The "Fun business trip" that wasn't - Beach house airbnb update, lessons learned

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Lydia shares her disappointing trip to her beach house Airbnb in Florida. She discusses what she learned from the trip and how she will handle things moving forward. Her original plan was to implement incremental edits, acquire new photography and have fun with her family but she was met with numerous repairs upon arrival.

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