What are the risks involved in renting your Airbnb home? When you read this you may decide short term rentals are too much risk. Yes, there are risks. And you must be aware of them. As in life, you cannot insure against all risks. As a clever man said, “A boat is safe in the […]
We all know the above quote from Lord Harold: location, location and location. With Airbnb dominating the short term rental market the same refrain applies. Today I don’t want to discuss your property’s physical location. This location is critical but fixed. Your “location” on the Airbnb website, when people search for properties like yours is […]
Dear Homeowner As you know your home is remarkable. If not we would not have it as part of our portfolio and we would not get such amazing reviews. But this doesn’t mean we can now relax. As I have said many times; Airbnb is making money for their own pocket and this does not […]
A few days ago I read that Cape Town tourism has grown by 7.5% during the fourth quarter of 2017 compared to same time during 2016. You’ll agree that is huge. We have a water crisis, yet tourists are still flocking to Cape Town. Did you know that tourists only contribute 1% to the Cape […]