Chapter 16
Exploring the Many Nontraditional Listing Opportunities
IN THIS CHAPTER
Exploring nontraditional listings
Embracing tiny listings to earn big profits
Crafting a compelling story
Although the bulk of the listings on Airbnb are listings for rooms and entire homes in typical residential properties like single-family houses or apartments, many of the top performing and more desired listings are nontraditional — they’re uncommon and memorable.
From dreamy treehouses and ancient castles to bohemian gypsy wagons and actual airplanes, the nontraditional listings come in all sizes, forms, and locations. Why do some become the top performers, drawing in eager guests from around the world and booking up months in advance? This chapter answers that question. Here we discuss why and when you can go nontraditional, explain the advantages and pitfalls to nontraditional listings, and examine different examples from around the world.
Understanding Nontraditional Listings
Nontraditional listings often result from necessity when constraints imposed by their property or location force hosts to come up with creative solutions to make Airbnb hosting work for them.
We don’t see many hosts investing ...
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