All Forum Posts by: Leslie Anne Morris
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Post: Material Participation on STR purchased late in year
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learnlikeacpa.com - this is who I use for help with that! I know enough based on how I do it, but am not licensed to give that type of advice.
Post: Land Purchasing / New Construction
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What county are you looking in specifically? I can try to find an agent to connect you with.
Post: Do Modern Cabins Outperform in Pigeon Forge / Gatlinburg?
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Mountain View’s first and foremost. Then if it’s new and fancy versus rustic and older of course the new ones will perform better.
In my opinion, a cabin on an actual rushing creek (not a trickling one) is above the Mountain View. Those properties are extremely rare to find though and the premium paid now may not be worth it.
Do you have a link to book them? My family visits and enjoys staying in true creekfront properties and difficult to find.
Post: Do Modern Cabins Outperform in Pigeon Forge / Gatlinburg?
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- Smoky Mountains, TN
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Quote from @John Carbone:
Quote from @Leslie Anne Morris:
Mountain View’s first and foremost. Then if it’s new and fancy versus rustic and older of course the new ones will perform better.
In my opinion, a cabin on an actual rushing creek (not a trickling one) is above the Mountain View. Those properties are extremely rare to find though and the premium paid now may not be worth it.
Post: Do Modern Cabins Outperform in Pigeon Forge / Gatlinburg?
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- Smoky Mountains, TN
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Mountain View’s first and foremost. Then if it’s new and fancy versus rustic and older of course the new ones will perform better.
Post: Hospitality grade linens
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We use Costco for all linens.
Post: Home Insurance for Short term rentals
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Erie Insurance. If you own the property you should have insurance that sufficiently covers you from a commercial standpoint.
Post: Way to find local labor
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It’s really hard to find good help in the Smoky Mountains. As soon as you don’t keep a good worker busy they move on to other jobs. One off is hard. I think the Next Door app is a great idea. Also some of the locals groups non owner focused might be good.
Post: Grill for STR in Gatlinburg
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I don’t have one consistent type of grill at any of my cabins, I have 11 operating right now. I even have no grill at one in Townsend because there is no proper place for one. Doesn’t seem to matter much. The park grills are cool and I have that setup but only at one cabin.
Post: Anyone seeing drastic drop in STR Bookings?
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July was a total sell out in my market. Of course it’s a high month for us typically. I did onboard a couple new cabins and those didn’t book up. My remodeled / heavily designed cabins went nuts.