Decide early if you are open to hosting pets, children, families, etc and stick to it. That can definitely give you a baseline to know if things are amiss in the future.ģ. You can not only help your peace of mind, but you can also see what sorts of norms and habits people have. This is imperative when you start hosting. Check the space between each guest, even if you have a cleaning service. Also, be mindful of landlord/tenant laws in your area that may kick in on stays over a certain length of time.Ģ. Better to have this person in and out than spend months in dispute. It also helps you to get more practice flexing your 'hosting muscles.' As I said in another thread, some guests target new listings and do crazy things because you don't have experience.

The turnover is more rigorous but this helps with two things- reviews and making sure your place is not damaged. Some of this guidance is based on mistakes I made.

I have learned a lot over time and there are definitely things I wish I would have known going in. I have noticed a lot of new hosts asking questions recently, so I thought I would start a thread where we can all share our tips to help out the community.

Airbnb tips for new hosts