Top Medium Term Rental Strategies for Airbnb Hosts
Summary
This article discusses medium-term rental (MTR) strategies for Airbnb hosts, highlighting the growing demand for stays longer than short-term rentals. It provides insights into calendar management, finding customers, and adding special touches to appeal to MTR guests, along with resources from related podcasts.
Key Insights
- •The article's guest expert shares 'insider tricks' for filling up last-minute bookings in MTRs.
- •Medium-term stays are now the fastest-growing category on the Airbnb platform due to increasing demand from digital nomads and city regulations.
Action Items
- ✓Consider implementing strategies to manage your calendar effectively and fill in gaps in stays.Effort: mediumImpact: medium
Tools & Resources
- →Invest2FI: Zeona McIntyre's podcast, Invest2FI, is mentioned.
- →30-Day Stay: A Real Estate Investor’s Guide to Mastering the Medium-Term Rental: The article mentions the book '30-Day Stay: A Real Estate Investor’s Guide to Mastering the Medium-Term Rental'.
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