Airbnb
Turnkey support for your Airbnb rentals
All-inclusive support
Your How Long Airbnb Concierge manages your House rental from A to Z: from photography of your apartments/houses/villas until the inventory after restitution of the property, through the entire administrative and the coaching to increase your demands for lease, How Long takes care of all the management.
The advantages of Airbnb management by the professionals of How Long
Increase rental income
Our real estate rental coaching allows you to increase your prices by up to 40% and the number of annual reservations by up to 60%
Saving time and energy
Relax, we take care of everything. By entrusting us with the management of your rentals, you reduce your stress for a better comfort of life, far from the constraints
Better day-to-day management
Our expert teams in Airbnb allow you to better manage the rental procedures and the maintenance of your real estate
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Household
Our teams of household make every effort to clean and wash your accommodation, after each lease, before each handing over of keys and during visits according to customer requests. Your property remains well maintained, attractive and allows you to benefit from the best opinion on the Airbnb app.
Schedule management
Your schedule of rentals is recorded form our city managers on an online application, it allows you to consult the next reservations and block dates on which you do not wish hire your property. Analyzes are carried out to find out the periods of strong influence and set up a marketing strategy in order to promote the rentals during off-peak periods as well as adjust prices depending on the activity.
Maintenance and repairs
One rented property regularly tends to deteriorate more quickly, which is why it is important to carry out a regular maintenance and spot repairs in case of wear or of broken. This allows your accommodation to keep a superior value, to obtain good advices and continue to be rented, with advantageous prices for the owner but this also applies to security the renters and their comfort.
Disaster management
In case of broken or of theft, our teams intervene in order to provide evidence at the assurance thanks to the signed inventory during the check in, and follow the progress of the files, until the support of the damage then proceed to the purchase and the interventions of repair according to your wishes, within as fast as we can in order to avoid any loss of income for you.
Satisfaction guaranteed
Our teams are specialized in all Airbnb Services and have several years of property rental experience.
Check-in / Check-out
Our teams go on site at the agreed time of start of rental for welcome (possibility of welcome box including some goodies and culinary specialties of the region) the renters, of their hand over the keys, to do the housing tower with them, to explain to them, if necessary, the operation of the tools and the home appliance and remind them of rules of lease then make them sign the inventory upon arrival.
At the end of their stay, an appointment is made to carry out a signed exit inventory by both parties and collect the keys. Our maids then intervene immediately to clean the accommodation in order to reduce delays between the departure of the current occupants and the arrival of the following.
How Long also offers various services that are invoiced at an additional cost to interested customers, such as a dedicated driver to pick them up at the airport and to bring back, the meal delivery to make them taste the best specialties from the corner, the equipment rental, of ship, of car, the relationship with the tradespeople the most qualified, a service of pressing and of household for the long term rentals, the cargardening, the child and pet care, and even more.
Ads management
Our teams take care of post your ads professional. Our expert photographers go on site (after cleaning), in order to take the most beautiful photographs of your property, retouch them and insert them into your announcement.
Our marketing managers establish a catchy text, including all of the key words and proposed options in the accommodation and the ancillary services offered by How Long(according to your will).
Our experts in property rental also support responding to prospect queries on the Airbnb app with the greatest professionalism and accept or refuse the wishes of reservation, according to the planning, in order to favor the greatest periods of lease or those that combine best.
Our teams also manage with great interest the customers' opinion in order to continuously work on areas for improvement based on everyone's experiences.
Coaching
Our teams of interior decoration offer you a personalized coaching in order to give more allure to your real estate property.
This may include:
- a new provision furniture for enlarge the space or improve the brightness;
- a new decoration, more in tune with the times or responding to a growing demand on the geographical area of your property;
- the renovations to be in tune with the regulations or to rejuvenate the accommodation (paint, insulation, air conditioning, kitchen, bathroom, etc.);
- modeling of the colors overall for a more united, sober or jovial atmosphere;
- the addition of appliances or the investment in new furniture more recent, comfortable, useful;
- the transition to high quality bedding, a key factor in the success of seasonal real estate rental.
