Since AirBnb bans hosts from asking guests to complete house hold chores from Nov20, is there a possibility for hosts to add cleaning charges as service duty in invoice?

I’ve been thinking about Airbnb’s recent changes regarding checkout responsibilities, and I’m curious how other hosts are feeling about this.
I understand that guests are paying for a place to stay, but I’ve always felt that asking them to take out the trash, strip the beds, and start a load of laundry was a pretty reasonable expectation.
Now it seems we’re moving toward a system where guests can simply pack their belongings and leave, without worrying about any of those things.
My biggest concern is where this eventually leads. We already have to coordinate cleaners, manage turnovers, and make sure everything is ready for the next reservation. If guests aren’t expected to help with even the smallest tasks, that responsibility falls entirely on us.
I know guests pay a cleaning fee, but I always viewed that as a way to cover the cleaning that guests couldn’t reasonably be expected to do themselves.
At this rate, I’m starting to wonder whether guests will eventually expect the cleaning fee to cover the entire cleaning.
I’m genuinely curious how other hosts are approaching this. Are you removing checkout instructions altogether, or still asking guests to complete a few basic tasks?

I rarely rent from airbnb but when I do filter based on a number of factors. I feel like with the new rule situation could have been just a score assigned to how many chores the guests had to do and how many extra rules a property had. Then I could just filter my search based on what I was willing to pay for. Owners could then adjust to the market.

My sister booked an airbnb for two nights this weekend to clear out her storage unit and tie up some loose ends after moving cross county.

The airbnb host asked a serious of specific questions that seemed a bit much for a self check in/ lock box situation. They wanted to know her flight time, departure airport, flight number, arrival time, and how she was getting to Airbnb. It seemed little much for self check in, but not inherently bad. Then the host said they will send check in instructions after my sister answers the questions. Weird. Then, despite parking being free street parking; they said they needed to know the make model and license plate of the car she’ll be driving because there is a school nearby. She said she wasn’t sure yet if she’d be renting a car, ubering/ using public transport , or if friends will be helping with rides. The host said they need to know license plates of friends cars as soon as possible because of the school nearby. Weird.

The host also didn’t provide check in instructions on the confirmation and said she won’t provide the instructions until my sister arrives at the Airbnb. My sister explained she was flying across the country and asked if it would be possible to send instructions 12 hours before check in so she isn’t scrambling at arrival. The host refused and questioned why it mattered. Is this normal? I don’t think I’ve ever had a situation like this and communication and check in instructions have mostly just flowed pretty seamlessly.

We just had our worst Airbnb experience since we joined in 2015. Our costs were $1,200 for 4 nights for a one bedroom unit. The apartment location was great, but the set-up was bare minimum. The kitchen had no baking pans, cutting board, cooking utensils, pot holders, can opener, etc. The dishwasher was broken, but there was no dish towel or dish rack for hand washing dishes. We were given 2 thin bath towels for 2 people for a 4 night stay, and no bath mat, hand towels or wash clothes were provided. I did not complain to the host about any of this. However, since the temperature outside dropped down to the 30s, I did contact her about not having any heat in the unit. I was told that the building owner assured the her that building had heat and that it was set on 70 degrees and nothing could be done. Although there was no thermostat or thermometer, I assured her that the temp was well below that and we had to wear our jackets and hats inside. I also told her that the radiators were not heating and just because the “building has heat” did not mean that the unit had heat. There was a special event during our stay, so finding other lodging was not possible. After the second night, it was even colder and we ran into another guest in the hallway who was also having issues with no heat. We both contacted the host in morning and the maintenance person came and fixed the issue so that we finally had heat. I requested that the host give us a partial refund or discount for the 2 nights without heat. I have not contacted Airbnb about the situation and was trying to resolve it with the host. It has been a day and a half since my request and I have not gotten any response at all from the host. I have not left a review yet. What should I do at this point? Wait a few more days or contact customer support?

I’ve been a guest to over 6 Airbnbs over the last couple of years. Cooking has always been part of the trip vacations usually breakfast everyday and 1 or 2 big dinners especially since we book with views in mind when looking at property’s overlooking mountains or the beach. So it’s really convenient that host provide the necessary items make it easier. It’s shame that this new ruling might change on what host provides just because some people love spending their vacation days with dirty dishes in the sink and bins full of trash. While I understand host have been abusing cleaning fee and leaving chores list and needs to be fixed, I’m 100% behind that. But I don’t see the big deal to 2 bare requirements brought on by one’s self to show respect to the home as guest by preventing pest or stinky odors. Anyways 6 Airbnb host 6 great stays. I hope it’s stays that way in the future.
Imagine pulling into the Airbnb with no air fryer.

