8/1/2022Leverage Long-Term Stays to Maximize Occupancy
Ep. 494
Many companies are shifting their employees to working remotely, allowing many people the flexibility to live more of a nomadic lifestyle.This has led the 30-plus day stays to become the fastest growing category on Airbnb right now.But what are the pros and cons? And is it profitable?Toby Doré currently manages over 20 units in 'Cajun Country' downtown Lafayette, Louisiana, and has over 5000 reviews on Airbnb. He's also a full-time sports psychology professor at the University of Louisiana and writes the travel blog, "The Cajun Traveler." Toby was in the first class of Legends X. His story appears in the book, Hospitable Hosts: Inspiring & Memorable Stories From Airbnb Hosts Around The World To Educate & Motivate.On this episode of Get Paid for Your Pad, Toby joins me to discuss how he transitioned his properties to 30-day plus stays during the pandemic to keep his business alive and why he's keeping them there in the fastest growing category on Airbnb.Listen in as Toby shares the two biggest lessons he's learned from having his properties in the 30-day plus leasing model, how he uses his travel blog as a marketing tool for his STR business, plus some important tips about LTR leases.The next Legends X STR Accelerator class begins February 28, 2023. If you're interested, apply now.Topics CoveredThe importance of contracts, leases, and tenant's rightsWhere Toby found 100% of the leads for his pandemic long-term rentalsThe biggest disadvantage of the 30-day leasing modelThe key difference between regular contracts and arbitrage contractsToby's pricing strategies for managing both his 30-day leases and his STRsWhy having a blog about your STR market is a powerful marketing toolWhy Toby decided to get involved in the Hospitable Hosts book projectThe 2 biggest lessons Toby learned when he transitioned to the 30-day+ leasing modelThe important connections Toby made through Legends XConnect with TobyThe Cajun Traveler on FacebookThe Cajun Traveler on InstagramResourcesHospitable Hosts: Inspiring & Memorable Stories From Airbnb Hosts Around The World To Educate & MotivateHospitable HostsThe Cali Adventurer BlogEP200: A Serial Airbnb Entrepreneur from LafayetteApply for Legends X STR AcceleratorGet Paid for Your Pad NewsletterSTR Legends MastermindEmail jasper@getpaidforyourpad.comSponsored byLegends X STR Accelerator