How to furnish your airbnb like a pro and a few shopping secrets
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I’ve tried to download the shopping list multiple times and it’s never worked. Checked spam, normal inbox, verified if I misspelled anything but never received anything still? @robuilt
Beer, cocktails, wine, Heroin.. Boy.. that escalated quickly 🤣
Hahaha. He said it so casually too!
He's clearly been a host for a long time because it's an on point comment. Actually happens.
Came here to say the same thing 😅
let's remember that kids may be listing to this! not funny
@@JCCeba kids are learning to start an airbnb business?
All my guests in my Air bnb in Mexico comment that they love that I have real furniture and real art and it's not Ikea like furniture and ugly canvas art. It makes a difference in bookings and it shows in my reviews.
There's a warehouse in Baltimore that buys furniture from 5-star hotels, sells it to 2 & 3 star hotels, & offers the rest to the public, super inexpensively. I bought lamps, cushions, & a media console, from them last week, for $130 total. 😍 I painted the media console today, & will finish it tomorrow.
What is it called??
@@jenniferc6165 great question!
Nice
Wait. I’m from Baltimore and have never heard of this. Can you share What is it?
Thanks for the helpful hint. I live in MD!
If you're not "design inclined" then I suggest reaching out to a local Home Stager or you can do a remote consult with a stager who does Airbnb staging. It may cost you $2-300 but they will likely save you thousands by avoiding mistakes and also providing insight into where to shop locally to get the best deals. If you're a crafty person you can also make your own art so it's custom to the home. I'm a Home Stager and I love helping people get the most out of their short-term rental. One idea I LOVE is doing a string-art piece in the shape of the state your rental is in or an iconic landmark in the area (if it has a great outline). No artistic talent involved. Just paint or stain a 2-3 foot board whatever color you want and then draw an outline, hammer some nails in 1-2 inches apart around the outline and then start wrapping string or twine around the nails. If you do the shape of a state you can put a nail in the spot where your city/town is and have the strings all wrap around that so all of the strings are "radiating" from your location. Great, cheap way to add color and personality to your space.
Thank you so much! I’m gonna try this!
I was going to ask how you furnish one out of state since I can't shop locally if the property is out of state. Thanks for the comment; I will try to find a stager in the area I am buying
They are charging $3k for consultation
@@bvssrsguntur6338 Was that an interior designer or a home stager? Also, was that the only quote you got or was that the average of several quotes? It's entirely possible that your area just happens to be a high-priced market but I will say I've seen survey results both casual and formal, from stagers big and small all over the US and I don't think I've ever seen $3,000 for just a consult unless it included all of the shopping, a style board, full proposal of costs, etc. for a very large house. Because those do take hours of research and time to put together. Also, Interior Designers are usually on the higher end of the price range so I wouldn't be entirely surprised if you asked one of them. Finally... They could just be EXTREMELY busy and gave you a quote that would make you look elsewhere. It's better for someone to be upfront and explain that but that doesn't always happen.
@@PaxPixie You are right; they are very busy and majority of their business is not from rental home furnishing it seems. I want someone who can guide me what I can procure off of Facebook marketplace or any furniture place and what to buy
The heroin joke happened a minute ago and I am still laughing. Nice work Rob.
8:25 "Cocktails, wine, heroin" 🤣 I can't be the only one who picked that up
lol! love how you casually slide "heroin" in that list of living room activities 🤣🤣🤣
I just want you to know that most of your views on this video are me watching this over and over again. I appreciate this video SO much and it is also quite entertaining.
I wish I had watched this before buying my place. I managed to find a furniture store local to my airbnb that was able to deliver day after closing! Everything else was purchased off of wayfair at Costco and even a trip to World Market. Glad to know you like the ruggable rugs. My husband is obsessed with them. We bought our place in November and it's going live in about 3 more weeks (delays with the sleeper sofa for the den/game room. I wasn't sure about fake plants but I may have to give in to them. One thing that will not go into my airbnb are those horrible signs with fake inspiration quotes! I sure hope people enjoy our property but refrain from doing heroin. Wish me luck!
