Living Off Rentals: #82 - How to Optimize your Airbnb for Maximum Income

#82 - How to Optimize your Airbnb for Maximum Income - Daniel Rusteen

Sep 8, 2021

Our guest is a location-independent digital nomad who lives and breathes Airbnbs. He sleeps exclusively in Airbnbs, he’s an Airbnb Superhost, he remotely manages Airbnb properties across the globe, and he helps Airbnb hosts become successful!

Joining me on the podcast today is Daniel Rusteen. Before starting his own Airbnb property management company and launching OptimizeMyBnb.com, he spent 3 years as an Airbnb employee. He has authored 3 books including the bestselling “Optimize YOUR Airbnb”.

In this episode, Daniel reveals how he got into short-term rentals, shares his own experiences as a guest, and offers tips for Airbnb hosts. He then weighs in on certain markets, diving into the city he is currently staying in. He also mentions practical ways for people to optimize their Airbnbs.

If you want to know more about Airbnbs and learn to become a better host, this episode is for you!

Key Takeaways

[02:35] Daniel’s achievements and what he does to help Airbnb hosts make more money

[06:38] How Airbnb decides which listings to boost in search results

[10:30] His tips for new Airbnb hosts to improve their guests’ experience

[15:30] How to analyze markets for Airbnbs

[20:30] What the Airbnb market is like in Medellín, Colombia

[23:42] What to expect when investing internationally or out of state

[27:55] How Daniel calculates numbers for property owners

[31:52] The 3 most essential tools for short-term rental investors

[34:05] Negative reviews are caused by mismanaged expectations

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