Keeping up with the repairs and maintenance needs of any property is key to the integrity of any home. This is no different for a rental home, and ongoing maintenance requirements and repair needs should be high priority for any Airbnb host checklist of “to-do’s”. Items on this checklist may include gardening tasks such as weeding and lawn-mowing, exterior maintenance like gutter cleaning, and interior jobs like carpet cleaning or air duct cleaning. On top of these ongoing maintenance items, any unforeseen repair jobs will also need to be performed, often at inconvenient times!

Taking good care of your property is important to Airbnb host management for several obvious reasons. Firstly, a well-maintained property looks better in photos. Since the photos are the first things seen by most potential guests, this is important in keeping your listing attractive and likely to get booked! Secondly, even if strategic photography could hide these flaws, guests who come to stay in person are unlikely to overlook them! Poorly maintained properties with amenities under disrepair are likely to get you some negative reviews, which also turn potential guests away.