Really enjoy the tips, but loved the pop culture references 🤩
I was SO disappointed with Ikeas sheets, they felt like sand paper and I have to replace all 5 beds.. twice the work YUK
People in Watson, OK need to see this. There are cabins going in like crazy specifically for STRs and lots of people have no idea how to make their cabin stand out.
First: We truly love and appreciate all your videos, personality and guidance! Husband and I are taking all your advice to heart and currently converting 4 bedrooms in our home and a tiny house on our property for Air BnB. Using your shopping list for guidance. Was just ready to order mattress for one of the bedrooms and was going to purchase the Zinus mattress you recommended. Me, being me.. I had to research first and sooooo grateful that I did. The Zinus mattress contains fiberglass and tons of news stories, youtubes and articles outlining the horrific stories of health issues etc. because of fiberglass. I'm so relieved I researched first! We won't be purchasing anything that contains fiberglass. Pretty certain you had no idea & would appreciate the heads up. Not sure what we'll purchase, but will spend much more time to research to ensure the mattress is not a health hazard. Again, we think you are awesome and appreciate your video's bar none!
Has this been resolved?
Literally started my online shopping list two days ago for my Airbnb and here I am! So happy you made this and going to check out the list you provided as well 👍🏽
It was the heroin for me LMBO......Man I just love you! Setting up my first airbnb for next year now, and so appreciate you and your channel this whole year....."You complete me"....LOL
Thank you so much for this insanely helpful video. Thank you for being so generous with your experience (and time)
Soooo fantastic, Rob! I have wondered about this for ages and it seems like no one else on KZhead shares specific retailers. Very helpful to learn the typical cost per foot and total cost, too.
Arguably the single highest value KZhead channel I've ever watched. Thank you.
We love your content and are working on our first bnb... Thanks for all the work and time it takes to share this stuff 👍
We open up our doors next week! Renting out the upstairs with airbnb. So stoked! Thanks Rob!
How’d it go?
I don't have an Airbnb but you are hilarious! Definitely star quality!
I manage multiple Airbnb's in Miami. We have this one property of 8 1-bedroom units. They're tiny but still a great size. We found it hard to find a nice couch that fit in the units well and ended up building a wooden frame that fits two twin beds in an L shape. We got thick fitted linen sheets and really big comfy pillows and now it looks just like a sectional minus the arms. It's great because we can sleep more guests and we don't have to worry about guests ruining the couch since we can just replace the fitted sheet if need be and we can play around with the colors to make all the units unique. However, we have found that it does cost around the same price as a couch to make with some added effort. Once it's done it looks so cool though.
Now I want to try this ❤️
Great video! This was super helpful! Now I just need to make sure I control myself because I LOVE to decorate!
I’m following your advice in so many areas of our brand new airbnb, and things are going very well! We’ve had two people stay the past week and a half for 4-5 nights each. The one thing I bought and do NOT like are the IKEA cotton sheets you recommended. Even after washing them twice with fabric softener, they feel like fine sand paper. I had to overnight from Amazon, and thankfully the bamboo sheets we now have are wonderful. Maybe the sheets have changed since you made this video? Just a heads up. Thank you for your great content! I’ve been watching since you were still in your first year, so your growth has been astounding! Congratulations!
"Better to buy nice than thrice" that just hit different... 😎
This is one of the more useful videos you’ve put out sir - Appreciate you.
I loveee your videos!!!! You are sooo reliable!
Your videos are always fun and insightful. I find myself laugh a lot while watching your videos.
Great video! I love Airbnbs for their furnishings! Even if we aren't going to start an airbnb business, these are good resources for our own homes. Thanks for sharing!
This list helped me out so much!! Thank you!
Glad to have found this video - working on a cost analysis for setup of an Airbnb. Some good nuggets in the video. Great stuff per usual!
I have been very happy with sheets I have bought from Costco as well as the towels. They also have good kitchen stuff.
You’re hilarious while at the same time very helpful. I just found you and love every video I’ve watched so far.
