Rental in Clearwater Beach, FL - 30 Day minimum vacation rental

Rental in Clearwater Beach, FL - 30 Day minimum vacation rental

Rob LawrenceBusiness Member
Real Estate Agent · West Chester, PA · Member since 2017 · 272 posts · 98 votes

Investment Info:

Townhouse buy & hold investment in Clearwater.

Purchase price: $338,000

Bought this rental and rent it out on 30 day minimum

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

My wife wanted a place in FL

How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

I used a local realtor

How did you finance this deal?

I live-in flipped my home, used a HELOC for the down payment and got credit for the rest.

How did you add value to the deal?

Keep improving the fixtures, furniture, etc. Real estate is appreciating fast down there as well.

What was the outcome?

Cash flowing well, and there was a big equity gain so far.

Lessons learned? Challenges?

Buy furniture at Costco. Make sure to see properties in person, you never know what you are going to miss.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Yes, Chris was great!

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Rental Property Investor · Clearwater, FL · Member since 2013 · 151 posts · 41 votes
5y

Buy furniture at Costco. 

Can you explain that?

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  • Suffolk, VA · Member since 2021 · 54 posts · 33 votes
    5y

    Congrats!  My wife is from Clearwater and we talk about going back quite a bit.

  • Rental Property Investor · Clearwater, FL · Member since 2013 · 151 posts · 41 votes
    5y

    Buy furniture at Costco. 

    Can you explain that?

  • Solo 401k Expert · Anaheim Hills, CA · Member since 2012 · 18k+ posts · 6k+ votes
    5y

    Nice! Congratulations @Rob Lawrence !

  • Rob LawrenceBusiness Member
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    Real Estate Agent · West Chester, PA · Member since 2017 · 272 posts · 98 votes
    5y

    Thanks!  The thing I figured out regarding costco is that that have inexpensive but nice furniture that is readily available.  Its hard when you have two weeks to get a rental ready and all these furniture companies need six months to deliver you a stool.

  • Rental Property Investor · Orlando, FL · Member since 2018 · 301 posts · 354 votes
    5y

    @Robert Lawrence what platform do you use to rent it? Do you self manage or use a local manager?

  • Rob LawrenceBusiness Member
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    Real Estate Agent · West Chester, PA · Member since 2017 · 272 posts · 98 votes
    5y

    @Kelly Iannone  I use VRBO and Airbnb.  I self manage and have a cleaning person and a handyman.

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