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All Forum Posts by: Brittany Stradling

Brittany Stradling has started 12 posts and replied 37 times.

Post: What is a standard early termination fee

Brittany StradlingPosted
  • Investor
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Posts 38
  • Votes 85

Echoing another user - it's what the contract states. If the contract says you can terminated with no fees because you are the primary resident, then you can. The negotiation stage is over as you hold no power. The time to negotiate was prior to signed the contract. 

Post: Dealing with LATE fees

Brittany StradlingPosted
  • Investor
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Posts 38
  • Votes 85

It should be outlined in your lease. In my state, eviction would be appropriate. 

you would let them know (today) they are late and remind them of late fees. When they pay you, if it does not include late fees, tell them you did not receive the full amount and they owe x. 

Post: Choose Your Tenant!

Brittany StradlingPosted
  • Investor
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Posts 38
  • Votes 85

You're overthinking it. You're not in the business of match making. They both seem like fine candidates. 

Pick whichever tenant applied first and go with that. If the professor doesn't like it, he's still bound to pay the rent. If you're worried about the healthcare worker, require 1 month rent as a security deposit. 

Post: Recommendations for investor friendly VA lenders

Brittany StradlingPosted
  • Investor
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Posts 38
  • Votes 85

I'm looking for recommendations for an investor friendly lender that offers VA home loans. I'd like a lender that will factor in prospective income for our current home into DTI (we plan to rent it out when we move) and can take out the cost segregation from our numbers.

I am located in Indiana.

Thanks in advance!

Post: How hard is it for a property to cash flow 1k/month?

Brittany StradlingPosted
  • Investor
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Posts 38
  • Votes 85
Quote from @Glen Wiley:

Our long term SFH rentals cash flow $500-1000/month. Your STR should cash flow WAY more than that. We also operate an STR, I wouldn't do it unless it could perform at least 3x our long term properties.

500-1000/month for long term rentals is great but not common, at least now for the first few years in my neck of the woods. The cabin had a high interest rate and low downpayment %. There's no PMI so that's great. We have a very high COC but lower cash flow.

Post: How hard is it for a property to cash flow 1k/month?

Brittany StradlingPosted
  • Investor
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Posts 38
  • Votes 85

I currently have 1 str in the smokies and would like to acquire a handful of more properties, likely short or medium term. My focus is on cash flow and I want to net 1k/month, assuming the loan is for 300k and there is a 20% downpayment. Is it possible to cash flow this much with midterm? I have been analyzing deals in the Cincinatti, OH area and my cash flow is hitting at around 600/month. Just wondering if it's time for a come to jesus moment. 

Post: Cost Seg - Non Depreciable Land Value in the Smokys

Brittany StradlingPosted
  • Investor
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Posts 38
  • Votes 85

I'm getting a cost segregation done on my cabin in the smokies. I'm filing out the information and I'm unsure of a question.

In terms of non depreciable land value in the area, is a dollar amount or percentage allocation preferred?

Post: Are you seeing 2019 numbers?

Brittany StradlingPosted
  • Investor
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Posts 38
  • Votes 85
Quote from @Michael Baum:

 Yup, very new! We went live in June. Occupancy is great but ADR is just too low. 

Ok! So if your occupancy is really high, then you need to increase your daily rate. How did you come up with your nightly? Are you using some kind of auto adjuster like Pricelabs?

I hope you are on both AirBNB and VRBO. Where are you seeing your occupancy coming from?

Finally, where is the place located?

I am using pricelabs but going under what they recommend. Whenever I use their recommended prices, I don't get booked. I'm definitely the least confident regarding how to price my cabin.

I'm on both airbnb and vrbo. I'd say 85% of bookings are coming from Airbnb right now. I plan on creating a direct booking site in the next few months. 

My space is a 1 br cabin in the smokies. It's very comfortable but could use some updates. I plan on updating during the off season.

Post: Are you seeing 2019 numbers?

Brittany StradlingPosted
  • Investor
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Posts 38
  • Votes 85
Quote from @Michael Baum:

Hey @Brittany Stradling, we are seeing about a 10% increase in revenue from 2019. That is more due to a rate increase I implemented in 2022. 

How new is your STR? The first year of operation is normally light. Very rarely do you see 100% of your projections in the first year. You need to build up some 5 star reviews. After the first year, things start to get rolling.


 Yup, very new! We went live in June. Occupancy is great but ADR is just too low. 

Post: Are you seeing 2019 numbers?

Brittany StradlingPosted
  • Investor
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • Posts 38
  • Votes 85
Quote from @Bill B.:

I’m not sure which numbers you mean?

For me, compared to 2019:

Rents are up about 20%, prices are up maybe 30%, interest rates are up about 50%, insurance is up about 15%, property taxes are up 6%, appliances are up 30%. I can’t think of one number that’s near 2019 numbers. 


 I'm referring to 2019 revenue