How much do you pay your V.As

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Hey guys,

New to the Airbnb business. We’ll be setting up 5 properties next month in North Carolina and having an experienced V.A on board would do wonders. I just got done interviewing a couple of very suitable candidates but I was wondering how much you guys pay your V.As per month. From what I’ve gathered, it’s close to $1000/month which seems extremely excessive to me, especially for just 5 listings. $200/listing/month basically. A lot of them said they spend over 5 hours a day managing 5 listings, and if I calculate their per hour rate accordingly, it goes well over $1000/month. Some even claim to spend over 8 hours a day on 5 listings.

Would love to know how you guys are handling your V.A payments and if using apps like smartbnb/guesty instead would completely eliminate the need to have a V.A. $42 a month for 5 listings using smartbnb definitely sounds much better.

Ibrahim.

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There have been quite a few threads here on co-hosting (which is what you need Not a VA) @Ibrahim so worth you have a look at co-hostimg.

Consensus seems to be to pay a Percentage based on what specific tasks you want them to carry out…

Yes property management systems help but you need a local co-host for spot checks, problem guests and if things go wrong at the property

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Do you have any experience with short term rentals?

In terms of Airbnb and STR in general, you’re looking for a co-host, not a virtual assistant.

What exactly do you want the co-host to handle?

I acted as co-host for one whole house STR property a couple years ago. I managed everything, meaning I handled bookings and guest communication, trouble shot problems and issues, and did the turnovers. I was paid 15% of the gross rental fee plus the $80 cleaning fee.

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