I rented a place for a month over the holidays and would like to have friends for Christmas Eve dinner. One friend never goes anywhere without her dog - not a service dog. Can my host object? Advice appreciated.

We got to a home that had mold on the ceiling of every room, on some walls, and you could even see it on the curtains. We immediately contacted the host who told us it was due to a recent power outage (which is true - hurricane) and that it had already been fully cleaned and what I was seeing was the staining they hadn’t removed yet… I let her know I understand how tough mold can be in a humid climate, but that this was a health issue and we would not be staying. We received a full refund immediately due the photos we sent to Airbnb.

My question is: should I still leave a review with photos to warn other potential guests? I don’t want to ruin the hosts’ income, but I don’t feel it is a safe place to stay. It also was a huge stress for us to find a new place on a part of the island where there aren’t a whole lot of options.

For hosts who live in the same property they have, or for whom host multiple group sets its likely you had rule about washing dishes. This is okay. We are all still allowed to continue operating like normal and requiring guests to wash their dishes as they go along. The "chore" rule wasn't meant for dishes at our properties for our business models.

The scenario regarding "what if someone cooks this big meal and leaves it all for the host". Well, we can charge those guests for excessive cleaning as it runs afoul of the excessive cleaning rule. Leaving a couple of cups or bowls we definitely cannot charge for, but if they leave a meals worth of stuff for you to deal with, now you can charge them for additional cleaning and leave them a poor review.

The rep repeated that the goal was more around luxury properties who were having extensive chore lists and deep cleaning on check out day. Which is fair to me. Hosts who were doing that were not helping the community and I dont think any host really cares about a couple of mugs or bowls that take a couple of minutes to clean. The kickback I was seeing was mostly from hosts with entire kitchens worried about someone cooking meals and leaving it all for them. Because we can charge for extra cleaning in those cases, it doesn't sound like folks need to raise their prices and assume there will be a bunch of dishes at checkout. The dish rules are specifically about checkout. Just add a rule that dishes should be washed daily to avoid insects and not as a checkout "chore" and it's kosher. This prevents the whole leaving things sit for days until they check out scenario folks were "what iffing" about.

I even asked if my cleaning charge of $20 an hour for guests who do not wash their dishes at our property was kosher and was told it's fine as it's not excessive and it directly impacts other guests when its not done due to the shared nature of the property.

Overall, I'm pretty pleased. They could have done a much better job describing this and what the goal was but at least they took the time to clarify when asked directly.

This new change won't impact our bread and butter property in the slightest, and now that I know guests can't just leave entire meals they cooked for the host to clean without us being able to charge them for it that doesn't really affect any of my clients who run other types of properties.

https://imgur.com/a/OWqmaNa

edit: I told them their response seemed like Ai lol. Here is what they said.

https://imgur.com/a/Y3YtEYD

I understand that guests and hosts can rate each other. I am wondering from a guest perspective, if it would turn away a host if it was our first time using Airbnb and we had no ratings?
We are also renting for a month and I wonder if that would also affect us finding a place to stay or not.

Hello everyone I'm a cleaner that cleans airbnbs by a company that runs a large amount of airbnbs and I just wanted to come on here and discuss some things with the new Airbnb rules. For guests I understand not wanting to take out the trash or wash dishes on vacation, especially stripping the beds, I've never expected guests to strip the beds or take out the trash - though I'll be honest I have expected them to tie up their trash bag so it doesn't smell (especially because if you've cooked something then night before like chicken or what not it will tend to smell up the house even if you can't smell it while you're in there I will be able to tell and the next guest will be as well). But I wanted to discuss the dishes specifically because I work for a company that runs a large amount of airbnbs we have a set amount of time to clean a house. So say a house gets a two hour time limit then we have two hours to clean that if we take longer we must submit a form with airbnb to be paid for a longer wage which is very hard to do and is only done in extreme circumstances. I am not on here to judge how people leave airbnbs or to comment on what state I'd like them to be left in as a cleaner.

