Go to AirBnb website, look for listing in KL. To me some are doing pretty well, judging from the reviews, especially the ones located around city center and klcc.

Yes, that's the downside...but AirBnb now has certain insurance for owners protection in some countries and Malaysia is still not included. Anyway what I like about it is at least they have some verification system, and we can at least do a bit of screening before deciding to accept or decline a reservation.

I always think this way of rent out is interesting. But will you be worried that if someone who rent it today. By tomorrow you visit your unit all your tv, sofa and bed being moved away and the owner missing? That's my only concern. May be you can hold his passport or IC but fake IC or passport can be available for many illegal immigrant also. How do you overcome this problem?

Yes, scary also . What I do now is bringing my guests to the security guards to sort of brief them that they're my guests, besides getting all the particulars for temporary passes into the building, and I do thorough checking too. Always prefer family with young kids.

If successful transaction. that's cool n nice. However only need one incident. No country will encourage daily rent out on condo, police might not take in these case. If anything happened like drugs or murder case, owner will be in deep shit. These are the generic risk, however for Malaysia the risk even higher cos so many bangla with Chinese name in the Malaysia now. If u were to watch tv during election. The best is you stay nearby. The best buy 2 unit, side by side ask your maid to guard abit. If they have luggage bag they can anytime pack up yur plasma or lcd tv in it to pass by security. Suggest most of your furniture make it wall mount. I see many hong kong apartment specialize for Air bnb minimum item but all furnish item wall mount build eg: you plasma tv. Buy typical normal sofa, cushion type. Internet router and model all tie down in box. Make it tastefully, it's lock but look furnish as design. Hairdryer wall mount type in toilet. Shampoo and soap wall mount container. Other than that I think no more stealing.

If need to do full time I guess these are the basic investment need to be done.

This post has been edited by re_freako: Nov 9 2013, 10:32 AM

Agreed with u
Msia still hasn't reach that kind good customer yet due to bolehland, u might get "boleh" customer too

Agree and thanks for the suggestions. I have only cheap bulky furniture from Ikea. Don't think people can carry that away as they won't fit in the normal lifts. Need to have owner's verification to move bulky items. I do have worries on my LCD TV though . Maybe next time can ask for much higher deposits

Bro mind to tell where is your condo? Got public transport nearby or not? Last time think axis residence, ampang, duplex at RM 200k is doable, cos near lrt. I was too late and never invest

Small size cheap good to rent as air BnB. Smaller size lower maintenance fee. Return higher. However selling is abit tough lar for studio and small unit.

Somewhere in PJ, just about 5 min walk from LRT. I'm just testing but so far confirmed 3 bookings, 2 from Airbnb 1 ibilik. Maybe around 7 inquiries altogether from both. Maybe it's due to school holiday looming in the horizon . I also open my apartment at cheaper rates to friends and relatives

Good for you. Relative wise if I rent to my relative my parents might not let me take dinner if I go home.

Hahaha .... with friends, cheaper rate, with relative up to them how much. I still take the money, want to stay free, come stay together with me in my house la.

i think sinleong posted his experience with airbnb before
check out his blog

Where can I find the link?

I had a confirmed reservation from a Malaysian who would be bringing her in-laws from Australia for 3 weeks. She came over to view the apartment and got to meet her in person. I also got to meet my first guest who wanted to view the apartment too. I like this kind of arrangement. But not all guests are able to do this.

This post has been edited by rfm: Nov 11 2013, 09:22 AM

Received this in my mailbox today, in malay summore
https://www.airbnb.com.my/guarantee?af=1977...0312013&c=31575

Hi, just sharing my experience. I bought my 2nd property, a 3 bedroom apartment with intention to rent out long term. While waiting agent to help find a tenant, I experimented with this short term let aka homestay and advertised at many platform including Airbnb

Airbnb has the highest traffic, I get mostly international travelers. So far I've hosted families from Aussie, India and Indonesia. This month alone I can get >RM3k revenue

Too bad I've agreed too early to let my unit out for 1 year starting Aug. Would love to try this again next year

mind to share the location?

My listing at Skudai, Johor:

http://airbnb.com/rooms/3012905

thanks for the link. im really surprised can get that yield outside KL, learned something new today

Thanks to Iskandar development - Legoland and such

I'm surprised that my Airbnb guests are willing to spend and commute from Changi airport to my place

take note on AirBnb Case:

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/07/23/travel/a...html?hpt=hp_bn6