Ultimate Guide to BNB Hosting by Ela-G (Part 3)

Fredolin P. Aguinaldo

Property Management

Property management provides complete real estate and property management solutions focusing on maximizing yields and enhancing the intrinsic value of an asset.

Click for a Sample of 360° video - credit to the owner

However, the real problem of knowing your competitors is still not very clear. How much opportunity is there for us property owners?

Despite some missing links, we can still increase our rental sales by focusing on the listing description. The lead picture should match perfectly with our listing description to attract attention. If potential clients read your listing and are not impressed, they are on the next one.

All furniture is loaded for the stylist and the interior decorator to work on. The decorative frames, corner plants, etc. are now positioned to client satisfaction and the testing of lightings, the entertainment system, and the electronic entrance key system is done in preparation for the arrival of the professional photographer.

Ela-G guest condo Living Room

Upon arrival, the photographer asks to open-wide all the windows so that natural lighting can enter the room then set their lenses to begin capturing the lead picture that best describes the listing description. They always position themselves on the 4-corners on every room to get a better, balance views, and selectively focus on several unique items that best describe the beauty of the rental property.

Photographer in action - Credit to the photo owner

Staging the living rooms follows by the master bedroom and the kitchen using a 360° videography shoot found to be most important, based on our own rental experiences. By doing this, the property is seen online anytime so that your prospective clientele can easily visualize their future home without visiting your property personally.

Ela-G guest condo Bedroom no. 1

Website developments are part of our service. Our web developer is now testing the listing description. The lead picture and the 360° video shoot on the entire space is loaded. They are also incorporating easy-to-use web-based internet applications with electronic businesses, and social network services into the system in order to reach more customers worldwide. Likewise, in order to increase the quantity and quality of traffic to the website, the latest SEO available and Pay-per-click options are included in the site to increase the owner’s revenue.

Credit to the photo owner

Privacy, space is all yours! This sparkling clean condominium is your perfect Family Home. We need to "go live" and launch the website property listing by clicking the image below.

The key to any successful BNB rental business is to have 24/7 communication line. When your guest first reaches out to you about renting your property, you must get ready to answer back immediately ‘coz this will determine whether they want to book with you or not. It is a crucial time to show off your guest precise and good communication skills to win guest approval. Ela-G.

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Ultimate Guide to BNB Hosting by Ela-G (Part 2)

Fredolin P. Aguinaldo

Marketing Strategies

When you visit a new place, you are probably thinking of many things: The great restaurant, the beach, the lush mountain trails, the parade, and other outdoor activities. However, there is so much more to see and visit.

65th Miss Universe visits Baguio - Credit to the photo & video owner

In fact, one of the greatest things to do about the place is to find and bring your client to the absolute gorgeous street Art: the colorful murals. There’s “The Colors of the Stobosa Mural” painted beautifully at the cliffside of a mountain or the lion sculpture with “Welcome to Baguio” scripted on the foot of the statue as an example of instagrammable murals, but the list doesn’t stop there. With so much street art on what seems like almost every corner, your client will likely need a full day to explore the community has to offer.

Credit to the photo owner

You can also design and make your own "Artistic Media Moment or Selfie-wall" or convert your pool machine shed into instagrammable murals if any. Overall, you should bookmark this list, then grab your phone and advise your client to dress in their most insta-worthy outfit, and head out there.

Our daughter Rea Lynne at The art museum in Gruyères, Switzerland

Fred & Eve at The HR Giger Museum Gruyeres, Switzerland

Art defines the local culture and it makes a destination more interesting, the reason why tourist frequents museums. From the paintings to the sculptures, to the real stories behind their work of art, museums tell a story or two about the culture of the region and the country in particular. I must confess, the best experience I had in Baguio was when I finally saw the local artist display at “The BenCab museum” in person for they say that Art is the journey of a free soul. Snap a photo for your client and tell them to bring brochures to know the different Art story that lies behind them.

Credit to the photo owner

Show appreciation to your client who booked your place by offering a "House Guest Welcome Basket" upon arrival. The hand-picked gift basket should be carefully chosen among the best delicacies offered in the locality. After all, they travel far to reach your place and it is only fitting to offer them the luxury of taste on some energy booster food and locally brewed drinks to quince thirst.