Bro you’re hilarious when you said what people are in the living room splurging on I lost it. Good content, I’m getting started now
Thank you for your leadership. I wish you even greater success.
What a great video! You’re SO helpful and also super funny! Thanks!😊
Just found your helpful videos and love your ideas! Thank you!
Thank you thank you thank you! This guy is Amazing!!! Really answered so many questions that I had
Checklist is clutch! Thanks for Sharing!
Please give us a video of the actual process of setting up an Airbnb! My husband and I have done one so far and we’d love some tips on how to do our next one more efficiently! Thank you so much for all the helpful videos, we love your channel (and sense of humor!)
that i would love to see!
Hey Logan👋 I have some videos that might help you get going on your Airbnb business journey. If you ever have any questions just lmk.
Great point. I would love to learn about the process too :)
Beautifully done. Thank you!
LOL the moment you cried on the nice article leather couch. it's true my room is filled with ikea stuff yet my rental property will be fill with westelm stuff
Liked it before I even watched. Thank you for your content ❤️
Thanks Rob! Love your content Brotha. 👍🏻🙂
Great video, Rob!
Bro, I was just about to search how to stage and where to buy furniture. This is so helpful! 👍
This was such a great video. I put it on replay
Just subscribed to your channel. Will be starting at the end of my tenants lease. Thank you for your videos
Love your content!
Some of the best furniture that I own is used. Someone else bought the expensive stuff then I fixed it up (that is my current living- rehabbing frniture) so cheap and beautiful and durable. Target cotton sheets stay on!
Love this video! Thanks for the info!!
Thank you for this!
Great content as always Rob #TeamHostCamper
Just finished my first one! Photographers spent the night this weekend!
I totally resonated with that comment on how as an Airbnb host of multiple units you end up realizing a lot of furniture pieces are nicer than what's in your own home LOL. I always try my best to "rotate" where if I know I need to buy something for a unit I will check to see if something from my own home can go to the unit so I get the new piece of furniture or decor... but it's hard to compete with yourself when money is involved hahaha. Just bought the structube versailles king bed for my most recent unit... meanwhile id LOVE that as my own since my current bed frame is a bit dated and not airbnb worthy. The thing is... buying myself all of these dreamy pieces of furniture/decor for personal use wont make me that cash money baby!!! I need that cash to build more units ;)
I agree that is a really nice couch I became fond of it thru the video I'm going to go rent your airbnb just to sit on it.
Dude I love all your ideas and your videos. I used to work for one of the best furniture companies that still stand behind their products by fixing or replacing whatever you buy for the rest of your lifetime and they have been around for a hundred plus years. Find a Flexsteel and set up an appointment regarding furnishing your businesses.
Totalmente de acuerdo, tiene sentido. Saludos Roger Erosa
Who would dislike this??? - Thanks for another great vid Rob!
I absolutely love this video.
So much sense making in this video.
I actually sleep on a Zinus mattress and frame, and love it.
so funny and informative, you should have your own show 🥰
I normally never comment. Thank you for this. I feel more confident on my journey.
Caveat here - you don't want to buy things on wayfair generally. Anything with veneer is going to have durability issues compared to solid wood. You get scratches and dents and peeling that can't be fixed as easily as wood. Zinus bed frames are awesome value & durability.
Thanks man!! 🙌🏽
Amazing content, Rob! I dunno how you do it. If school was anything like this, an A- would be a myth.👍👍
Amazing Video. So informative
OMGoodness! Rob!!! They might have some wine, A Beer, some HEROIN. WoW!!! Now, I know to make sure I include No Smoking or Drugs, in all of my rentals.
This video is amazing. Thanks very much
Nice content Rob! We are furnishing our fifth Airbnb rental right now. I know exactly what you're referring to when you mention starting off with a smaller budget, which consistently grows with each new listing. We started off with an anchovy budget which became caviar taste. 🤣 Additionally, the house we are furnishing is twice as big as any of our other properties so thinking per square-foot is great advice. We are currently almost double over our budget, because we did not factor this in.
