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Summary
In this video, Dave Cordner shares eleven common Airbnb hosting mistakes and offers actionable advice on how to avoid them. These mistakes include using misleading photos, buying cheap properties in unsafe areas, having complicated check-in instructions, overusing signs, adding large cleaning fees, using too many rules, bad communication, not providing the bare minimum, providing an unclean property when guests arrive, not fixing maintenance issues urgently, and fighting over small accidental damages. By addressing these issues, hosts can improve guest experience, reviews, and profitability.
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