Stop Chasing Airbnb Superhost Status
April 20, 2026 | 2 Minute Read The past week brought several interesting developments with my short-term rental portfolio. One was positive and expected. The other was a painful reminder that operating short-term rentals comes with risks—even when bookings come through Airbnb. I regained Airbnb Superhost status, which I had lost earlier this year. Yay […]
Airbnb Guest Trashed My Property. Here’s What Airbnb Paid
April 13, 2026 | 4 Minute Read Back on February 23rd, I wrote about an incident titled “When an Airbnb Guest Trashed One of Our Properties.” The guest had originally booked the property through an insurance relocation company. These types of bookings are fairly common in the mid-term rental space. They typically occur when someone […]
Here’s What Happened After I lost Airbnb Superhost Status
March 16, 2026 | 4 Minute Read As many of you know, we’ve been operating short-term rentals for four years now. We launched our first property in March 2022. At one point, we had 16 short-term rentals. But volume doesn’t always equal profitability. Seven of those properties didn’t meet our revenue targets, so we converted […]