Credit to the photo owner

Your tour operator should bring your client to visit your community production facility the like of “The Silver Jewelry Maker”, they will surely have the chance to interact with these creative people behind the making processes of their product and bring some ideas on how the product being made and might as well, buy their produce.

Credit to the photo owner

Likewise, they might also bring your client to eat at a local restaurant in order to savor their delicacy. At nighttime, you might as well bring your local grill master to display their technique with your client in your yards barbeque area as part of their experiences living in your property.

Credit to the photo owner

Credit to the photo owner

Meanwhile, the certifications of a senior citizen in the Cordillera to become a tourist guide by the Department of Tourism is admirable. The locals knew the history and traditions that are important to the community so that we don’t lose the same. The region is set to boost the tourism industry and their participation in the eco-tourism set sight that they will become social entrepreneurs on their own right. This project is highly recommended and to be emulated into your own community as well.

Credit to the photo owner

Tourism is an important sector for the Philippine economy. Today, the travel and tourism industry expected around 5M tourist arrival until December-end. The statistic contributed to 14% to the country’s GDP

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Ultimate Guide to BNB Hosting by Ela-G (Part 1)

Fredolin P. Aguinaldo

There is an underlying market force that makes all of the short-term rental market possible. One is that major rental operators are renting a property long term and then re-renting it on a short term on all BNB platforms called rental arbitrage. But these kinds of business strategies are slowly killing individual operators by monopolizing the market that leads the same to dive deeper to compete with the price war. Before you even list your property on any of these BNB platforms, better to know what it means to assess your area is well suited to you to host to become more competitive. 

Credit to the photo Owner

Three Things to Consider Before you Host on BNB

Before we dive in and into some of the details, here are three major components to consider. Having a sense of these items will make your path to hosting a much smoother journey and enjoyable.

Business Plan & Interior Design

The first thing to do is to visit the project along with your marketing specialist and trusted interior decorator to come up with the best strategies to optimize the occupancy by rebuilding and rebranding. Your interior designer should be able to assess and make recommendations. On the other hand, the marketing specialist will be going to ask your monthly revenue goal as a basis for his calculations based on their research and statistics in the area.

Ela-G guest condo Site Visitation (Baguio Foreclosed Property)

Ela-G guest condo Original Sketch

After the site visitation, a business plan should be written containing the owner’s business goal, the methods on how these goals can be attained, marketing strategies, management, social entrepreneurship and the time frame in which the goal needs to be achieved. Your business plan shows how you will get from here to there.

Ela-G guest condo Business Plan Preparations / Credit to the Photo Owner

Before a work task begins, the completed plan should be discussed with the unit owner or the owner’s representative(s). The interior designer will present their sketches of the optimized new room layout, color schemes, furniture layouts, etc. and affix their signatures on the contract and construction plans.

Credit to the photo Owner

Credit to the Photo Owner

Ela-G guest condo Final Floor Plan (Baguio Foreclosed Property)

Ela-G guest condo Contract Signing

The construction contractor assigned to rebuild the property should seek relevant permits from the building administrator’s office and pay the corresponding construction bond. The same processes are done to all government offices along with the utility provider in the area, when required.

Credit to the photo Owner

Credit to the photo Owner

The project reconstruction includes a comprehensive and safe dismantling of the existing interior. Reconstruction and rebuilding should have adequate construction materials fitted for the purpose. When backyard renovation is involved, a detailed plan should be prepared and approved as well.

Ela-G guest condo Dismantling of Interiors (Baguio Foreclosed Property)

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Safety to employees and pieces of machinery is everybody’s concern following safety procedures during construction activities.

Credit to the photo Owner

As the construction progresses, the interior designer along with the owner or owners’ representative is now busy shopping for the required furniture. They should collaborate and agrees to what type of furniture to buy, the color scheme on the bedroom, living and dining room accessories, etc. The entertainment system, the refurbished window frame, along with the aesthetic design of the property should create romance and luxury fitted to an ultimate travel experience.  

