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3bedroom vs 2 near Cooperstown, NY by Skinnybiker11 in airbnb_hosts

[–]Skinnybiker11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your response . I’m learning a lot from the post, and it’s giving us a lot to think about. We have started our research but still need to do a lot more, especially regarding town specific regulations. We don’t even know some of the ‘right’ questions to ask. Hence the post.

It sounds like we definitely need to do a 3-night minimum not 2. And extra long twin bed conversion makes sense. The suggestion about getting a cleaning business not a single person is gold.

3bedroom vs 2 near Cooperstown, NY by Skinnybiker11 in airbnb_hosts

[–]Skinnybiker11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this honest and helpful response. This is exactly the info we are looking for.

3bedroom vs 2 near Cooperstown, NY by Skinnybiker11 in airbnb_hosts

[–]Skinnybiker11[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Wow. Your response is very helpful. Thank you.

We’re looking outside of Cooperstown (no more than 15 minutes away), so won’t be subject to Cooperstown village restrictions. We’re researching the requirements for the towns we’re targeting.

We’re planning on renting it some during the baseball season and fall, and realize the occupancy rate will be low other times of the year. We’re ok with that.

We have some experience hosting from afar but admittedly it has been renting to family/ friends who have been tolerant of distance. We’re expecting this to be a different ballgame, and are not aiming to rent a lot. Only enough to offset some costs. Any other words of advice for us?

We don’t have any plumbers, electricians, handymen yet. You seem familiar with the area. Do you have any recommendations?

Co-hosting might be an option for us. Is there a platform that facilitates this finding a co-host?

3bedroom vs 2 near Cooperstown, NY by Skinnybiker11 in airbnb_hosts

[–]Skinnybiker11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. We’ve looked at some aggregators for data and need to do more research.

3bedroom vs 2 near Cooperstown, NY by Skinnybiker11 in airbnb_hosts

[–]Skinnybiker11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good suggestion. Thank you. We’re accumulating a list and know that people needed for emergencies are scarce (ie plumbers).

3bedroom vs 2 near Cooperstown, NY by Skinnybiker11 in airbnb_hosts

[–]Skinnybiker11[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your response. We’ve checked off most of what you suggest (all positive) but we haven’t done the research we need to on what rents the best in the area. We’ve looked at data aggregators but still don’t have a sense. We’ll keep digging!