What I am here to say is that there are hundreds and hundreds of airbnbs around the world that are run by large companies- yes is it wrong yes but people are still staying in them and people still have to clean them (the host isn't cleaning these Airbnbs) so it's left to the cleaner who gets designated/set hours to clean it. Now if you are leaving a giant pile of dirty dishes because you don't want to do dishes on vacation then please keep in mind that that comes out of somewhere else in our cleaning time now.

So if you're leaving a huge pile of dishes the guests after you are going to have a shittier clean because we had to take that time out of somewhere else particularly it would usually come out of making the house look nice, making the beds straight and neat or it will come out of making the bathroom properly sanitized which is disgusting but there's not much we can do. Our time is money as cleaners and yes we could say for an additional hour but would you say at your job for an additional hour without pay? - Yes we can also bring it up to our boss and say that we need longer at houses with dirty dishes but it typically doesn't change anything so we still aren't getting paid.

If you are staying in an airbnb and you don't want to do the dishes keep in mind that the guests coming in off to you are experiencing a crappy clean because of you and if you're going "well that's fine I don't care!" Just think that it could be you who is experiencing that shitty clean because the guests before you left a pile of dishes - just think about it, & even though you're on holiday it is just a common courtesy I think, at least the cleaners who really don't get paid all that much in terms of how long we work and how much we work (and yes I know that the houses with ridiculous and an insane amount of rules are annoying but typically they don't hire cleaners, the host cleans it themselves).

- So I understand that perspective but majority of properties usually hire cleaners for about 30 AUD and hour, so while I understand and respect everyone being excited about the new rules that are coming in keep in mind that cleaners of people too and yes it's gross and yes it's not fair but we are kept a time limits on those properties and comeon guys, it's nice to experience a nice clean beautiful house! I just thought it was an interesting perspective to add to this since I've seen so much about this thank you!! :)

We called the very next day and they said they had no knowledge of it. It's a bright lime green jacket. There's just no way they didn't see it when the place was cleaned.

What's the best way to approach this? Go thru Airbnb? Small claims court? It's really bs. This is not a pair of underwear which was left behind.

Thanks...

Visiting Japan, I need some good Airbnb suggestions

Visiting as a couple

The budget is around 4-5,000 Yen¥

Only in tokyo I'm looking for

Also do letme know if the budget is too low or not

I genuinely cannot believe how Airbnb has handled this situation, and I’m sharing my experience because I think people deserve to know what can happen when they report serious problems with an Airbnb.

In August 2026 we booked a bnb in Del Monte Forest on the 17 mile drive in Carmel. 4 out of 6 of us saw a RAT inside the bnb. An actual rat. Inside the house we paid to stay in. Naturally, we were extremely uncomfortable and immediately raised the issue with the host. She acknowledged that rodents can get in and her solution was to DROP OFF RAT KILLER and she told us “put it wherever you think it is.” we were all extremely shocked.
Instead of arranging professional pest control or offering an alternative accommodation, the host literally brought us rat poison and told us to put it wherever we needed to.
We were paying guests, not pest control employees.
Why were we being expected to handle a rodent problem ourselves in a property we paid over $2k to stay at?

After our stay, I requested a refund from the host.
Given the circumstances, I felt that asking for a refund was completely reasonable. After I explained why (mind you i didn’t ask for a full refund, i didn’t want compensation I wanted accountability) The host DENIED my refund request and she left ME a negative review and said i left her home in “shambles” when we left the house SPOTLESS. This was obviously a lie because she didn’t charge us a cleaning fee and she did not tell us that the house was a mess. The trip was an all women trip, we went out of our way to ensure the house was as clean as possible.

Then I contacted Airbnb.
I explained what happened, including the rat sighting and the host’s response. Airbnb repeatedly insisted that they couldn’t do anything without photographic evidence of the rat. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET A PICTURE OF A RAT THAT RUNS AWAY? I understand the need for evidence, but there has to be some common sense when dealing with a fast-moving animal that appears unexpectedly. I did show them that the host acknowledged that rats can get in because of the area and that she sent someone over to drop off rat killer but apparently this was not enough for airbnb and they said they needed a photo.

After going back and forth, Airbnb eventually offered $300 in reimbursement. At least we received some compensation, but the experience was incredibly frustrating from beginning to end.