Any other stores or brands you like in addition to those Rob mentioned?
@@michaelgeoffroy568 Marshall's, Ross, TJ Max... you can find some unique pieces here, (furniture & decor). Only issue is you can't ship them.
Yessss....I was just Googling tips for styling, decorating, and furnishing my STR and all the content I found was awful. Thanks for this.
Ughhh such good content
Thank you! You rock!
“…cocktails, wine, heroin….” 🤣
Im a long term furnished renter (Canada), considering moving a couple units to ABNB. However good info here for sure. my 2 cents. I do use some Ikea furniture, Klippan leather couches, some beds with storage, Ikea mattress with bed bug covers, then mattress protector on top of that. Also glasses and dishses, we buy extra for breakage. Will try the zinus or similar brand next thanks. Bedding was originally costco, but now buy Bed in a box from amazon everything included, micro fiber sheets guest love em. After my year long lease we clean and donate to shelters with costco white towels. structube is another furniture place in Canada as well as home sense. Costco pans, utensils and consumables, blankets and pillows, coffee pods for welcome basket. Dollar stores are great for small consumables for welcome basket as well, soaps etc. Art and Chatch ( decor stuff) is critical so place looks properly filled up. Note setting up a unit is like moving, it takes a few days, and is a process. As you get to where you think you are done, you will want to add or move items around. its several trips to final install. I have also standardized on may items, dishes, glasses, kitchen stuff etc. GET GREAT PHOTOS AND VIDEO IF POSSIBLE, IF A VERY HIGH END UNIT WE DO 3 D WALK AROUNDS. ONE EXTRA DAY OF RENTAL PAYS FOR THAT AND IT REMOVES MANY OF THE QUESTIONS. THANKS AGAIN
Great video! Thanks.
Wow! Love this video! I've come back to watch it several times over while I'm in the process of furnishing my airbnb because there are so many good recs. I requested the shopping list and see that the link points to a microfiber sheet set from amazon but the video recommends 100% cotton sheets from Ikea... Would you be willing to share your Ikea sheet set preference? Thanks!
you snuck alot of funny shit in there! heroine.... golden corral.... ross's and more great vid~
You have such a great sense of humour! Thank you for making me laugh while I am WMAO 😂
could you make a video on setting up a glamping bathroom?
This vid made me subscribe AND turn on notifications.
8:28 😱😅🤭🤣 I caught that but I did have to replay it to make sure lol 😂
I’m back. Just want to add the ending was everything 😂
Thanks Rob 👍
Great ideas!
Best channel ever!!!!!
“Coffee, wine, heroine” 🤣
So fun and funny. Thanks for the download too! Would love to know the full price for your list.
Thanks Rob 👌
I would be interested in seeing a video of you physically setting up an Airbnb. It’s interesting listening to where and what you buy, but I guess I need more visuals, and would love to see actual pictures of some of your investments, purchases, etc. Thanks!
What are your thoughts about leather vs fabric sofas for an airbnb unit?
This was so helpful. I have a question--given your experience, would you ever consider AirBnB your primary residence (instead of selling it when moving nearby)?
Thanks for the video! Pretty helpful overview. I have a question though, you said you purchased steak from Costco for your Airbnb? Do you usually stock your refrigerator with food for your guests?
Please share the link for the orange, leather couch. It is lovely.
I’m actually want the list to do my own place. Lol!
Did you ever get harassed for building on a new lot? I was out in Joshua Tree today just checking out a vacant lot, and the lot lizard living next door yelled out, " Go back to LA!" Funny thing is Im not even from LA... Now i feel like building an apartment complex next to her.
I feel like you issued a challenge to make my house as nice as my not-yet-existing short term rentals. 😂 For a beer, cocktail but not the heroin 😂
Buy nice not thrice. Fantastic saying! My last managing gig I had a saying about our corporate office having a "measure twice cut thrice" for their core standard operating procedure to do everything. Menu rollout,why spell check or proofread? Better to let the hostess find the mistakes while stuffing menu jackets. Right?. So many times I could have applied Buy nice...
Thanks rob