Schedule management
How Long takes into account periods when you do not want rent your property on Airbnb and manages the reservations consequently.
We do everything we can to ensure that your accommodation is occupied most of the time (excluding periods of works).
We share with you live the rental dates planned so that you can organize yourself if necessary accommodation.
Maintenance and repair
Because your accommodation is regularly inhabited, by people who are not always attentive and respectful, it is necessary to proceed with its regular maintenance, in particular by providing for a deep cleaning at regular intervals (curtains, carpets, mattresses, oven, walls, ceilings, etc.) and in renewing objects and furniture (cupboards, crockery, doors, pillows, curtains, etc.) regularly.
How Long accompanies you to maintain a precise calendar for all of this routine maintenance, the most suitable for a good aging of the property, to avoid investments heavy due to wear breakage. Our expertise on property rental allows us to know the optimal times for complex cleaning and for replacement of centerpieces.
Concerning the repair, How Long saves you the stress related to the redemption of objects and broken furniture and accompanies you in the search for best material of our local producers, carries out the supervision of the laid and assembly, if necessary, within your budget.
How Long Airbnb is committed to finding a solution as soon as possible, especially in the event of broken preventing the lease for reasons of comfort(e.g. bed, electricity) or security (bay window).
Disaster management
In case of sinister, whether by a lessor or not, How Long accompanies you in the procedures related to assurance (declaration, sending of evidence, expertise, search for cause and repairs).
-Water damage
-Fire
-Power cut
-Damage materials
-Heist with or without violation
Our teams manage all the difficult cases.
We can also offer you bespoke home insurance and corresponding to your needs, reactive and human size, to allow us to go to an agency in the event of difficulties in the file (too long response time, need for supporting documents, refusal of payment, etc.).
History of real estate rental
The property rental, that is to say the rental of real estate by an owner has a tenant, is a practice that has existed since antiquity. In Greek and Roman antiquity, the owners rented their houses, their land and their slaves to other people for a fixed time against payment.
In the Middle Ages, the property rental was mainly used for agricultural land, which was rented to peasants to cultivate their crops. Cities were also a place of property rental, with some houses and shops rented for trades people and artisans.
Over the following centuries, the property rental has become increasingly common in many parts of the world. It was used for rent houses, of the apartments, offices and other types of real estate.
Today the property rental is a common way for people and businesses to find accommodation or a workspace. It is regulated by the law in many countries and often involves signing a rental agreement between the owner and the tenant.
How to make your Airbnb rental property profitable
The profitability of the property rental depends on several factors, such as:
- The purchase price of the property: the higher the purchase price is, more difficult it will be to clear an interesting profitability.
- The cost of renovation and maintenance work: it is important to take it into account when buying a property to hire, as these costs may affect the profitability.
- The amount of rents received: the amount of rents received is a key factor in profitability of the property rental. More the rents are students, more the profitability will be important.
- The fillers and the taxes: it is important to take into account the fillers and taxes related to property rental, which can reduce the profitability.
- The occupancy rate: the greater the good is busy, more the profitability will be important.
It is recommended to make a profitability study before buying one property for rent, in order to determine whether the investment is profitable or not. It is also important to get advice from a real estate professional before making a decision. How Long Airbnb accompanies you in this direction, do not hesitate to contact us.
What is Airbnb
Airbnb is an online platform which allows individuals to rent out their house, their apartment or any other type of accommodation temporarily. The platform was created in 2008 and quickly became very popular all over the world.
On Airbnb, the housing owners can create an online ad describing their accommodation and indicate the dates of availablity. Travelers can then research and book accommodation on the platform according to their search criteria(location, type of accommodation, price, etc.). Airbnb takes a commission on each reservation performed on its platform.
In addition to rent accommodation, Airbnb also offers unique experiences uploaded by individuals, such as guided tours, cooking classes or outdoor activities.
