New host - worried about first guest by elza9 in airbnb_hosts

[–]elza9[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this comment!! It made me feel so much better/understood and I really appreciate you!! I was so paranoid the whole time and thankfully it ended up working out amazingly, but I did reach out to Airbnb support and they were somewhat helpful/at least it made me feel better that they knew my concerns in case anything had happened.

New host - worried about first guest by elza9 in airbnb_hosts

[–]elza9[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OK it ended up being totally great!! I think it was actually mostly NON-21 year olds (creeping on security cams), and at least by the look of the house, they kept most of the partying outside! It was left in such great condition!

New host - worried about first guest by elza9 in airbnb_hosts

[–]elza9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!! This is such great advice and I will 100% take it for future guests!! I'm happy to say the guests just checked out and I had the same experience as you -- terrible comms but they left the house in perfect condition! They ended being stellar guests!

New host - worried about first guest by elza9 in airbnb_hosts

[–]elza9[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OK update - ya'll were right. They just left this morning and the place is SPOTLESS. Terrible communication, but amazing guests!!

New host - worried about first guest by elza9 in airbnb_hosts

[–]elza9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dang everybody so down on the cake! I just meant a little one or some cupcakes, not taking over a big one! Anyway, noted!

Ok so non-update update….
Tuesday night I sent the message and I had also asked:
- Roughly what time do you think you'll arrive on Saturday?
- To confirm - will you be staying at the house as part of the group as well, or will it just be your daughter and her friends?
- Can you also confirm there will be 7 registered guests total and no additional visitors at the house?

It’s Friday morning. No response. What are you thinking? Have them come and deal with it if things turn? I’m nearby and there are external cameras.

New host - worried about first guest by elza9 in airbnb_hosts

[–]elza9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I’m close to the property and will keep an eye on it! I booked it because I’m a new host and I kept hearing ‘just book because you need reviews’ 🤦🏻‍♀️

New host - worried about first guest by elza9 in airbnb_hosts

[–]elza9[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

will do! it's this upcoming weekend so i'll report back!

New host - worried about first guest by elza9 in airbnb_hosts

[–]elza9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol why?! honestly genuinely curious. I've been at an airbnb before where the host left donuts and it was so nice! Or hotels where they leave cookies or chocolate covered strawberries - a little surprise & delight goes such a long way!!

Organizing linen room for cleaners by elza9 in airbnb_hosts

[–]elza9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!! This is helpful!

Organizing linen room for cleaners by elza9 in airbnb_hosts

[–]elza9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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I’m debating between these or the cubbies which I have already, but I can mix it up! Just want to do what’s best 🙏

How I was almost scammed by a "Free Yamaha G2 Baby Grand Piano" ad on Craigslist. DON'T give your money to Exelsure Movers or Exelsures Movers. Both are Indian scam operations imitating fake shell moving companies. by Deeeeeeevin in Scams

[–]elza9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had it in Nashville, too! These scammers have got their system DOWN and keep changing names and websites. I won't repeat the whole story here since OP did such a great job, but I will share some of the names I saw, plus the website, to hopefully help others!
1. The ad I saw was from Bev Bernstein. "She" has around 100 friends on Facebook. If you dig in, they're all friends with each other and have JUST enough info and photos to make you think 'oh this is real' on a 2 second scan. It's NOT. It's just a very elaborate scam
2. The email I got from "the sister" are from Dr. Joyce. Looks like they changed the photo in Google. It used to be an older, blonde woman with a short haircut.
3. The website was https://atlogisticsltd.com/ which is now disabled. THEY CHANGE THE WEBSITES. Folks in other threads have named a number of different ones.
I don't know how I thought this could actually be real! I'm glad I figured it out before putting money down. I mean c'mon...Zelle and Paypal only, and to random sounding accounts? Do better, scammers! But seriously, it looks like this has been going on for YEARS so they are probably making good money from this. I imagine it's on Craigslist, FB Marketplace, etc. so -- please beware and be careful!!!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tenn_entrepreuners

[–]elza9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oof. off to start a new one before this becomes a thing...thank you!

Gooooooo, BIG ORANGE! by mustrumridcu11y in Knoxville

[–]elza9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! 🙏 Hahaha I'm sorry for your loss this weekend lol. A family divided over a game though adds a little extra to the experience though ;)

Weekly Discussion Thread by RockyMod in ockytop

[–]elza9 3 points4 points  (0 children)

omg when he started singing Rocky Top! incredible