Course Curriculum

The Advantage Program

  • 1

    Introduction to Serviced Accommodation

    • Introduction to the Advantage Serviced Accommodation Program
  • 2

    Setting up your Airbnb/Serviced Accommodation Business

    • Company Registration

    • SIC Code for Airbnb/Serviced Accommodation
  • 3

    Welcome to the course!

    • What is Serviced Accommodation

    • Guest Registration Form (Vital)

    • Why we don't want tenants

    • Do NOT do this!

    • Tenant Question
  • 4

    Why Serviced Accommodation works

    • Why Serviced Accommodation Works

    • Why Rent to Rent Works

    • Why this strategy works (£28 Billion Industry)
  • 5

    The Legal Tax loophope

    • Section 24 (2015 Finance Act)

    • Section 24 (II)

    • Section 24 (III) - FHL

    • VAT (The £85k problem)

    • VAT Explained
  • 6

    How to research your desire location

    • How to research a location and determine your prices per night (Part 1)

    • Tiered Pricing

    • Emulate the hotel

    • Offering and Incentives (Breakfast, etc)

    • Location & Price Analysis (Vital)

    • Breaking down the Deal Analyser

    • Deal Analyser (Mac Book)

    • Deal Analyser (General)

    • How to chose a SA location

    • 50 SA location Hotspots
  • 7

    How to navigate the the Serviced Accommodation seasons

    • Beating the seasons in Serviced Accommodation
  • 8

    How to stay within the law

    • How to stay within the law

    • Landlord Mortgages

    • Landlord Insurances

    • Subletting Legally
  • 9

    Booking.com (Up and downs)

    • Introduction to Booking.com

    • How to set up a property

    • Tips and Tricks to get verified

    • Policies - Free Cancellation (Unfair to newbies)

    • Policies - Payment by Booking.com

    • Address on Booking.com (After Registration)

    • See card details - CVC

    • Promotions Tab

    • Cancellation Fees and Policies

    • Policies (Important)

    • Customer Communication

    • How to protect your business (Policies)
  • 10

    Facing and managing the problems in Serviced Accommodation

    • Fraud & Parties (How it works)

    • Escorts & Prostitution (How it works)

    • Chargeback (How it works)

    • Visa Hunters
  • 11

    Navigating Airbnb

    • Airbnb

    • Understanding & Navigating the 90 Day Rule

    • Navigating Airbnb

    • Winning In London
  • 12

    Real purpose for OTA (Online Travel Agents)

    • Real purpose for OTAs
  • 13

    Hiring Linen and Furniture

    • Linen Hire

    • Furniture Hire
  • 14

    Where to find deals

    • Rightmove & Zoopla

    • Gumtree & Open Rent

    • Zoopla Spamming
  • 15

    Channel Managers

    • What is a Channel Manager?
  • 16

    Contracts for Serviced Accommodation

    • MA

    • NHA

    • AST
  • 17

    How to make money from Serviced Accommodation

    • Calculate an average of £500pm profit

    • How to increase you income
  • 18

    Insurances

    • Insurance
  • 19

    Price Adjustment Companies

    • PACs
  • 20

    Deposit Replacement Schemes

    • DPI
  • 21

    Merchant Processors

    • Merchant #1

    • Merchant #2
  • 22

    OTA (Online Travel Agencies)

    • Breaking down the OTAs
  • 23

    The Pitch

    • How to by-pass the gatekeeper

    • Pitch #1

    • Insurance Pitch

    • DV Pitch
  • 24

    (Bonus) How to make sure your property stands out

    • Tiktok Marketing
  • 25

    Attracting Contractors

    • How to attract contractors
  • 26

    Attracting Customers

    • Using Google to attract customers

    • Attracting Long Term Bookings
  • 27

    Seasons

    • Airbnb Seasons
  • 28

    Deal Analysis (Bedford)

    • Bedford
  • 29

    Deal Analysis (North East)

    • North East