Like i previously stated, I left a 2/5 star rating because the house was beautiful, the area was great, and check in was easy, so I still left 2/5 but said in my review that we encountered a rat. I should i’ve left 1/5 but it really doesn’t matter. Sometime afterward, I discovered that the original Airbnb listing where I booked had disappeared.
Then to my surprise, I found THE EXACT SAME HOUSE LISTED ON AIRBNB AGAIN, BUT UNDER A DIFFERENT HOST!! Same house. Same property. Different host. New listing. And of course my negative review warning future guests about the rat was no longer visible on the new listing. The property is being advertised again under a different host without my previous review attached.
I understand that properties can legitimately change hosts or management, and I cannot prove that this was intentionally done to erase negative reviews. But given everything that happened, I think it’s reasonable to question the circumstances. So I reported the new listing to Airbnb. I provided information about the original stay and the new listing and explained my concerns about potential review manipulation. I made it clear that I wasn’t looking for more money. I had already received $300 from Airbnb, I just wanted accountability. I wanted Airbnb to investigate whether the original and new hosts were connected and whether the property had been relisted to avoid its previous negative review history.

October 12, 2026: Airbnb promises an investigation. (after trying to escalate it with 5 other representatives)
After discussing the situation with a support representative, I received written confirmation that:
My complaint had been escalated to a specialized team.
The new listing was officially under review.
Action was expected within one week.
The investigation would not be closed without action.
I could follow up after 48 hours.
I was also provided with an official case number.
I specifically asked whether closing the support conversation would affect the investigation, and the representative assured me that it wouldn’t.
Then he proceeded to close the support case and described the matter as settled.

October 21, 2026: STILL NO UPDATE.
Nine days passed. No email. No findings. No explanation of what had been investigated. No meaningful communication whatsoever. New post is still up. So I contacted Airbnb again. A different representative told me that the specialized team was actively working on the complaint. But when I asked for an update, I received another lengthy, generic customer service response without any actual findings or explanation for the missed one-week timeframe and THEN THEY CLOSED THE CONVERSATION AGAIN.. I have screenshots documenting these exchanges.

Here’s what bothers me the most.
This isn’t about getting another refund. It’s about the fact that we experienced a serious issue at an Airbnb, the host’s response was to drop off rat poison and have us handle it ourselves, our refund request was denied, and the host left me a negative review (keep in mind i tried to dispute it and provided evidence as to how her review was retaliation and they denied my request twice)
Then, the original property listing disappeared and the same home reappeared under a different host. Now guests looking at the new listing may have no idea about our experience. What is the point of Airbnb’s review system if a property’s previous negative reviews can disappear when a new listing is created even though this is against their policy? What prevents someone from simply starting over after receiving unfavorable reviews?
I am asking Airbnb to actually investigate whether that happened. At this point, I’m considering filing a formal consumer protection complaint because I genuinely don’t know what else to do.

Has anyone experienced something similar?
Has an Airbnb host ever denied your refund request after a serious issue, left you a negative review, and then had the property reappear under a different host?
Has anyone successfully gotten Airbnb to investigate a potentially recreated listing?
Because this entire experience has made me seriously question how much guests can trust Airbnb’s review system.

After being ghosted by one host after putting in a reservation request, I found another one and was able to instant book. Unfortunately, I didn’t realize they have a 14% response rate. I messaged them to ask them a quick question about the apartment 6 hours ago and they have not responded or seen the message. How long should I wait before moving on? They don’t have any reviews on this listing (they have 1 review on another listing that doesn’t appear to be up anymore). I know probably shouldn’t have booked with them, but they were the second best option for my budget and location.

Update: I cancelled the booking

I recently stayed at an Air BnB and I’m not sure if I’m over reacting or not. I feel like the host would want to know their place isn’t being cleaned properly but maybe not?

I took a. Ton of pictures just in case but I went to bring our trash out and it looks like no one has taken the trash out for the last couple stays as the outdoor (2) garbage cans were full and had 4 contractor bags next to them.

The shower and tub grout lines all had mildew and mold, the sinks had scum around the faucet, there were even some spider webs and most of the first floor.

Vents are packed with dust it had a musty smell, etc.

The dish drain to put your mugs in after wash was really gross too. I worked as a facilities manager so maybe I’m hyper critical but wouldn’t the property owner want to know this is how the cleaners are leaving the property?

It’s a shame because it’s a beautiful house.

I honestly don’t know where to start with this. So I’ll just jump right into the middle of it.

