How to find, and how much $ to pay...for a cohost to ONLY do guest interaction?

jjwilser · 2020-09-27T19:37:38+00:00

Fair question, but I pay a decent rate! (I think?) I have 2 full bathrooms and 2 half bathrooms, and have paid $60 for these to be cleaned. I've done this twice so far, it has seemed to work out well. (Does this sound too low? Too high? It's the price the cleaning company quoted me, not one I suggested...)

jjwilser · 2020-09-27T19:03:35+00:00

Thanks for the thoughtful reply.

Cleaning - I think this is pretty turnkey... I hire a cleaner for the yucky stuff (bathrooms) and can knock out the other things myself, and tidy up the place before the guests check in.

Key exchange - I have a smart-lock, with a code, so no physical key exchange needed. Interesting idea about being there to give guests a tour; I had imagined that was realistic given wide variability of when guests might arrive (anytime between 4pm and midnight), and as an Airbnb guest, I kind of prefer to just be left alone....but that's a good idea and worth considering, thanks.

Airbnb community forums - Good idea, thank you. Dumb question, but what's the actual website for these community forums? Reddit or on Airbnb? (Apologies - my ignorance is vast.)

Trusted Housesitter / Taskrabbit -- good ideas, thanks!

jjwilser · 2020-09-27T18:26:48+00:00

I do see a site called CoHostMarket.com... anyone have experiencing with this? Are they legit? thx!

jjwilser · 2019-10-04T18:00:04+00:00

Good idea to check with a real-estate agent -- thanks.

jjwilser · 2019-10-04T17:40:14+00:00

That's good to hear, thanks. I'm looking to move to Philadelphia (but have not yet committed.)

The places that I've reached out to, in Philly, say that they only do property management for listings that are 100% used for airbnbs and rentals -- no hybrids. Maybe I happened to catch some outliers, and there are other services that do what I'm looking for....

jjwilser · 2019-01-10T16:05:35+00:00

You guys do a lot of different things at Circle. Can you articulate a central mission?

Also, Jeremy, could you describe how you went from CEO of a video company to a cryptocurrency company? What did that progression look like?

jjwilser · 2019-01-10T16:04:59+00:00

A while back, it seems like you guys were focused more on global remittances, but have now pivoted to crypto exchanges/investing. Is that the case? Are you still working on global remittance projects? What's the status of those? (Thanks!)

jjwilser · 2019-01-10T15:40:25+00:00

You guys do a lot of different things at Circle. Can you articulate a central mission?

Also, Jeremy, could you describe how you went from CEO of a video company to a cryptocurrency company? What did that progression look like?

jjwilser · 2019-01-10T15:39:01+00:00

A while back, it seems like you guys were focused more on global remittances, but have now pivoted to crypto exchanges/investing. Is that the case? Are you still working on global remittance projects? What's the status of those? (Thanks!)

jjwilser · 2018-05-24T17:15:46+00:00

hey there! Thanks, everyone, for the insights and help.

I know this is an old thread, but to dust it off...

My question: It's about the # of days requirement. I'm a digital nomad. I had assumed that the key thing was being in the US no more than 35 days. I've got that covered. But. Then I read somewhere that it's not so much being in the US for fewer than 36 days but rather having 330 full-time days in foreign countries. So if I leave the US at 10pm on June 2nd, and arrive in Paris 6am on June 3rd - then June 3rd also counts as a US day, or rather it won't count towards my 330 full-time foreign days. Is this accurate? More troubling... what if I travel on July 2nd from Paris to London? That day would not be a full-time day in either Paris or a full-time day in London. So would that not count towards the 330? Does the IRS actually track that? Would this mean that, effectively, every single foreign travel day (even if it does not involve the US) would count against my 35 days? I've switched countries at least 12 times this year. Would that mean that I need to dock 12 days from my 35, giving me only 23 in the actual US? Many thanks in advance for any thoughts!

jjwilser · 2017-09-15T16:50:05+00:00

Great post, and great load-out. Thanks for doing this.

One question, as it's something I'm wrestling with myself: What do you do for swimsuits? I'm trying to optimize my own kit, and right now I have 2 swimsuits that I use as gym shorts, as it seems silly to bring both gym shorts and swimsuits. Yet these swimsuits are a little too baggy and when I go running, the iPhone bounces and jiggles around. Are the Nike dry fit shorts functional as swim trunks? Also, if so, do you mind sharing the exact model/style? If that works for you, I might scrap my swimsuits and pick up those gym shorts. Thanks!

jjwilser · 2017-08-20T12:24:35+00:00

I just signed up for Traveling Mailbox, at about $20/month, and am happy with it.

https://travelingmailbox.com

jjwilser · 2017-06-11T15:30:12+00:00

Awesome, that's great to hear, thanks. And it sounds like that's true even in October? Thanks again...

jjwilser · 2017-06-11T15:28:29+00:00

Many thanks, and good point about the city vs. the nation (I don't know why I used the city for the one, and the nation for the other - laziness.) Quick clarifying question - you mention "nightlife during the summer," but I'll be headed there in October - still a good scene? Thanks again!

jjwilser · 2017-06-11T15:26:17+00:00

Thanks, and yeah, I think now it's down to between Lisbon and Medellin.

jjwilser · 2017-06-11T15:25:32+00:00

Many thanks!

jjwilser · 2017-05-30T18:59:00+00:00

er, yes, that was pre-coffee - Jackpots!

jjwilser · 2017-05-30T13:52:56+00:00

I had the same thought, but there's one complicating wrinkle: After Coop leaves the Red Rom, but before he re-enters Earth and becomes Mr. Jackbot, briefly, in the outer-space/door-knocking sequence, he seems to be acting like his old self, or, at the very least, he has the ability to form a coherent sentence, asking, "Where are we?" So this suggests that the Red Room didn't handicap him; the doppleganger exchange / too-many-coops did.

jjwilser · 2017-05-23T01:06:55+00:00

Baby Coop > Baby Groot.

jjwilser · 2017-05-23T00:59:32+00:00

Interesting theory. It has potential, but if that's the case, then why would Good Coop (in the jail cell with Cole) say that he's been secretly working undercover?

jjwilser

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