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Well, I guess I’m taking a host vacation for a while. A tree fell on our AirBnB last night, going straight through part of the master bedroom ceiling, leaving water to pour in all night. (Luckily we didn’t have any guests last night!!) Based on the age of the house and the amount of visible damage, I would guess the house will be a total loss. I’m waiting for the insurance adjuster to contact me so that I can get started with cleanup. So frustrating.
Just a rant/whine. Although if anyone else here has Foremost STR insurance, I’d love to hear your experience on the claims process.
Oh, no. That really sucks, sorry to read this. Please do keep us updated with how it goes. I’m sure we’re all happy to chime in with advice and maybe some encouragement along the way.
I am so sorry. I am very glad that no one was in the house. Have you told Airbnb yet? They were very helpful to me when I had a maintenance problem and they re-homed my bookings with no penalties. Of course my situation was not as serious as yours but the bottom line is they helped my guests
I just temporarily deactivated my listing. Luckily, we just had a longer-stay guest check out, so I didn’t have anything on the calendar. (We usually get a lot of last-minute bookings because we’re not a vacation destination.) So thankfully, I don’t have to cancel any reservations.
Sudden destructive force. I read about it but could not find how strong the winds were. Around here, at the dry time of the year, + high winds, we end up with Woolsey fire!!! Awesomely Terrible wrath of nature, we humans just watch with jaws dropped.
Have receipts ready to show the adjuster the cost of all those repairs and your work. Photos would also be a good idea.
For a dozen years I was an insurance adjuster–too OLD now!
I am very sorry for your troubles over this and I wouldn’t assume it’s a “total loss” - it’s not a car. If houses can be built they can be fixed. But look on the slightly bright side - you are SO LUCKY someone was not in the rental. Aside from the fact that no one was hurt - you, a guest, a cleaning person, a neighbor, anyone - you could have lost everything - or at least spend a lot of money defending yourself in a law suit.
It’s a mobile home. Not so easy to repair. But yes, we are incredibly lucky that this tree didn’t come down in our last big wind storm a few weeks ago when we had guests there!
