Why Juggling with Keys and Guest Messages at 2 AM It isn't Actually Required
Remember when you first got the idea to list your place on Airbnb? Maybe you were at a friend's barbecue, and someone mentioned they were making an extra grand a month. You probably went home that night imagining yourself checking your bank account while lounging on the couch, watching passive income stack up like magic. Yeah... about that "passive" part. If you've been doing this for a while, you know the reality looks more like this: It's 11 PM on a Friday, you're finally settling in for the night, and ping your phone lights up. "Hi! We can't get the WiFi to work." Then another one at 1 AM: "The toilet is making a weird noise." And somehow, you're the one frantically Googling plumbers at dawn on Saturday because, of course, these things never happen during business hours. Here's the thing nobody tells you upfront: running a short-term rental is basically like having a part-time job you never actually applied for. But here...