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The Gurus' Guidebook: Airbnb Uncovered

Our 72-page host playbook, free to download: researching a market, getting started, house rules, guest screening, Airbnb's features, life beyond Airbnb and the templates we use.

By Wasay Irfan90 min of reading

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Best places to buy a large Airbnb in Arizona: 2026 research

We ranked 20 Arizona cities for 5+ bedroom short-term rentals on earnings, home prices, rules and demand. Phoenix, Mesa and Tucson came out on top.

By Zara Syed20 min read

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Airbnb management fees: flat fee vs percentage

Most Airbnb managers charge 10% to 25% of revenue. See what each model includes, what you'll pay at different revenue levels and what to ask first.

By Danyal Rayan6 min read

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Airbnb dynamic pricing: the settings that make it pay

The base price and floor, the PriceLabs defaults to change, a minimum-stay ladder, a before and after and the weekly review our revenue managers run.

By Wasay Irfan13 min read

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Airbnb cleaner didn't show up: the first 15 minutes

What our 24/7 team does when a cleaner no-shows: the first 15 minutes, finding a backup cleaner fast, the messages to send the guest, late check-in options and prevention.

By Danyal Rayan8 min read

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AC out with guests inside in a Las Vegas summer

Heat risk for guests, the checks a guest can do safely, getting a same-day HVAC visit, fans and portable units, when to move guests and the spring service that prevents it.

By Zara Syed8 min read

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Out of water at a Sunshine Canyon rental

How cistern homes above Boulder run dry, the warning signs, scheduling an emergency water delivery, guest water-use messages and tracking levels against bookings.

By Wasay Irfan8 min read

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Burst pipe, flooding or sewage backup at a Hocking Hills cabin

Shut off the water, stay away from the electrics and the sewage, photograph everything for insurance, find a plumber or cleanup crew, move the guests and stop the next freeze.

By Danyal Rayan9 min read

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Remote vacation rental management, explained

What remote management covers, what it costs, how it compares with co-hosts and percentage managers and the data behind it.

By Zara Syed9 min read

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The Airbnb supplies and amenities list

The exact list of supplies and amenities we keep stocked in the five-star homes we manage, with par levels so nothing runs out mid-booking.

By Wasay Irfan4 min of reading

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What is remote short-term rental management?

The category explained: what a remote operations team actually does, what it costs, where it beats local co-hosts and where it doesn't.

By Danyal Rayan

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Airbnb virtual assistant vs. co-host: scope, cost, control

The two models compared plainly, including the tasks a remote team cannot do and a co-host can.

By Zara Syed

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What evidence does a damage claim actually need?

The chronology, photo standards, invoice handling and policy mapping behind our 88% approval-rate case study.

By Wasay Irfan

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A made bed with orange cushions and two velvet stoolsGuideIn editing

How to coordinate cleaners remotely

Checklists, photo verification and scorecards: the exact mechanics from our cleaning-coordination engagements.

By Danyal Rayan

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STR operations checklist

Per-turnover, per-week and per-month operating checklists you can copy into your own workflow.

By Zara Syed

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