnb listing to us and we will choose a listing to give ‘live’-ish design advice. We’ll record it over video, so everyone can see the listing (we will smudge out location and listing info), and we’ll be ever so kind about what features are GREAT and what could use some WORK. Send us your listings at shampooandbooze@gmail.com. May the odds be ever in your favor.
This Week, we’re talking about the differences and experience of running an airbnb inside your home, or as a detached or separate property. We answer questions about safety (renting a room in your home as a single person) and different styles of hosting both in your home and with guests at another property.
We are doing a GIVEAWAY! We want to choose one lucky podcast listener to give design advice on your airbnb! To enter, submit your airbnb listing to us and we will choose a listing to give ‘live’-ish design advice. We’ll record it over video, so everyone can see the listing (we will smudge out location and listing info), and we’ll be ever so kind about what features are GREAT and what could use some WORK. Send us your listings at shampooandbooze@gmail.com. May the odds be ever in your favor.
Don’t forget about our design and listing advice services, head over to our Services Page at NotPerf.com to book your design advice session.
Thinking of becoming an Airbnb host or guest? Use our referral code and get $20 off your next stay or $80 credit if you become a host!
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