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Turn to the most-trusted guide to get started on your Airbnb adventureAirbnb For Dummies is here to help you prep your property and post your first listing on the wildly popular short-term rental site. Even if you don't have a house, you can become an Airbnb host. A spare room at your place, a camper, a boat, a treehouse, a castle -- you can turn just about anything into an Airbnb and earn additional income hosting guests. You can even offer tours around your hometown. This comprehensive resource helps you make your goals a reality, with details on how to get set up and navigate the platform and where to turn for info on local short-term rental rules, plus all the post-pandemic changes to travel and to Airbnb's policies. Learn to attract adventurers from far and wide, with help from For Dummies experts.
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Symon He is the co-author of Airbnb for Dummies from Wiley Publishing and the author of Real Estate Investing QuickStart Guide from ClydeBank Media.Symon is a co-founder of LearnBNB.com, a leading online educational destination for all things Airbnb hosting and short-term rentals. His works have been cited or featured on the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Forbes, CNBC, Entrepreneur, and SKIFT. Through his training and coaching programs, he has worked directly with thousands of aspiring Airbnb hosts to jumpstart their short term rental journeys. His training programs have been featured by prominent third-party partners, including a previous joint venture with RichDad.com.Symon is also a best-selling instructor of real estate and business courses, with over 300,000 students worldwide as of July 2020. You can find his popular courses on the top educational platforms including Udemy, LinkedIn Learning, CyberU, StackSkills, LearnFormula, Knowable, and Highbrow.Previously, Symon worked in several corporate real estate and finance roles at large private and Fortune 80 companies, including at a private equity investment firm covering a wide range of commercial real estate acquisitions in the western USA. He has a California real estate broker's license and writes regularly on his personal blog at symonhe.com.He graduated with honors in both Computer Engineering and Economics from UC Irvine and received his MBA from Stanford University. He lives with his wife Hillary in Los Angeles, CA.