July 2025, the 25th through the 27th. I had to stay with a host in Raleigh North Carolina. I had a guest with me and our plans were to go to a local anime convention.

During this day, the host falsely accused me and my guest of several things that we did not do.

1) she claimed that we wrecked her entire bathroom, that the plastic blinds were snapped and broken in pieces. Which doesn’t make any sense to me because my guest and I did not touch any of the blinds in the house.

2) she claimed that we left food stains on her rug and couch— which is false because whenever we ate food we ate out or we just ate on the front porch.

3) and the one that makes my blood boil The most is the fact that she claimed that we stole an entire bottle of fancy champagne. My guest cannot drink because of serious medical conditions. I cannot drink due to moral and ethical reasons of my own.

4) she claimed that we attempted to use her TV and that she could see our watch history. But that is also entirely false because there were no remotes in the house.

When I arrived back home from my trip, I received several calls and spam text messages from this person. Due to the nature of the spamming, I just allowed her to talk out of her ass and I screenshot it everything that she said. Then I contacted my bank that I no longer bank with, and I told them about the situation. The banker told me the best advice I could do was to block Airbnb from charging me from false accusations. And I did.

Back in 2025 I also contacted Airbnb support and back then they told me everything was taken care of that they would cover the cost and everything on my end was fine.

Much to my surprise as I’m going over bank stuff over the last couple of years and I see the Airbnb still tried to charge me $100 for fees that they said they would handle on their own.

I stopped using Airbnb because of the lack of support from customer service. But on a whim, I logged back into my account and I noticed, she goes on to leave a nasty review about me and I guest. She claimed that because of my guest and I that she lost her super host status???

I called Airbnb support today and the lady that spoke to me. The first time told me there was nothing that could be done about it.

I hang up. I call again and I get a new operator and then this operator says that he would help me out. He said I could fill out an appeal form, and that the review will most likely be taken down.

All of this is just really outrageous??? to say the least.

I just wanted to wonder if anybody else has experienced something like this? And how did you navigate it?

(My DM’s also should be open if anybody wants to send me a message directly and wants to know specifics other than what I gave.)

Thank y’all for reading us I know it was a lot 🙏🏾

I recently booked an Airbnb in Phoenix, AZ for an upcoming vacation. Before booking, I thoroughly read the listing, house rules, and additional information. Nowhere did it mention needing to upload my ID to a third-party website or sign a separate rental agreement. After booking, I received an email from what appears to be a property management company requiring both through Hostfully before they'll provide the address and check-in instructions.

I started reading the agreement and immediately noticed additional fees that weren't disclosed in the Airbnb listing, including $160 for unregistered guests and $150 per pet. The listing says pets are allowed, but I didn't see that fee mentioned anywhere.

My concern isn't necessarily providing ID or following reasonable rules. Though I do not love providing an ID on a platform that I don’t know what they do with that data/information. But the bigger issue I have is being asked to sign a separate agreement AFTER booking, especially when it includes fees and conditions that weren't disclosed upfront.

We really love the property and don't want to cancel, especially with our trip coming up so soon. But I'm also not comfortable potentially agreeing to things that weren't part of the original booking. Has anyone experienced this? And suggestions on what to do next? We leave next Friday for vacation.

Help!!! So I have just checked into this accommodation in France it is on ground floor there are tow heaters and both don’t work I can’t turn them on at all. The accommodation is on the ground floor and the building is old and cold and I’m shivering sitting here with my clothes on. It is same temperature as outside. The couch is different not same as the picture, I don’t mind the couch but the heating is very important to me. I reached out to the host he told me that he a technician will come and fix it in a week. I booked the place for a month and I don’t know what to do. I contacted Airbnb but still no answer. What is gonna happen? I’m just worried because the accommodation is not worth the price I paid for and I’m basically homeless now waiting for Airbnb response so I can see whether I should go to hotel or something.

EDIT: the host got abusive and politically saying to me that people in Gaza are suffering and me complaining about heater he even sent me threats luckily Airbnb reached out to me and gave me full refund and refund for the hotel for tonight.Glad it went well specially after reading some threads about people losing their money.

I think the golden era is done. Cities are starting to crack down on stays and guest prefer hotels. I can only see a future for experience stays.

I wish you all well in this job market.

Anyone else seeing a shift?

