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STR House Conditions in Disney Area

Michael Elliott
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We walked a few houses Tuesday and we were shocked at the wear and tear in them.  More shocking was that RE Agents are posting listing photos from several years ago but that is another topic!  What is everyone's experience in the Disney area?  I expected more wear and tear given the large size of homes but thought it would be manageable.  Is this poor management?  Reflection of low pricing bringing less desirable guests?  Something else?  My thoughts are that if you have a higher quality product and service level, you can drive revenue from higher ADR but lower occupancy?  What is everyone else seeing in this area?

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Ryan Moyer
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  • Orlando Kissimmee Davenport Salt Lake City, Park City
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Ryan Moyer
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Some are run-down, some are still in great shape.  All just a matter of how they were cared for.

If you want to save the time of finding out in person, if you can find the property's listing on Airbnb/VRBO you can likely get a clue.  If it's managed by a large management company like Vacasa, then chances are good that it's run down.  If it's a self manager, probably a higher chance that it is maintained well.  Of course, you can check reviews as well.

Ours was managed by Vacasa before we bought it and was very run down, but we fixed it all up since we were going to be renovating in there anyway.

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