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This week Jasper discusses a few recent platform updates that Airbnb has implemented as well as a number of news items in the world of Airbnb. […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are many reasons people choose to host through Airbnb and similar platforms. Some host primarily for the money, but many do it for the opportunity to meet new people and establish lifetime friendships.Chris Lee from New York is such a host. In addition to hosting through Airbnb, Chris is also an avid user of www.couchsurfing.com.Couchsurfing.com is much like Airbnb in that you can use the platform to host guests and stay with hosts in cities across the globe. However, with couch surfing, no money changes hands, and it’s all about the experience of meeting new people.Chris is a Lindy Hop Dancer, (an American dance that evolved in Harlem, NY in the 20’s and 30’s), and uses these sites to find other dancers and attend meetups.Some of the Topics covered:•How Chris uses coachsurfing.com and Airbnb to meet and connect with new people•The origins of Lindy Hop Dancing•NY regulations•Hands-on hosting (guest interaction)•How Chris uses hostfully.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever booked a guest that will stay weeks or even months in the future and wished you could be paid for the booking now? […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jasper interviews Rohan Gilkes, Co-founder innclusive.com.Rohan started Innclusive after experiencing racial discrimination from an Airbnb host.After his experience, Rohan gave Airbnb a couple of weeks to respond to his complaint, and when nothing was done, wrote an article entitled “I’m a black man. Here’s what happened when I booked an Airbnb”. The post went viral garnering over 400K views in 48 hours!But Rohan didn’t stop there. He and his team recently launched innclusive.com which has systems and processes in place to guard against discrimination from hosts. Innclussive is currently accepting host’s and will start accepting guest's bookings in August of this year (2016)! Some of the Topics covered:Rohan’s experience with racial discrimination on Airbnb Stories from others -#airbnbwhileblackWhat Airbnb can and should do to fight discrimination.-Respond to people that file complaints-Look at data to identify potential discriminatory hostsThe idea behind innclusive.comWhat makes innclusive different-Photo and name of guest will be showed to the host post-confirmation-Data tracking to identify potential discriminatory hosts-Customer support via text chat Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On episode 100 of Get Paid For Your Pad, Huzefa joins Jasper to celebrate the milestone and discuss a wide range of topics!Jasper is also excited to announce that Hostfully is now sponsoring the podcast! Listen to this episode ASAP to take advantage of a very limited offer from Hostfully.Some of the topics covered:Audiobook version of the book, “Get Paid for Your Pad: How to Maximize Profit from Your Airbnb Listing” is COMING SOON!Origination of the Podcast jingleWhat Huzefa has been up to-The scaler learning podcast-www.scalarlearning.com/ New sponsor of this podcast!! Hostfully.comTough regulations and sanctions in Santa Monica CASome of what’s new in the latest version of “Get Paid for Your Pad: How to Maximize Profit from Your Airbnb Listing”-Airbnb Listing for renters and condo owners-Hosting outside of major tourist destinations-Various ways to host with Airbnb-Taxes-onlinetaxman.com-Investing in real estate-The top 50 tourist destinations in the word-Airbnb Host safety-Many more anecdotes and storiesJasper’s Facebook groups:-Airbnb Academy is now open to everyone.-Airbnb news Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Jasper welcomes to the show Airbnb early adopter, Ivan, to talk about the genesis of Airbnb and his experience hosting since 2009 in […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Most Airbnb hosts have by now realized the importance of communicating not only the basic logistics to their guests, but also recommendations for food, shopping, and […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the vacation rental market expands and matures many city, state and country governments have introduced rules and regulations. Sometimes these rules solve real problems but many […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Landau is the Founder of the Vacation Rental Marketing Blog, an online resource for vacation rental owners and managers. He is also the owner of […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s no secret that governments across the world are creating and enforcing laws that are having an enormous impact on Airbnb hosts. On this week’s episode […] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.