All Forum Posts by: Ashley W.

@Marcus Auerbach thank you. It is definitely a Wisconsin bar. Would you keep up the Wisconsin badger pendant lights. It's hard to see in the pics but they are glass and pretty cool in my mind, just old. 

So far our non-investing, fellow Wisconsinites are voting to keep the bar, but update it and then create a game room. Some of you mentioned everyone staying upstairs, but this is actually a walk-out basement which where you would enter the indoor hot tub room and exit to the outdoor pool. The door in the first picture is the tub/pool exit. The basement is likely where most will be traveling if the pool will be in use. 

Hi everyone, just purchased an STR home in Wisconsin that has the quintessential Wisconsin basement bar already in it. We are updating the whole house, especially flooring, but were wondering what to do about the bar. It is currently a full bar with mini fridge and full sink. My thoughts were to take out the L shape part of it and fix up the built in section on the back wall. Thus creating more space in the room and still including full bar amenities. My husband thinks we leave the whole thing and make it look nicer. We would not provide alcohol and we are marketing more to families as there is a pool and it's close to sport fields used heavily year round from all over. I can see both ways and would set it up family oriented with popcorn and such for a movie space regardless. What would you do? Leave the L or remove it? Ps. I would post pictures of it but cannot find how to do that.

@Joseph Sauer thank you. We are excited and nervous to be starting this business. Fingers crossed this first year goes well. 

Hi everyone, 

looking at hiring a cleaning crew for our STRs. We are brand new to the game and will have two STRs up and running in May. After getting some quotes and seeing the services provided I feel that I could do the job myself therefore saving that money. I'm concerned that staging is not included in the services which I understand but who puts the extra touches like placing pillows where they go and such. If I do that I might as well clean. Perhaps I am over thinking this but thought I would reach out to see if any of you have advice either way? What do you do or would you do? TIA

@Tyler Divin interesting. Thank you for sharing.

I also have heard recently about a website called VACASA. I have not looked into it much, but had a friend reach out to me to say that he and his family will only book through that website for their vacations. 

@John Underwood, We plan on hiring the chemical part of it, but we want the water drained and the tub cleaned then refilled for the hot tub between each guest. That's the part we are discussing with a cleaner and unsure what that could look like. What are your thoughts on that aspect. 

Hi everyone, we are working on a deal that currently has an underground, salt water pool outside as well as an indoor hot tub. We will be the only or one of a few that we can see with this type of amenity in our market for a vacation rental. We have a cleaning crew willing to discuss ideas about cleaning the hot tub after each stay, but she cannot do anything with chemicals due to insurance coverage and she is likely not able to stay long enough for the hot tub to be drained as it takes awhile. I have never owned a hot tub or pool before. What advice do any of you have for having these amenities at a vacation rental? TIA

@Daniel Hyman good idea. I will do that.