This past weekend, my wife and I rented our place to three Airbnb renters from Florida. We wanted to give the Airbnb rental experience a shot while we're in town, that way we can fix things and make improvements before we leave, and we can experience having others stay at our place while we're gone. Two good friends of ours invited us to stay at their place during this experiment.
Overall, the trial run was a rousing success. Our guests left our place clean, if not cleaner than how we left it for them--and we left it pretty damn clean to start. The money was deposited into our account when they checked in. They even left us a thank you note! At first I was cautiously optimistic given the warnings I read online, but this positive outcome definitely gave us more confidence that the Airbnb process will work out for us while we're away. We know not every experience will be as positive as this one. We'll continue to set the right expectations up front on the listing page with the intent of attracting the right guests for our place.
Major thanks to Val and Kalid for opening their home to us this past weekend.
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