Yeah, you absolutely have to go in between each guest. Just think of the average person you know and how they would leave a hotel room - they're not scrubbing the toilet, they're not washing the bedding, they're not steam cleaning the carpet where they accidentally dripped some coffee. And that's the average person! Think realistically about a huge chunk of the population who leave tit streaks in the toilet and sex fluids in the bed and vomit on the floor. Any hotel housekeeping or front desk forum/subreddit is packed full of horror stories about vacationing guests - the same applies to AirBNBs.I am not super experienced in AirBNB’s, but from the ones I have browsed in the past, it has always seemed to me that the owners live somewhat nearby. If it were me, I would want to go in after each rental. Property check, cleaning, etc. I have seen some that the owners go in and restock things like water, snacks, toilet paper, cups, plates, etc. I suppose there are property management companies that may handle the oversight, but they likely will not do the special touches that make the property stand out. The Maassive rental is likely to be abused. May all the bed bugs in the state of NC make a home in the hand me down furniture.![]()
And if the owner themself doesn't or can't come in between each rental they have to pay a property management company to do inspections, handle repairs, etc plus a cleaning service to come in for a full clean after all the rentals.
They also have to pay to keep all the utilities on year-round, including internet because ain't no one staying in an AirBNB without wifi, and they're at the mercy of the guests using however much water they want and keeping the heat/AC cranked as high as they want.
A company who owns several (or many, as things have been going in this field) properties can profit well from it.
An individual who's trying to rent out one property where they live states away and therefore has to outsource everything about the property is going to lose their ass. If, for example, Asa had a property in Jax that he was AirBNBing where he'd do the oversight and management, he'd probably make some profit from it. Having the property in Boone and having to pay someone else to handle everything on top of paying a mortgage on the place ....he'll be extremely lucky if he breaks even.