The Airbnb Expert's Playbook: Secrets to Making Six-Figures as a Rentalpreneur

by Scott Shatford (editor)

After ten years working at stable desk job, Scott Shatford was laid off at the end of 2012. Instead of immediately searching for another job, he decided to book a one-way ticket to Bangkok and listed his Los Angeles apartment on Airbnb to help pay the bills while traveling. Within two weeks Scott earned enough money on Airbnb to cover all of his expenses, and soon after, he was earning extra income that helped pay for his adventures. Returning home 6-months later, Scott struggled for months to find work in his field of Business Intelligence. With his financial reserves depleted, he needed to find a creative way of making money fast. Utilizing his experience in analytics, Scott researched the short-term rental market and strategically built an Airbnb enterprise that generated over $100,000 in profit in its first year. By analyzing the performance of hundreds of thousands of Airbnb listings using his proprietary AirDnA tool, and interviewing the most prolific Airbnb moguls, Scott establishes a proven framework for operating a hugely successful vacation rental business.This Airbnb Expert's Playbook provides a detailed step-by-step guide to starting, running, and growing a six-figure business by renting accommodations to vacation travelers. This book will teach beginners and experienced hosts - Dynamically price their places for maximum returns - Manage a rental property in less than 2-hours per week - Achieve 90+% occupancy throughout the year - Appear on the first page of Airbnb and Google search results - Identify high potential Airbnb rental properties - And 25 other tips on furnishing, listing, and managing financesThe shared economy is quickly creating huge opportunities for entrepreneurs that get in early. Airbnb is now valued at $30 billion dollars and doubling in size each year. Get your ticket on this rocket ship and learn how to create your very own six-figure income today.Book Updated with new content on Nov 11th, 2014

90 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 10, 2014

Reviews

[Jamie Harvey Lane III · Rating 5 out of 5]

Still mostly relevant 10 years later!

Learn how to host like a pro. While Airbnb and most of the companies and systems have changed, the ideas presented here are still relevant for new hosts.

[Sigurd · Rating 5 out of 5]

To the point, no fluff, guide to AirBNB dominance. Great tips I personally have applied.