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Vista Brenthill Baguio by Ela-G

Fredolin P. Aguinaldo

Ela-G executive suite at Vista Brenthill offers lush greenery and hilly surroundings mimic the blowing of a gentle wind. The atmosphere filled with the fine scent of Pine trees and the sun shines every day with a cool breeze and nice fog that sometimes kisses one’s feet.

Strawberry farm - Credit to the photo owner

Vista Brenthill is located at No. 9 Yangco Road, Baguio City. This address is not only close to a national historic site, a status given to Brent International School by the Philippine Historical Commission in 2001.

Brent School - Credit to the photo owner

Baguio is a mountainous part of Benguet province, home to numerous lakes, villages and at its center is the famous Burnham Park. Nearby are some of the city’s famous landmarks like Camp John Hay, Baguio Cathedral, Baguio City Golf & Country club, Baguio Botanical garden, etc. The main thoroughfare is Session Road lined with shops, restaurants and entertainment options’. The province known for growing various types of vegetables and its strawberry fields attracts tourists all year round.  

Burnham Park - Credit to the photo owner

Baguio Town & Country club - Credit to the photo owner

The Vista Brenthill Baguio takes you to a virtual paradise in the serene wilderness of the city and yet you still feel the modernity and stylist living above the sky. Here, everything you want is at hand. Even your travel essentials are well-taken-care-of at Ela-G executive suite. This residence offers a mind-blowing array of amenities that include function rooms, sauna with separate rooms for male and female, fitness gym, function hall, study area, landscaped gardens and a lot more.

The Spa - Credit to the photo owner

The Spa - Credit to the photo owner

Vista Brenthill is a premier condo in Baguio. If you’re looking to rent for your executive's accommodation in Baguio, then check-in at Ela-G. Further, please watch out for the opening of the Ela-G executive suite at Vista Brenthill Baguio.

Interior design concept by Fredolin L. Aguinaldo II

Interior design concept by Fredolin L. Aguinaldo II

Interior design concept by Fredolin L. Aguinaldo II

Interior design concept by Fredolin L. Aguinaldo II

At Ela-G we offer wide ranges of accommodation from condo units to vacation houses. Come home and live with us to an exclusive year-round mountain top sanctuary.

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Ela-G commercial: Restoration of a Ramshackle Space.

By: Fredolin P. Aguinaldo

60 sqm frontage along the highway

You could see that the roll-up door and doorway grills are now rusty, the ceiling was crumbling and wires are dangling like spaghetti. The washbasin and toilet floor tiles are filthy and you do not dare to sit on the toilet bowl because it is dirty. The place is never been wired for electricity and the water service provider cut the water line for sometimes now but one couple could see that the old commercial stall has a potential.

Old perspective

My wife, Evelyn and I laid eyes on the Grand Riverstone Commercial Village along The National Highway  (Manila South Road / AH26) at Barangay Dita, City of Sta. Rosa Laguna when a family friend and real estate clients, Mr. & Mrs. Art and Mayeth Salonga, came to visit us and they mentioned a commercial space that is available for sale. Without much hesitations and since it is very near, they visited the area. 

Stairway to the office area

With a commercial space downstairs, office space upstairs' and space for expansions, it seems that it is a cozy place for our son Fredolin II to start his own business ventures. Eventually.

Form part of the office area

So we bought the property in September 2019, I will admit, it was not an easy decision simply because I will be retiring from my work abroad soon. For many nights, I asked my wife if we are doing the right thing for our son. Living on his very own space in the Metro, not to mention his fully commissioned computer setup at bay, and staying near-by might be a hurdle.

The next morning upon returning from my work abroad, the moment of doubt has passed when I started to sketch the floor plan and then asked my son to do the perspective views,  in the end, the place began to shape perfectly as we planned. 

New perspective by Fredolin II

3-D model by Fredolin II

After securing permits from the developer and temporarily restored all utility services, we then pre-select and hire a construction contractor. The restoration exercise on Ela-G business space has begun and lasted for 2-months.

The proud unit owner and up-coming entrepreneur.

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 at the Grand Riverstone Village Dita, Sta. Rosa, Laguna (Part 2)