Tales from an Airbnb host

Firstly, let me introduce you to the team: 1) my mother: a retired high school teacher, 2) my brother: an accounting whizz (our fearless leader) and 3) me: an introverted scientist. Yes, we make quite the eclectic mix!

Five years ago my brother decided that our family desperately needed to source a viable means of generating our own income, one that would hopefully sustain us into a very uncertain future. We were fortunate enough to own a house in a popular seaside suburb and he decided that the property itself would be our saviour.

My mother and I were horrified when he suggested that we throw all our money into remodelling the small upstairs of our house into a self-contained studio apartment and rent it out to numerous complete strangers. But as we knew that his business acumen was far better than ours, we agreed to support him and intrepedly enter the guesthouse industry.

The stories that follow describe the most memorable experiences that we have had and the colourful characters that we have encountered while running this business.

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