{"id":71231,"date":"2015-03-19T00:01:37","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T06:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/renewsblog\/?p=71231"},"modified":"2023-04-12T06:17:12","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T12:17:12","slug":"2015-03-19-bp-podcast-114-how-to-invest-in-vacation-rentals-with-scott-sutherland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/2015-03-19-bp-podcast-114-how-to-invest-in-vacation-rentals-with-scott-sutherland","title":{"rendered":"How to Invest in (&#038; Have Fun with) Vacation Rentals with Scott Sutherland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The links to third-party products and services on this page are affiliate links, meaning that BiggerPockets may earn a commission (at no additional cost to you) if you click through and make a purchase.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever been on vacation and thought, <em>it sure would be nice to own some property down here<\/em>? Well, that&#8217;s the subject of today&#8217;s podcast, as we speak with vacation rental property owner <strong>Scott Sutherland<\/strong> about how he&#8217;s built a profitable business owning and managing his vacation rental properties.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll learn the step by step process for finding potential properties and analyzing them for profitability, as well as financing ideas and tips on managing the short-term renters. Whether you&#8217;re already in this real estate niche or you want to get your foot in the door, we&#8217;re confident you&#8217;ll get some new insight here. Don&#8217;t miss this exciting episode!<\/p>\n<h2>Read the Transcript<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/bpp114-scott-sutherland-podcast-transcript-how-to-invest-in-vacation-rentals\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to read the transcript.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to The Show on iTunes<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/biggerpockets-podcast-real\/id594419649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to listen on iTunes.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to the Podcast Here<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=BIGPOC2284328277&amp;light=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Watch the Podcast Here<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Invest in (&amp; Have Fun with) Vacation Rentals with Scott Sutherland | BP Podcast 114\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UkPcBibYY-c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Help Us Out!<\/h2>\n<p>Help us reach new listeners on iTunes by leaving us a rating and review! It takes just 30 seconds and instructions can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/forums\/25\/topics\/161423-do-you-listen-to-the-bp-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>. Thanks! We really appreciate it!<\/p>\n<h2>This Show Sponsored By<\/h2>\n<p>We just wa<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-66280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/RealtyShares.png\" alt=\"RealtyShares\" width=\"283\" height=\"60\" title=\"\">nted to give a shout out to our podcast sponsor\u00a0on today\u2019s show:<strong> RealtyShares<\/strong>. RealtyShares is a crowdfunding platform that allows you to invest in professionally managed properties without leaving your living room!<\/p>\n<p>Learn more by visiting\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.RealtyShares.com\/biggerpockets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RealtyShares.com\/biggerpockets<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h2>In This Episode We Cover:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-41804\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/BiggerPockets-Podcast-Cover-300-300.jpeg\" alt=\"BiggerPockets-Podcast-Cover 300 300\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How Scott <strong>got started<\/strong> in real estate investing<\/li>\n<li>His\u00a0story of taking\u00a0time off<\/li>\n<li>Thoughts on\u00a0choosing between <strong>stocks and real estate<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The concept\u00a0of <strong>control<\/strong> in real estate<\/li>\n<li>How to get into the niche of\u00a0<strong>vacation rentals<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Strategies for\u00a0properties that <strong>don\u2019t typically cash flow<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>What exactly a\u00a0vacation rental entails<\/li>\n<li>The ins and outs of vacation rentals, including <strong>pros and cons<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>How to <strong>market<\/strong> your\u00a0rental property<\/li>\n<li>What you should know about <strong>tenant screening<\/strong> on vacation rentals<\/li>\n<li><strong>And SO much more!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Links from the Show:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:trivia@biggerpockets.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trivia Email<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/forums\/61\/topics\/166173-any-vacation-rental-owners-out-there\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon&#8217;s Forum Post on Vacation Rentals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/forums\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets Forums<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/forums\/52\/topics\/136498-evicting-renter-from-a-vacation-rental-property\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evicting Renter\u00a0from a Vacation Rental Property<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/nomoney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPocket\u2019s The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-8537200-12640692\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HomeAway<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-8537200-12640803\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VRBO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airbnb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AirBNB<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">alexa.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/99designs.com\/biggerpockets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">99Designs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Books Mentioned in this Show<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2a9oIeb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rich Dad Poor Dad<\/a><\/em> by\u00a0Robert T. Kiyosaki<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/29X2JU7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The 4-Hour Workweek<\/a><\/em> by\u00a0Timothy Ferriss<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Connect with\u00a0Scott<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.realtystake.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scott&#8217;s Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/users\/RealtyStake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scott&#8217;s BiggerPockets Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The links to third-party products and services on this page are affiliate links, meaning that BiggerPockets may earn a commission (at no additional cost to you) if you click through [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17340,"featured_media":119268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4565],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-biggerpockets-podcast"],"acf":[],"comment_count":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17340"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71231\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}