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I offer a Keurig K-Express Essentials K-cup (pod) coffeemaker in one of my Airbnbs. It's a sleek little inexpensive machine that I believe is exclusive to Walmart, and has been a great choice for this unit. Last week, a guest told me upon check-out that the K-Express Essentials coffeemaker wasn't turning on. So, during the turnover, I put on my fix-it hat and went into troubleshooting mode. Turns out the root cause was pretty easy to find: Every 250 brews, the machine will request that a descaling procedure be done - essentially, putting a cleaning solution in the tank and "brewing" it to run it through, cleaning out built-up mineral deposits inside the machine, followed up by a couple tanks of fresh water to flush out the solution. This "descale mode" is indicated by a light on the front panel of the unit, and if you don't attend to this soon, it can trip a little thermostat switch inside the machine, which leads to the coffeemaker not turning on. The ...

As some of you know, one of my recurrent pet peeves with hosting on Airbnb, Vrbo, etc. is needing to crawl under the beds to re-plug the power strips and lamps my guests have unplugged (and LEFT unplugged) for their own chargers for their phones, tablets, etc. So, the creative urges welled up in me, and I penned this song. I hope you enjoy.  @airbnbeetle #airbnbhost #vrbohost #airbnbhosting #airbnbhostlife ♬ original sound - Bee -n- Beetle Hosting

I never thought I'd be saying this, but here toward the end of 2023, gold furniture is in again! I'm working with a client on outfitting a former long-term rental as an Airbnb, and she selected this bed : I like it! Especially how the 'saplings in the forest' headboard could easily inform the wall art and overall theme of the room. As a host, I like that there's no footboard, which makes making the bed easier. She paired them with these nightstands : ... which I also adore, because, again, GOLD ... but also because they have power outlets on the FRONT, where people can actually find them. Hopefully this solves for a pet peeve of mine - I've been providing multi-device power outlets sitting on top of each of my Airbnb's nightstands, but for some reason, people keep crawling under the bed and unplugging them so they can plug their stuff in. They never re-plug them, so I keep having to crawl under the bed and plug stuff back in.  Hopefully with this "in yo...

I recently loaned some cash from my business to another person. While not specifically an Airbnb thing, it was an opportunity to grow my cash reserve a little, so I thought I'd give it a try. I wrote an agreement, we signed it, and I issued a check. The next day, when doing my daily reconciliation in QuickBooks Online, I had to do a surprising amount of Googling to figure out how the heck to enter this transaction correctly. It seemed like all the examples I could fine assumed you were RECEIVING loan proceeds, and not that you were the actual LENDER. Anyway, I finally figured it out, and thought I'd do a quick blog post on the subject, in hopes it helps someone else down the line: Go to Chart of Accounts , and make a new Account , choosing Account Type 'Other Current Assets' . In the Account popup window, choose a Detail Type of 'Loans to Others' Name the account something descriptive. I chose 'Loans Disbursed' . I chose the generic 'Loans Disbur...