Airbnb has been criticized for its impact on the accommodation market and on the increase in rents in some cities. Many governments and cities have implemented regulations to regulate the use of platform and limit its impact on the real estate market.
Laws related to real estate rental
In France, the property renta lis governed by the Construction and Housing Code and by the Civil Code. Here are some of the main laws and regulations which apply to the property rental in France :
- The Alur law (law for access to accommodation and renovated town planning): this law was adopted in 2014 and aims to improve access to accommodation and fight against unfit housing. In particular, it provides for the creation of diagnoses compulsory before the lease of one accommodation, the implementation of guarantees for unpaid rents and the supervision of rents.
- The Duflot law (incentive scheme for the construction of new housing): this law was adopted in 2013 and aims to encourage the construction of new housing granting tax benefits to owners who put in lease their good.
- The Pinel device (tax exemption scheme for the rental investment): this device allows owners to benefit from an income tax reduction in exchange for the lease of their good.
It is important to respect these laws and regulations when renting a property in France to avoid legal problems.
Airbnb Insurance
Airbnb offers an assurance of public liability which covers the damages caused by travelers to owners or to third parties during their stay. This insurance also covers the travel expenses of travelers in the event of cancellation of the reservation.
It is important to note that this Airbnb liability insurance does not cover the damage caused to accommodation or the personal property of owners. To cover these risks, it is recommended to take out a classic home insurance or specific insurance for the seasonal rental.
It is also important to check if your existing Home Insurance covers the renting of your accommodation on Airbnb. If not, you may need to change your insurance contract or subscribe to a complementary insurance.
It is recommended to check with your insurer and carefully read the conditions of the insurance offered by Airbnb before deciding whether or not to subscribe to this assurance.
Airbnb rental breakage
The damage caused to accommodation or the personal property of ownersduring an Airbnb stay may be considered a "broken". If this happens, it is important to report immediately damage to Airbnb and ask for a repair or one repayment.
Airbnb makes available to owners a liability insurancewhich covers the damage caused by travelers to owners or to third parties during their stay. This insurance can be used to cover costs of repairing or replacing damaged goods.
It is important to note that this Airbnb liability insurance does not cover the damage caused to accommodation or the personal property of owners. To cover these risks, it is recommended to take out a classic home insurance or a specific insurance for seasonal rentals.
It is recommended to take pictures of the damage caused and to retain all documents and evidence related to repairs or to repayment of the damage. If the damage caused are important and you are unable to reach an agreement with the traveler or with Airbnb, it may be necessary to involve a lawyer or a mediator.
How renting on Airbnb works
Here is how the operation of the rental accommodation on Airbnb can take place for owners:
1. Registration on the platform: to can list your home on Airbnb, you must first register on the platform by creating an account. You must provide certain personal information, such as your name, email address and telephone number.
2. Creation of the announcement: once your account is created, you can deposit an online ad describing your accommodation and indicating the dates of availablity. You can add pictures and details about the features of your accommodation, such as its size, location, number of rooms and people that can be accommodated, etc.
3. Receipt of requests for reservation: when travelers are looking for accommodation on Airbnb, they can send a request for reservation for your accommodation if they are interested. You can accept or decline this request, depending on your availablity and your preferences.
4. Confirmation of reservation: once the confirmed reservation, Airbnb will send you a message with the information.
Airbnb Reviews
The opinion left by the renters on Airbnb can be very useful for travelers who want to choose an accommodation for their stay. The opinion can provide information about housing condition, the site, the owner's welcome, etc.
It is important to note that theAirbnb reviews are left by people who have stayed in the accommodation, and that such notices may be subjective. It is therefore recommended to read several opinionto have a more complete view of the accommodation and take into account the points of view of different travellers.
It is also important to note that some opinion may be falsified or fraudulent. Airbnb strives to detect and remove fraudulent review, but it is recommended to pay attention to the opinion that seem complimentary or overly negative and not rely solely on them to make a decision.
Finally, it is recommended to leave an honest and fair opinion about housing that you rented on Airbnb, in order to contribute to the community and to help other travelers to make their choice.
