@Brett381 -- Mia ?? You asked me and I took a look and I like to offer feedback not critique....although what I'm gonna tell you is strong feedback. Start over - throw away those pictures.. from what I see I would not book this place....pictures are critical.....they are blurry, don't look real and immediately I wondered are they copied so I'd doubt its a real listing and are not gonna bring bookings, what will be bringing bookings unfortunately, I'd guess is how terribly cheaply its listed with a discount on top...just because its suggested by Airbnb doesn't mean you have to do it. Please don't do any 28day plus stays and esp in the beginning -most important thing is to get lots of good reviews and a long term stay will not do it and you are throwing money away doing that. plus you might get a squatter and then big trouble cause you'll have to evict them...after 27-28 nights they have renting rights...so you can't just call the police and throw them out. You have to go through the courts and it cost thousands of dollars and many months. Don't do it.
Your place needs a name: not home away from home, everyone is writing that - a name with a special thought behind it. please everything doesn't need to be brown - is brown a color??? Needs color/needs new photos/without color nothing pops. Guests see color or clean bright white and click/ open/look/ and book......Also, you can put a bright color from the pic on the wall/vase, or throw or pillows and/or a large picture with nice color and it changes everything. Also, I don't see any text about the place?? and why allow dogs - can you get a cleaner after a dog to clean the place for $55?? surprising if you can.
The basics of what you have are fine, like the king bed and kitchen but please take the towels out of the photos in the kitchen stove. I'd do a 2 night minimum stay...I would not do IB instant booking - and I'd ask questions of those wanting to come and stay.
All photos should be taken like they best work on the airbnb platform - not portrait but horizantally. I'd suggest never write you live out of town but put that your local host (not property management) will be assisting any of your needs so please message on the Airbnb message thread/board.
There is no info about where located, how far from .....what's UC/OC - people like me don't know what OC/ UC or other such mean so if you use it write out what it stands for.
I'd suggest reading all you can on the airbnb help center - search topics and read, knowledge is king. Look at other rentals and see how many of us do it and see why places are on the first page when someone searches and not page 13. to start you will be up front but quickly you will move down. I say start over/ pause the listing, fix what's most important, pics/text/learn about the platform and then publish and start off on wonderful footing.
I personally did over 4 long months of intense study before I hit the publish button and I got the first booking in 10mins.
starting out on the best foot is always the best way to travel....happy hosting, hope any of this helps in the journey of host/co hosting!