The biggest challenge in Airbnb business
Summary
The video focuses on the challenges of managing an Airbnb business. The primary hurdle is the need to be available around the clock to respond to guest inquiries, particularly in the early stages of building the business. The speaker advises scaling to at least 5 properties before hiring a virtual assistant to alleviate some of the communication burden and developing processes so VAs can handle issues autonomously.
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