True. I’ve raised my rates significantly since I started. I have looked for a balance between “economical” and “downright cheap”. Some people are shocked at what I charge, but my reasons are my reasons. One of them is that some guests will be on high rise inflatables. Another is that there are only two bathrooms which can challenge larger families. Again, my conversations and gut feelings when I “pre-qualify” my guests have helped me to avoid any complaints. I’ve been very, very fortunate and I take the wisdom of this forum very seriously. It has helped me to avoid many issues.
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I agree.
I found this forum early on in my hosting. I started out renting a room in my home and I was busier than I expected to be from the beginning. I had no experience in the hospitality industry, I was a high school teacher and in home dog boarder. I’ve hosted at least 1000 people/800+ bookings and never had a serious problem. If more people found and read this forum before having problems instead of after, they’d be much happier.
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