Airbnb finals season Melbourne brings a real spike in demand. Here's the listing and photo checklist to make sure your property is ready to book out.

After over a decade as a professional Airbnb photographer and working with over 2000 vacation rental hosts, I've seen the same costly mistakes repeated again and again. The difference between a short-term rental listing that gets booked consistently and one that sits empty often comes down to the professional photography. Here are the five biggest Airbnb photography mistakes I see vacation rental owners make, and more importantly, how to fix them with professional Airbnb photos.