Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with Airbnb 5Chapter 1: The Lowdown on Airbnb, Just the Basics 7Chapter 2: Hosting on Airbnb: What It Really Means 17Chapter 3: Buying or Building a Property for Airbnb 29Chapter 4: Determining Your Profit Potential 41Part 2: Putting the Spotlight on Your Listing 59Chapter 5: Preparing Your Property for Airbnb 61Chapter 6: Building the Perfect Listing 85Chapter 7: Making Your Listing Shine with Photography 109Part 3: Uncovering Important Pricing Essentials 121Chapter 8: Setting Your Listing Pricing 123Chapter 9: Increasing Your Profit Potential 143Chapter 10: Going on Cruise Control and Still Making Money 165Chapter 11: It's a Bird, It's a Plane No It's a Superhost! 179Part 4: Mastering Your Guests' Experience 191Chapter 12: Comprehending What Being a Good Host Means 193Chapter 13: Creating a Seamless Check-In Process 207Chapter 14: Continuing a Stress-Free Guest Stay Through Check-Out 223Chapter 15: Upkeeping Your Space to Keep the Reservations Coming 243Part 5: Tackling Important Money Matters 255Chapter 16: Hosting without a Property through Airbnb Experiences 257Chapter 17: Understanding Airbnb Taxes 281Chapter 18: Making Big Bucks as an Airbnb Co-Host 299Part 6: The Parts of Tens 307Chapter 19: Ten Tips to Become a Better Host 309Chapter 20: Ten Best Purchases for Hosts 313Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Increase Your Earnings 317Index 321
Symon He, MBA, is cofounder of LearnBNB.com, an online resource for all things Airbnb.James Svetec is the creator and founder of BNB Mastery Program and BNB Inner Circle. He is co-owner of LearnBNB.com.