Live Airbnb Q&A: Answering Your Most-Asked Hosting Questions (While On Our Babymoon)

We’re answering your Airbnb hosting questions LIVE from our babymoon in Mexico! From guest reviews and cleaner issues to direct booking sites, social media marketing, and weird guest requests (slippers?!), we’re sharing what’s actually worked for us after four years of hosting The Seventh Ray House. Plus, we talk about merch (spoiler: it’s not going great), marketing tips for your STR, and what to do when your cleaner doesn’t show up. Whether you're just starting out or deep into Airbnb hosting life, we hope this helps! Drop more questions in the comments — we got you. 🙌 00:00 – Going Live from Our Babymoon in Mexico 01:54 – Do We Review Guests First or Wait? 03:40 – Cleaners & 1099s: What You Need to Know 05:04 – Does a Direct Booking Site Work? Our Logify Experience 07:09 – How to Market Your Airbnb Without Paid Ads 09:40 – Why We Don’t Always Post on Social (and What We’d Fix) 12:39 – Should We React to 50 States in 50 Days? 14:11 – Shoutout to Gary From the Missile Silo! 15:19 – Why We’re Adding Snacks Back Into Our Airbnb 16:04 – Trash Bin Issues & Overflow Tips 17:10 – Are We Buying Another Joshua Tree Property? 17:40 – Pantry Staples We Always Stock in Our Airbnb 20:28 – Do We Stay in STRs for Free to Give Advice? 21:54 – Our Patreon Deep-Dive Idea for Airbnb Hosts 22:42 – When the Cleaner Ghosts You (Real Story!) 25:28 – How We Reward Our Cleaners (and Why It Matters) 26:12 – Guests Asking for Slippers?! 27:34 – Best Lock & Camera for Airbnb (DESLOC + Ring Review) 30:01 – Is Selling Airbnb Merch Worth It? 31:13 – A Cabin Invite + Final Thoughts 32:56 – What Baby Books We’re Reading Right Now 33:54 – Wrapping It Up + See You Next Week! 👋 New to Our Channel? Hi there! We're Kristen and Michael — a couple embarking on the wild adventure of transforming our dream desert home into a thriving short-term rental business! After leaving Los Angeles (our home for 7 years), we chased our dreams and bought our desert house in summer 2021. Since then, it’s been a full DIY renovation journey and building our rental business from scratch! Follow along for laughs, tears, DIY fails (and wins!), and all the behind-the-scenes moments of Airbnb hosting. ✨ Drop your questions or suggestions in the comments — we love hearing from you! 🏡 Explore More 🔹 Check Out Our Airbnb Listing: www.theseventhrayhouse.com/ 🔹 Follow Our Airbnb on Instagram: www.instagram.com/theseventhrayhouse/ 🛒 Shop Our Favorites Shop Our Home 🔹 LTK Page: www.shopltk.com/explore/Kristen_and_Michael 🔹 Amazon Storefront: amzn.to/3UH6qUq 🛍️ Shop Our NEW Merch Collection (Get 10% Off with code: kmyoutube): theseventhrayhouse.myshopify.com/ 🏠 Shop Our Airbnb Living Room Remodel | www.shopltk.com/explore/Kristen_and_Michael/collec… Shop our Amazon: amzn.to/3UH6qUq 🎥 Shop Our Gear: amzn.to/4c0vrSO 🎨 Get $50 Off Your Havenly Design: havenly.com/referral/get-started?havenly_referral_… 🏡 Watch Our House Tours 🏠 Full House Tour | Before Renovations:    • We Bought a House in Joshua Tree, EMPTY Ho...   🏡 Full House Tour | After Renovations:    • Our Joshua Tree Airbnb Transformed: Walkth...   🎵 Music We Use: 🎶 Get One Month Free with Musicbed: www.musicbed.com/invite/DvQ9E