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I use decals from Etsy that are applied to the toilet seat. They can’t throw them away.
So this is one of my House Rules; don’t know if this might have covered you:
If the ‘no parties or event’ rule, maximum occupancy of six (whether overnight or not) rule, or no pets rule is violated, the Host can view or enter the property and with video and sound recording devices, and the guests are subject to being ejected from the property with the reservation cancelled without refund.
@SeattleSue I wasn’t doubting what you said about the guest still having an account and having what are obviously fake reviews, I’m just bamboozled as to exactly how reviews can be faked if the guest never actually stayed somewhere. It’s a head scratcher. I suppose someone could say in the review that the guest stayed for a month, when they only booked for a night, though.
no I believe you. Another host in my area had an emergency call out for a blocked toilet and they quoted him $700 for the call out plus $750 for the repair, and they demanded up front payment before they would even start the job, which took @20mins to fix. UGH.
We have a plumbing tool we use to pump the pipes, it’s a manual thing, gross and messy but def worth the DIY when we know the high costs of calling out a trade. It’s worth watching and learning from the plumber how to do the basic unclogging jobs.
often the clogging part can take a week or two to manifest so you can’t know who was actually the cause.
We call that an auger or a snake. And it’s definitely one of the best purchases we’ve ever made. I just realized it never comes up in those, what does a new host need, etc conversations. But from now on I hope I remember to recommend getting an auger/snake. And don’t mess around with the little ones, right? It’s a go big or go home situation. Paid for itself immediately.
agreed! I’ve used my ozone machine 2 times this week so that also is one of my “must haves” and the plumbing stuff might just one of those “pray you never need to actually use it” expenses.
You mean go big or… go next door to use the toilet! heh
I say go big AND go small. Forget plungers for toilets. This won’t scratch your toilet and won’t slosh. If the clog is in the toilet, this is what you need. Any hardware store should have them. Cheap and easy.
I have a 50ft auto feed snake from Harbor Freight Tools as well, AND a 50ft extension for it! That is complicated hard work, but with those prices, becoming a youtube trained plumber is a great investment!
Very sorry the labor market is tight where you are. But please let me know where this area is so I can have a nice retirement income doing handyman side jobs!
I have been working on Hipinn, an alternative booking platform to airbnb / booking.con for a few years. Mostly in use in my local area with early adopters. But we already have hotels all over the world.
It is geared toward hostels/hotels/entire unit STRs. No shared home stays yet.
For $5.50 per STR listing/month, I can get you API connected.
This includes:
Note: Hipinn charges host less than 5% only if Hipinn finds the guest.
If host finds the guest (social media or host’s website), there is no fee to host.
And never any fees to guests.
Hosts are in complete control of everything! Hipinn doesn’t touch the money or do any intermediary support. We just facilitate business between the host and guest.
If you don’t need ALL the features of OwnerRes, Hipinn Pro for $5.50 should be a great budget alternative.
If you want to diversify your STR revenue. This is a great way to do it.
If you believe the major platforms charge too much or have too much control, this is a great way to support an alternative.
Happy to help if anyone wants to try it out.
Check it out:
https://www.hipinn.com/search.php
