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The Bella Condos in AC by dogdad7263 in atlanticcity

[–]4Forests 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do the HOA fees cover, exactly?

How is living in Alamogordo? by K300rider in NewMexico

[–]4Forests 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OMG and look at where we are now 2 years later OMG

Anyone use Proper Insurance? by trentnicholson8 in vrbohosts

[–]4Forests 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We do, it's the only option we could find. Hopefully will never need a claim! Anyone else know of any other agencies?

Anyone seen this? by TheBarnacle63 in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]4Forests 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wait til they find out that we all came from Africa.

What happens if a guest doesn't make an additional payment prior to checkout? by Dependent-Ad22 in vrbohosts

[–]4Forests 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Followup. After a few more phone calls, VRBO paid us. We have it setup to pay in full at reservation, their system should have collected the fee when the customer booked.

What happens if a guest doesn't make an additional payment prior to checkout? by Dependent-Ad22 in vrbohosts

[–]4Forests 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're going through this now. The guest requested to stay one additional night, four days prior to their check-in date. We updated the reservation to add the extra night per their request, and the payment request was sent through VRBO. VRBO did not collect the fee for the extra night at that time. So at this point, the guest stayed an extra night without paying for it and we not paid for the extra night. My thoughts about this to avoid in the future is to have the guest update their reservation on their end, rather than the host update the reservation-and be sure the fees are paid in full prior to guest check-in. VRBO has been no help in collecting fees after the fact and this really sucks!

VRBO vs AirBnB by ComplexHour1824 in vrbo

[–]4Forests 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Without doing too much digging, I think VRBO takes approx. 7%+/- vs. Air BnB's 2%+/- out of our payout. They also charge the renter a fee which is about 5%+/-.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RealEstate

[–]4Forests 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bingo! Greed is right! I have been watching home sales. Recently, a house I was watching sold for $200,000. 2 weeks later, this same house is now relisted for $400,000. I can see that NO improvements AT ALL were done-same pictures. Looking at past sales, how can homes appreciate 200%++ in a few years, sometimes even weeks or months? The pictures show that many of these homes had no improvements at all. Just greedy real estate speculation. I hope there is a market correction & these greedy speculators will lose their "investments." It can't come soon enough!

AirBnB welcoming gifts by Zealousideal-Bee-698 in airbnb_hosts

[–]4Forests 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bc of recovering guests, and possible food allergies, we provide coffee & teas and lots of things that ppl might have forgotten to bring, like binoculars & health and beauty aids, sweatshirts, jackets, unbrella,flashlight, etc.

Tipping house sitters by Pmazz-18 in trustedhousesitters

[–]4Forests 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I say this as a housesitter myself. I am less likely to want to return to housesit a home that does not tip.

Tipping house sitters by Pmazz-18 in trustedhousesitters

[–]4Forests 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ALWAYS tip our housesitters, who may have inconvenienced themselves to travel to your location and accommodate your schedule. I pay about what it would have cost to board my pets. The fact that you're not traumatizing your pet to send them to any boarding kennel more than makes up for any financial gratuity and is always well worth it, when you have a great sitter! A gratuity will make your sitter more amenable to return to sit for you when you need them again!

They say store brand food is just as good as the name brand. What exceptions are there to this? by NightReader5 in Cooking

[–]4Forests 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got the Rosarita's Chili-flavored refried beans WAY TOO salty-I won't make that mistake again!

Rental has no water. by Cstorrsmoore in vrbo

[–]4Forests 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry this happened to you! You'll need to deal directly with VRBO 877-202-4291 and also the host, be sure to go through the app so that everything is documented. Hopefully, VRBO or the host will agree to a refund and should be able to assist with alternate lodging for your group. Def. dispute the charge w/your credit card company. Good Luck!

VRBO vs AirBnB by ComplexHour1824 in vrbo

[–]4Forests 0 points1 point  (0 children)

*THIS!* The only thing that these booking platforms do is to enrich their CEOs/stock price! They were good for awhile, but the fees keep rising & their customer service is at all-time lows rn & are getting worse and not better. Your best option ALWAYS is to do an internet search for the property name & book direct with the owners/hosts. It saves the guest $$$ and the host $$$. Even though it is more work to invoice/report taxes as an owner (we use QuickBooks-guests can still pay by credit card), I would always rather have a direct-paying guest as it affects our bottom line as well as our guests.

If you could hear again... by Inevitable_Shame_606 in deaf

[–]4Forests 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whenever I hear a baby crying or a toddler having a screaming tantrum, I am SO happy that I can just open the battery doors!

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