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Missed your reply, Deltaberry. - I had mention made specifically on my file with the insurer that I was using the property for short term rentals, but I assume insurance companies always try and weasel out of everything. - I minimise time and effort on my main place by having a 5 night...

Ah C-mac, you see your friend is being clever. I have told a few hosts in the east who bemoan the winter slow period that what they need to do is short term from, say, October till March and milk the summer, and then look for a six month tenant over winter. I suggest they list their flat on...

Bondi tends to get a bit of boom and bust demand - in the summer, every place would be rented out, but in the winter many would be empty. I like longer bookings because fewer changeovers means less work. The people staying now are a recently retired couple from the UK on a huge trip. They are...

With the flat attached to my house, I didn't want a permanent tenant. It's good having the place there if we get visitors and my kids scour the calendar as school holidays approach and book it for sleepovers if it's free. Averaged over three years, it probably returns close to $30K per year -...

I have two properties on Airbnb. They are very different. Property #1 is a huge, open plan flat that takes up the top floor of a warehouse building attached to my house. It is a fabulous space and booked out up to 6 months in advance - there is even a booking in place for 2016. managing it is...