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Lisa Lincoln
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Rules for vacation rentals?

Lisa Lincoln
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Venice, CA
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I'm ready to buy my next vacation rental property in Big Bear Lake/ Arrow Head or Crestline is there any rules I can follow to assure that my numbers work? I'm looking for places on the MLS near the ski slopes. I've learned a few rules to make sure I'm not over paying but can these rules be applied to vacation rentals?

Looking at my current property I get a little over the 1% rule (depending on the snow season). I do manage my own property but I wanted to consider what it would cost if I paid a property manager. They charge 30% and get an average 90 nights a year. In comparison I rent my place 129 nights a year. I want to go from a 1B/1B to a 2B/2B but knowing the rules I'm now getting gun shy. 

What I'm afraid of is having to carry the property until I have a clientele or return customer base. Which I could do for maybe a year but according to the pod casts if the numbers don't work then RUN away....

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John D.
  • Rental Property Investor
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John D.
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I was looking for 20%+ of purchase price + rehab/furnishing, in annual gross rents, as a benchmark when I was poking around the Big Bear area (SFRs with no HOA). I was finding places that would get close, first year of operations. Seemed like a good rule-of-thumb, although naturally the variances in capex, maintenance, and other things would impact the final decision.

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