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And if your comment has the word “Dante” in it, please save the ink and don’t comment. :)

A review from 5+ years ago may have nothing to do with the home today. Homes get renovated. Cleaners change. Hosts improve.

But hosts are stuck with old reviews forever, while guests with bad reviews can often just make a new account and start over.

Old reviews can stay internal for safety, but public reviews should reflect the current property and current host.

Any other hosts think we should start emailing Airbnb about this?

It’s like everyone dressing like they checked three different forecasts and trusted none of them.

I go back and forth on this. Empty nights hurt because the bills don’t care if the place is booked or not. Mortgage, utilities, insurance, all that still hits.

But then you get one guest who nitpicks everything, acts entitled, hints at refunds, or leaves a bad review over stuff they barely mentioned during the stay… and suddenly that booking feels like it cost more than it made.

where other hosts land on this. Do you price/filter harder and accept fewer bookings, or just keep the calendar full and deal with the headaches when they come?

Curious how other hosts deal with this.

Every once in a while I get a guest who messages about every little thing during the stay — loose water dispenser, small piece of baseboard missing, tiny cosmetic stuff, etc.

Sometimes it feels like they’re just covering themselves so they don’t get blamed after checkout, which is fair. Other times it feels like they’re slowly building a refund case.
Hard part is, you don’t really know which one it is while it’s happening.

How do you reply without sounding defensive, but also without making it sound like every little thing means money back?

Do you just say thanks and document it? Ask if it’s affecting the stay? Offer to send someone? Curious what’s worked for other hosts.

That’s when it brings out the full menu: red lights, slow left lane, random cones ….

Could be a business, intersection, parking lot, DMV, grocery store, whatever

What people think from actually going there — not just the usual Omaha “this is either the best thing ever or a waste of money” fight. Is it worth checking out? Good place to work/study? Good for kids? Parking annoying? Weird layout? Better than expected?

I haven’t made it over yet, but I’m weirdly invested in knowing if we built something Omaha will actually use or something people will complain about while secretly using it every week.

Just a reminder that local votes actually matter way more than people think. The stuff we complain about every week — roads, housing, taxes, schools, downtown, public safety, Airbnb rules, development — a lot of that gets shaped by local elections.

You don’t have to agree with me or anyone else here. Just don’t sit it out and then let the loudest 12 people decide everything for the rest of us.

Vote so your voice is actually counted

Thinking about leaving a couple bikes at one of my Airbnbs.

Seems like guests might love it, but I can also see it turning into flat tires, stolen bikes, injuries, or “the brakes didn’t work” drama.

Anyone here tried it? Worth it or not?

Serious question. If an admin of a Facebook group posts affiliate links/products and earns commission from purchases, but never discloses that they financially benefit from the link, is that a violation of Facebook policies and/or FTC rules in the U.S.?

I’m not talking about obvious spam pages — more like niche groups where the admin recommends products “as advice” ( in this case insurance) while quietly using affiliate links.

Curious where the line is legally and policy-wise, especially if the group is large and members assume the recommendations are unbiased

Okay, maybe not a full ban—that’s a bit much. But going forward, bookings should probably need approval from whoever usually handles the spiders at his house.

Nothing actually improved, it just moved.
it now takes 3 extra taps to do something that used to take one.
As a host i am trying to move fast — reply, adjust pricing, manage bookings — not to go on a UI treasure hunt. It honestly feels like the app was redesigned by someone who has never hosted a single night.

Could Warren Buffett build the same empire today with the same “buy and hold forever” strategy? Or was part of that success timing + a different era?

For me personally. I don’t do Buy and hold. I do buy and hover lol.

Don’t get me wrong, I actually love hosting. I enjoy the process and what comes with it. But every time I hear someone say short-term rentals and rentals in general are “passive income,” it honestly feels like a slap in the face.

There’s nothing passive about this. You’re basically running a full business. Marketing the listing, dealing with guest messages at all hours, handling complaints (and the occasional nightmare guest :)), coordinating cleanings, restocking supplies, fixing things when they break, tracking expenses, managing pricing, trying to stay competitive. it just doesn’t stop. And that’s before you even get into the bigger stuff like buying the property, understanding the market, designing the space, dealing with taxes, and keeping the numbers in check.

Yeah, you can automate parts of it or hire help—but even then, you’re still managing the whole operation. It’s not “set it and forget it.”

So for everyone out there doing this day in and day out, cheers. It’s not an easy job, but if you’re making it work, enjoying it, and making good money along the way, that’s a win

Random question for other hosts. Do you guys keep things like ketchup, mustard, mayo, etc. in the fridge for guests to use?

Part of me feels like it’s a nice touch and makes the place feel more “lived in,” especially for longer stays. But the other part of me is like… I have no idea who used it last or how long it’s been sitting there. Also should I leave a note that these stuff are provide by me and not left by guests?

I’ve stayed at places that had a full lineup in the fridge and didn’t think twice about using it. But as a host, it feels a little different putting it out there. Need to decide what to do since summer and grilling season is getting here.