All Forum Posts by: Luke Carl

@Joshua Meisner. Hello! Welcome to the wonderful world of STR. How did you find this guru? What market are you looking at?

The words "lease agreement" do not compute. The whole point of STR is that there is no lease.

Keep asking questions and do your best to determine which answers are the ones you seek.

Good luck! 

Turnoverbnb is no longer free as of TODAY so that’s bad timing. 

Try a channel manager that allows you to share your calendar such as igms or Your Porter and kill a few birds with one website 

@Bryan Devitt. Smart locks work when the WiFi is down. I’ve got like 12 of them. OR just get a not so smart lock with a digital combo that has no WiFi. 

@Michael Baum I just picked up the new Schlage Encode. No hub needed anymore! Only had it a couple days but so far so awesome. 

What @Jon Crosby said. ++ 

The best part about STR is that it can be self managed from a distance very easily if you choose the right market. Big bear, Branson, etc.

I’ve got a 1 bedroom cabin in your market that has no internet and grossed 55 thousand dollars last year. Although I knew it had no internet before I signed papers. 

@Reagen Natho calling police is totally up to you. You wouldn’t be out of line doing so. Hop on amazon and get your screen shots ready for them. 

As for re-keying, you’re in the smokys yes? You shouldn’t have real keys anyway. Just change the code on your deadbolt. I just bought a Schlage encode and love it. You could lock the cleaner out with your phone should this happen again and you’re not in the area. If you do want to use real keys get the kwikset smartkey they can be re-keyed instantly very easily. 

I may have asked cleaner about where your items were before straight up firing her. Perhaps called the cops before she left the premises so they could make her return the items. In this exact situation I may chalk it up to a learning experience. Very similar situation happened with my first cleaner. Interested in @John Underwood and @Julie McCoy replies. 

@John Underwood I’ve got a Casper and a green tea in my primary I actually prefer the green tea 

Zinus greentea mattress if needed. 

bedbug encasement. 

waterproof mattress protector. 

Sheets from amazon the ones with 20,000 reviews (i made that number up) 

large tv with cable box. 

4 pillows. 

comforter with bear on it. 

flashlights in bedside tables. 

extra waterproof mattress protectors. 

things are a bit different in my market as all properties come furnished. there's a chance you wont have to buy a darn thing. 

@Tracy D. Garrett-Numa @Paul Sandhu

This reply will be the highlight of my day

@Daniel Grunewald

You don’t need a heloc. You need a mortgage. Anyone should give you a mortgage on this property. Call 5 local banks and ask for someone in the mortgage department. Issue is.... 50k house is not likely financabke and if it is you don’t want to waste a loan on a 50k house certainly not a conventional loan. 

Where is this house piny woods? 37406? do you have any experience with low income? It’s not a good place to start. I’m happy to help send me a message. This post will get taken down you’re not allowed to ask for recommendations. Good luck 

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