Our business model provides a number of benefits for the property owner and for the property manager:

Benefits to property managers

Benefits to property owners

You get the lease term you want. We prefer to lease long term and generally, so do most property owners. However, if you wanted a shorter lease because of your plans for the property, we have the flexibility to be able to accommodate that. If you want a longer than standard lease term, hey, we’re up for that!

First class care of your property. The condition of your property is not the major concern of a regular tenant, but it is of vital importance to us. Therefore, we are just as concerned as you that it remains in tip top condition. We look after it as if it was our own.

No parties. No smoking. No pets. Many leases will have pet and smoking clauses built in. Even if you don’t, it’s one of our rules. And no parties? You’re unlikely to have regular tenants who do not have the occasional party. Christmas, birthday, anniversary, Bathurst, grand final, etc. Or even frequent ones for no particular reason. They all present an increased risk of accidental damage. With Your Best Tenant; No parties. End of story.

Less wear and tear. Most regular tenants are there on a daily basis throughout the year. They are using the heaters, the air conditioners, cooking facilities, dishwasher and so on all the time. If your property is fully furnished, that wear and tear applies to all the appliances and furniture, too. Our guests are here for business or vacation, so a lot of their stay is spent out of your property. It’s usually a place to clean up and sleep. Plus, it is unlikely that we will achieve 100% occupancy with our guests, further reducing wear and tear. Your fixtures and appliances are likely to last longer.

Professional cleaning. Your property is professionally cleaned after every stay. As the average stay is less than a week, this means that your investment is sparkling clean every week. Our guests expect a 5-star experience and their first impression of the property is how it is presented. So we take care of it. On top of that, studies have shown that people tend to take better care and more care with a property that looks clean and in good condition. That’s what you want. That’s what we want.

Regular, reliable income stream. While many tenants will provide this, there are unforeseen circumstances that can interrupt it, such as a job loss or a debilitating accident or illness resulting in financial stress. Those problems then land in your lap. Our income is derived mostly passively in a growing market. Therefore, the health or job status of any individual in our organisation is not going to affect that income.

Property owners are not the only beneficiaries of our model.

Property agents have benefits, too.

Benefits to property managers

• We want to continue the lease as long as possible, so we want to make it easy for you by working with you
• A reliable tenant means peace of mind for you, too
• Inspection time? Bring it on. You’ll be delighted
• We would like to lease multiple properties, so we are keen to prove we are your best tenant
• If other properties that fit our business model cross your desk, you can save a long search for a tenant; you have one waiting in the wings
• Once you have checked our references and we have a track record with you, that’s one big tick off your checklist without effort
• You don’t need to advertise to find us. Save your money. Just call or email directly

How our business model works for you

We list properties exclusively on AirBnB and we do that for a very good reason.

Review System

Many other short-stay booking platforms do not have review and control systems in place. With AirBnB, guests will rate their hosts on a number of factors. We always aim for 5-star ratings.

By having good reviews and 5-star ratings, we secure more bookings. (That’s why you can be sure we want your place looked after and looking nice) That’s one way the review system benefits us. But it works both ways.

Hosts get to review guests, too. We always check those reviews to see if people wanting to book are desireable. We don’t want unreliable or troublesome guests.

Troublesome guests

Just as property owners can end up with bad tenants, despite screening and checking references, so can we. However, if a guest of ours decides to smoke inside the property, for example, then they are charged an additional cleaning fee. We also carry our own insurance to cover damages. On top of this, AirBnB provide a $1,000,000 host guarantee.

Peace of mind for us and for you.

However, importantly, if we have a troublesome guest, they are gone in a matter of days. A troublesome tenant is a problem that can haunt property owners and managers for months. Evicting a troublesome tenant is something not done easily or cheaply. And all the time you can be bleeding money.

Co-hosting model

If all you want is a long-term lease and a known Return on Investment that you’re happy with year after year, we’re more than happy to work with that. However, some property investors are looking to manage their own properties to maximise their ROI and if maximising returns is what you’re interested in, this is where our co-hosting model gets exciting.

Save money, increase your returns

If you, as a property investor, think that you’d like to manage your own property to save property management fees, there’s nothing to stop you from doing so. Don’t underestimate all that good property managers do, however. There can be a lot of work involved. That’s fine, as long as you have the time and inclination to do it.

Increase your income, increase your returns

Some owners like the idea of listing their own property for short term stays. Again, you can do that, but there is far more work involved in short stays than there is in simply renting to tenants. And there are plenty of people who list their properties on various platforms that don’t make anywhere near the money they thought they would. That’s because to do it successfully, consistently, it takes specialised knowledge and systems in place.

Your Best Tenant has both. We are specialists in hosting short term stays.

• We know all the ways to maximise bookings through AirBnB, to get the best guests paying the best rates to maximise revenue
• We know how to efficiently integrate, co-ordinate and streamline bookings with guest communications, check-in, check out, maintenance and cleaning

We can do all this on your behalf, taking a percentage fee and leaving income for you far in excess of what you would get from a regular tenant and almost certainly more than if you had done all the work yourself.

In short; we do the work, you get more money.

If you have a property manager, we will work with them. If you prefer to self-manage, we will work directly with you. Whatever you choose to do, Your Best Tenant is your best option.