OK. but what about extra charges the renter has to pay? Do they increase the total cost to the renter...and make that posting less attractive?
There is a learning curve with Airbnb like anything else but it's well worth it. You're now on the best rental platform on the planet. I've never heard of Koala and suspect a very small % of the population has heard of it but everyone knows Airbnb. That said, my experience is that people on Airbnb don't book as far in advance as the timeshare sites like Redweek or myresortnetwork. I've rented 11 weeks to date for the 2021 holidays and 2022 ski season and only one has been from Airbnb with almost all of them being repeat customers and two being myresortnetwork. So, don't be concerned if your Airbnb listing doesn't get a lot of immediate action if the check in date is far in the future. As you get closer to the check-in date, you'll get a ton of hits on Airbnb if your have it priced right and have a good listing.Thank you @Robert D! I had found the cancellation policy and the check-in / check-out times. I included the Airbnb fee in my per night cost. Maybe I should consider doing that differently. I am always a little nervous when platforms don't seem to be set up for the way I am trying to use them. That is one of the nice things about Koala, there is really no, "hum, wonder if I am setting this correctly," concerns.Well I will give it a go and see what happens. Thank you for the help!
From what I've seen, VRBO charges the guest about the same % as Airbnb, although I have to say I haven't looked at VRBO in over a year. I just know that I get a ton of business from Airbnb and the cost to me is half of what VRBO charges. I think it's pretty arrogant of VRBO to think they can charge the landlord double what the biggest rental machine on the planet is charging but apparently, they're doing ok with it. I think they have a fraction of the listings that Airbnb has and the quantity and variety of supply is a critical factor in drawing guests to the site.
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I don't see that page. Do I need to publish my listing first?
great, thanks
Best way to search is to use the map and zoom in on the map to where your place is located. I always click on the setting to show the exact location of the condo so that it will show in that spot on the map.
I think I will stick to Redweek, Koala, TUG and Facebook
I've been renting timeshares for over 12 years. Over the past year, I've generated more than 5X of rental dollars (over $87K) on Airbnb than I did on Redweek, Myresortnetwork, and TUG combined. Airbnb is labor intensive but once you get setup on it you won't have the startup problems you're seeing. Just using websites because they're easy is like going to a restaurant with bad food because there's never a wait. I didn't know that Facebook does rentals. When did that start?
airbnb, wants a utility bill in my name for the listing, which is impossible.
I tried telling them that it's a timeshare week, but they seem not to understand that
People use Facebook groups to rent out or rent timeshare weeks/inventory. Groups like Marriott Buy, Sell & Rent. Or something like that. You just say what you have and name your price. People are there looking for weeks to rent. Kind of like the old newspaper classified section.
