Hello! STR newbie here - I am looking at investing in a STR in the Durham, NC area and am trying to predict rental income. I've looked on Air DNA and used google / AI in addition to talking with a friend who has a few STR in the area. According to my friend he feels AirDNA is not totally accurate...
I am looking for some feedback and strategic advice on the best way to exit or structure the sale of a small portfolio of single-wide mobile homes currently operating as short-term rentals. Here is the current setup: - Scale: 4 single-wide homes located within a private, 8-home gated park that I ...
Hi all, Just for some context, about two months ago I acquired my first rental property (an FHA-financed duplex). I'm house-hacking with a roommate paying $750 a month and a short-term rental in the other unit. I used AirDNA for my short-term rental projections and then cut that monthly income fr...
Port Arthur, TX - “Best Place to Invest in Short Term Rentals 2026" 465 active listings. Occupancy 72% 35.8% required a 30 night minimum stay. 49.1% were full time STRs. 29.5% were private rooms in a home. https://www.airdna.co/vacation-rental-data/app/us/texas/port... Rockford, IL: "Best Hidden ...
Curious what other STR operators are seeing with cleaning costs because mine are all over the place. I have a cleaner in Chicago who does a 3-bedroom unit for $100 per turn and does a great job. Meanwhile, in Southwest Michigan, I’m getting quotes of $400+ per turn for houses that really aren’t t...
I am 20 years old and already a landlord, and I have been looking more seriously into short-term rentals and property management. One thing I am trying to understand is when STR owners actually decide it is worth hiring a property manager versus just self-managing. For owners who use a property m...
Vrbo sent me an email today about changes to their host cancellation policy, and they've upped the penalties, as of October 15th. And they are increasing the suspension times. Bolded sections below are mine: "What is not allowed - At Vrbo, we expect hosts to accept booking requests and honor conf...
Hi all, I am totally green, haven't even purchased a property yet. I'm looking to partner with my dad on my first property. I'm interested in investing in short and/or mid-term rentals in my local area. I've talked to some other investors, and I believe there is a market for it here, and I've als...
I run a small Airbnb/VRBO portfolio and I've spent a lot of time this year digging into the bookkeeping side of STR ownership. The more I looked, the more I realized how easy it is to get the numbers wrong — especially the gap between what platforms deposit into your bank and what Schedule E actu...
Hey everyone. I posted a few days ago, thank you for all of the replys. Im so new to this, and working backwards. I saw the house for sale, decided to buy to STR it, and I close today! I have to paint and repair a few things. And I plan to have my children and I clean between guest stays. I dont ...
We are in search of a new property manager for our vacation home in Davenport, Fl. We were informed today that our current manager will be stepping away from management for family reasons. Please send your recommendations my way. Thank you,
I'd been searching on and off for almost a year to find appropriate insurance for my Tahoe STR. I was turned down by all of the companies that are often mentioned here (Proper, Steadily, Foremost, American Modern) and many others. Most often because of wildfire risk or simply because it's an STR,...
I have been paying closer attention to the difference between nice-to-have amenities and the things that make a stay actually work for the groups we host in Central Texas. Things like reliable shade and seating that does not melt in the heat, a kitchen that can handle real meal prep for the numbe...
When I look at STR acquisitions in Central Texas, revenue comps and bedroom counts are easy to pull. What is harder and more important is whether the physical property will support the guest experience that justifies those numbers once real people are staying there. I check kitchen and dining flo...
I am working on the plans for the renovation of my mountain cabin. 3 story cabin with 4 bedrooms/4 bathrooms. All of the upper bedrooms will be king beds. For the basement I am planning on a bunkroom, as the bedroom down there is big enough to hold that, but it’s not really feasible to divide it ...
Hello all, I am in the process of closing on a beach property and essentially just going for it. I’ve had decision paralysis for years and just decided to take the plunge in an area that my family and I also enjoy. There is almost too much information out there. Any simple Checklists or navigatio...
Trying to put a real number on something. When a cross-platform double booking happens, the cancellation fee is only part of it. Airbnb also blocks those dates so you can't rebook them, and there's the Superhost exposure on top. For anyone who's been through one: what did it end up costing you al...
The amount of inventory hitting the Four Corners, Reunion, and ChampionsGate areas is incredible. I am seeing more properties come on the market every day, including a growing number of short sales. Some owners are selling at major losses on properties they purchased only a few years ago, and sev...
Hi gang. So I'm a real estate broker and STR owner/operator. 16 years and 5 years respectively. I also manage 7 listings for other owners. I bought my first deal on seller financing. It was a vacant house which I did a bit of work to, completely furnished it from the ground up, and went through t...
I got so many great responses to my post last week about the operations side of the equation with SRS - I'm truly grateful for all of the input. The other thing I'm wondering about is the first phase of an STR project... how experienced hosts position their rental, design it, and get it ready to ...
After months of building, testing, and refining AI workflows, we finally developed a model that promises to work! We launched three agents, each focused on its own aspect of STR management, and a team member who loves musicals called them Tom, Dick, and Harry (lol). In a nutshell: Tom — Guest Com...
This isn't a tool recommendation. It's a mindset shift that most STR owners resist until they see the data. We stopped anchoring on nightly rate and started anchoring on RevPAR vs. the comp set. The difference sounds small but it completely changes how you make pricing decisions. When you anchor ...
I am looking at a property that I would like to use the 14 nights a year one night at a time and to park my boat so I dont have to haul it all the way from Vegas to my happy fishing holes. So maximizing revenue is not important but I would like to cover fixed expenses taxs insurance utls etc ther...
By default I was opted into members’ discounts on VRBO which I subsequently had to log in and delete. As if them changing my hero shot to a pic of the outdoor shower wasn’t enough. I guess I need to start reading my emails to ensure I opt out of their meddling in the future. Someone give me a hea...
My wife and I have an LLC with 3 STR Vacation properties. 2 are in Panama City Beach. We've had them for 4 years now. I've always carried a personal liability policy and just got my renewal notice. We do not self-manage, we have quality property managers. Do we need this additional coverage?