Airbnb tricked you again. Go check these settings NOW!
Summary
Kylee and Steven discuss Airbnb settings that can benefit guests at the expense of hosts, and walk through setting up a short-stay cleaning fee and setting a management fee to account for cleaning without itemizing it for the guest. They also discuss using Airbnb's promotions feature and setting an extra guest fee as deterrent from exceeding maximum occupancy limits.
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