All Forum Posts by: Lisa Frantz

We've used VRBO as our only marketing avenue for our lakehouse rental for 4 seasons now - and we've completely sold out during each prime rental season so far.  We use it strictly as a lead generation site, and a "reviews" site.  We do all of our bookings outside of VRBO the "old school" way, though I like the square idea, and several renters have asked about Paypal.  Given our bookings are still outside the site, yet the # and quality of our property reviews are better than competiing properties, I don't anticipate the new fees changing the number of inquiries/leads we get.  If we see a substantial change for the 2017 summer season we'll reassess then.

Hi, @Matt F.  Sorry I didn't get back to you in time - glad you reached out to Michael.  He's fantastic!

I recommend Michael Pachino, http://www.thesuperiorinspector.com/.  He is very thorough and knowledgeable, and is willing to get up on the roof.

My husband and I have been real estate investors for a while, but only have a handful of properties -- titled and mortgaged in our own names and managed ourselves.  As our portfolio grows we are considering forming a legal entity and our tax situation gets more complicated.  In shopping for a good RE attorney and a good CPA, one question we have -- we live and work in one state (Maryland), and invest in others (PA and western NY).  Should we be looking for a CPA and attorney that are based specifically where we live or where we invest, given variations in state law?  Or does location not matter as much, so long as deep specialty is in real estate?  Any opinions on this would be greatly appreciated.