Overview
For those of you who don’t know, AirBnB a hospitality service allowing normal everyday people rent or lease rooms in their homes, apartments, and even whole lodging properties for short-term. It is often cheaper than booking a room at a hotel and provides a second or third source of income for the host.
Hosts decide to put their homes up for rent on AirBnB to help them pay for mortgage or rent payments. The problem is, as a host you will be allowing a complete stranger into your home. It would be smart to follow some of these tips to protect your belongings when listing your estate on AirBnB.
Access Control
An access control system can be valuable for many reasons. First, you will want to grant the visitor a temporary access code so they can’t have access to your property once their stay is over. If multiple people are staying on your property at one time, give them each separate access codes so you can keep track of who is inside your home or apartment at any given time. One of the most important qualities of access control is that you can restrict individual bedrooms, liquor or medicine cabinets, and units containing valuables. Get real-time alerts when a restricted zone has been opened.
Video Surveillance
Airbnb requires hosts to reveal all cameras to the visitor and prohibit cameras from being in the bedroom and bathroom. The important places to put your security cameras are at all entry points and around restricted zones. Just the mere fact that the visitor knows you have cameras covering these areas, it will veer them away from trying to pull a fast one on you. On the other hand, it will make the visitor feel safer in a secured property.
Monitor from Your Smartphone
Especially if you are renting out a home that you are not present at, it is smart to activate mobile monitoring with your security system. Keep tabs on your visitor from wherever you are by opening up your app on your phone. If you noticed your guest left the property without locking the doors, do so yourself to protect yours and your guest’s valuables from possible invaders. If your security system has been triggered, visually see what was the problem to determine whether it was a mistake or something bad is happening. This also helps keep peace of mind to a visitor knowing that if something goes wrong, you will be aware of it and be able to help right away.
Other Tips
Airbnb is a great way to make money, but you want to protect yourself. Here are some other tips you should be aware of.
- Airbnb is a great way to make money, but you want to protect yourself. Here are some other tips you should be aware of.
- Make sure you check your guests ID’s to verify if they are who they say they are.
- AirBnB offers an insurance policy that protects your home and if the visitor gets injured on your property. You should always be safe and take the insurance policy.
- Don’t just let anybody stay. Review their profiles and references. You can even do your own background check by googling them or looking up their Facebook just to be on the safe side.
- Message your guests through the Airbnb messaging app to make sure you are on the same page as them.
- Before they come to stay, go over house rules, so they don’t do something you won’t like unknowingly.
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