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Post: How essential are TVs in AirBnBs?

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Measure the walls and figure out the biggest TV that will fit. Huge tv with Netflix, Hulu and a cable box in every room. The 65” sharp aquos and the 55” TCL from Walmart are my go tos. As previously mentioned if you can’t afford TVs this business is not for you. Your HVAC will likely die soon and cost you $5000.
It’s ok to not be able to afford them but it’s not ok to not have them. Hopefully you did your math right and the property will cash flow hard enough to quickly pay off your credit card bill for the TVs
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Post: Short Term Rental in Georgia- Taxes

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Post: LLC for Vacation Rental Property and Thinking of buying another..

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This is a question for a different forum. But do yourself a favor and google “business attorney” and give one a call. If you’re financing you’ll likely find it’s not worth it to have an LLC but ask a lawyer some questions.
Post: How accurate is AirDNA/Everbooked/Mashvisor?

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Airdna is way off in my brief experience with it. But I also study my market and can look at any given property and guesstimate how much it will gross and get pretty darn close. Of course it all varies greatly depending on who’s managing.
Regarding Destin it’s hard to make a buck there unless you pay cash, then can make a bit more than a mutual fund. If you finance you’ll be lucky to not lose money.
Post: Score any Towel deals lately?

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@Bill Cereske yes bill! I like these just ordered 50 thanks!
Post: Score any Towel deals lately?

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@Jen Faulkner how long would you say a white bath sheet lasts you on average? Maybe I’m expecting too much of my towels lol
Post: Score any Towel deals lately?

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@Mark S. that was the second place I looked but I don’t want white they stain too easily we find the dark colors last longer. Damn it sams club!
Post: Score any Towel deals lately?

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Sams club has apparently discontinued selling decent towels on line all I can find is white in a bath sheet.
Any one find a good score on towels lately?
Post: There ARE airbnb friendly areas.

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There’s a difference between an “AirBnB” and a “Vacation Rental”
Post: Monetizing short term rentals

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@Luka Milicevic AND then you'll get a 4 star like I just did and want to pull your freaking hair out and buy more long term rentals. Which is exactly what I'm doing. 5 self managed STRs are enough for me!