The only reason why an owner want to go for airbnb vs annual tenancy is for higher return.

Is it true that they actually get higher return ?

Do people host the airbnb themselves or they just let the operators handle everything ?

If the operators do everything, there won't be much extra hassle and time.

My place is a condo in Bangsar, it was on airbnb for 2 years as with the oil price crash so too did the market for large high end condos especially where it wasn't accessible by public transport. It was enough to pay the maintenance fees, utility bills, my maid's OT and a small profit which certainly won't have been sufficient to pay for the mortgage even at a 30 year and 50% margin. It was alright, in the end after the 2 years, someone who had first rented it on Airbnb for 2 weeks and liked it so much that they signed a 3 year lease on it.

We pitched it as a French styled apartment as the previous tenant had left all their furniture behind and plenty of the decorations were essentially off a French chateau. I had my wife who is a Finn to be the host. Occupancy rates were around 70% and 80% of our guest came either from Finland, Sweden or Norway as we marketed it at several websites there. We never took any muslim guest as the interior is "non-halal" and we stopped taking in any locals after 3 months, too damn many no-shows or mess-makers especially those that used the place for weddings. As hosts we took on the role of a concierge, we helped our guest organise tours, advised them how and where to shop for stuff, if they were newly arriving expats then we'd advise them on how and where to establish their home, if they needed a car we'd loan them one of ours for a small fee and if they wanted some "happy" times we'd tell them where to go.

This is 2019 n ppl still believe in airbnb fairytale?

What if the tenant secretly does airbnb without the owner's consent and it is clearly stated in the agreement that subletting is not allowed?

Ask Tony whether he regretting now when he started AA ?

Guess you missed the headlines.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/airbnb-to-cut-...vel-11588707183

Opps... Aunty eat the chili... She just know nagging without facts...apparently she living in coconut shell

Always copy paste reply from her set of templates. If not how to get so high post count?

No difference with a spam bot. We have to call it out for what it is, lest people think she is for real.

18mth to vaccine.. so after 2021 mid?

Guess you missed the headlines.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/airbnb-to-cut-...vel-11588707183

Opps... Aunty eat the chili... She just know nagging without facts...apparently she living in coconut shell

Easily they can finish the 3billion..

was there airbnb demand in shah alam / setia alam area? macam wanna to get one for investment

I like Shah Alam/Setia alam area. Suburbs but not too far from the city

Quiet and peaceful

my brother just kena conned by one airBnB operator.

During this period, totally no income, so they cant pay the rent and my brother cant cancel the agt. My brother said there is a clause in the agreement but in a very small font size that in no way he notice it...

too bad for him ashe overlook and also first time rentedto people to do commercial biz..

Any airbnb host willing to share their experience during this covid19 time?

How much less booking?
Still can cover installment or not?
Still doing Airbnb or give up?

Things will get better. Occupancy was very low during MCO. Now starting to pick up.

I am currently hosting local Malaysian. I find from my operating experience, local Malaysian is cleaner and look after the unit better.

At the end of the day, just hope to cover mortgage only.