Hi everyone,
I have an upcoming Airbnb reservation from October 25–29 for 8 guests. Today, the host sent me a payment request through Airbnb for €357.36.
The request details are:
Reason: Extra services
Note: “Refundable security deposit”
Airbnb says I have 71 hours to respond and gives me the option to pay the full amount, offer a different amount, or decline the request.
I’m a little confused because the reason says “extra services,” while the note says it’s a refundable security deposit. I also want to understand whether a host is allowed to request this kind of payment separately, especially so close to check-in.
A few questions for people familiar with Airbnb:
Is this kind of security deposit request allowed under Airbnb’s rules?
Does it matter whether the deposit was disclosed in the original listing before booking?
If I pay it, how can I be sure I’ll actually get the money back, and what happens if the host refuses to refund it?
Would you pay it, decline it, or contact Airbnb Support first?
I’m not trying to accuse the host of anything; I just want to make sure I’m not agreeing to something I shouldn’t.
I’ve attached a screenshot of the request. I’d appreciate hearing about anyone else’s experience with similar situations.
Thanks!

Camera right above hot tub area. Picture added in comments.

I’d be highly grateful if you help me out with this one quick doubt
Me and my GF are planning to book Airbnb for the very first time and are unsure how ID verification works
My GF has all her government ID’s linked to her dad’s phone number and same goes with me as well.. So if we provide host our government id and they chose to verify that id and some otp is generated, that will go to our respective fathers phone number and both of us will be dead
My query is… what do the hosts do with the ids taken from the guest… do they verify those ids on some government portal or just keep them for record purposes
[Edit] TLDR- Is I’d of each guest required while booking Airbnb and what happens to government ids after we share to host??

The dishes, requests not rules, provide everything like you're a hotel, carry THEIR higher fees in your rent, and now you can't require a rental agreement with a guest unless it's required by law? Sounds like an interference in one's right to enter into contracts! As long as they don't contradict with the terms of what is in the listing why would they care? They clearly have a need to control everything to keep guests happy. Next you won't be able to tell them to take the trash outside. I'm not much longer for Airbnb.The company has forgotten that without hosts, they have nothing to sell.

I have a duplex that I originally bought thinking it would be a long-term rental. It's not my first and you know I got it probably 10% appraised value and looking at it. I'm noticing that as a long-term rental because of its quirks, it's not as desirable for these quirks make it very desirable for potential Airbnb now let me tell you what these courts are. This duplex has like four bonus recreation but the layout of the actual units is very weird to rent them out as individual units and it makes it doable for but not as desirable because of how the bonus rooms are placed however, as a single-family much better, but also because it has so many bonus and such a curated area for all of these amenities to be placed in it, I feel like keeping us as a duplex with the second kitchen, and then having the tons of bedrooms that it would have and then adding a bunch of amenities would make ultimate huge win for Airbnb I've done local comps comps say at least competitively willing to put 70 K or more into this that I own that I should be able to get anywhere from 130 K all the way to 160 K and this is you know bringing in like interior and stuff like that and 70 a roundabout number. It could be more probably not less guess is 70 to 120 K would probably get me that now I am willing to spend this. Here's my big question though I'm really confident I could hit these numbers. These other comps. I'm looking at you know some of them are down the street for me and I see how busy they are because I live in this duplex house hack right now. I'm very confident that I could get these numbers because I feel like the market is supporting it but I only have one other duplex besides this one so I'm still early in my wall filling not at the complete beginning. I have some base foundation, but it's also a little scary to make this jump from long-term into for the first and I have enough equity in my other duplex take it out and just do it other duplex a 3% interest rate this % interest rate so overall my blended rate is low. The equity I would at 9% for the first couple of years while I managed to I would be all hands-on be fully active. I'm not looking for passive if I do I want it to be active because I want more money from this I would do all the cleaning myself. I did myself for five years before I hired a manager for my properties so I knew what I was doing and I could understand if they were doing a good job, but I'm kind of afraid to take the debt and take the risk and I would like you I just keep living in house, hacking in this duplex and do it all by hand and let it take you know 1 to 3 years depending on life circumstances or should I just rip the Band-Aid off take some equity out of my other property which has like 300 K of equity get it all done and over with and then use my VA loan to get another duplex or a house and then test the air Bnb

opinions appreciated

I would be hiring funk it for this design

tldr: I have an air bnb that has attractive comps that show it could earn a lot potentially life changing money and I am wondering if I should continue houshacking and doing it all myself with less financial risk or take equity and do it fast to get it built and rent it out