All Forum Posts by: Luke Carl

@Karen Margrave   log in to airbnb and learn your market. send messages to other hosts in your area and see if you can get someone to talk to you. study everyones calanders. and don't trust airdna it's for amatures. 

I shoot for 83% and if I don't hit 100% it's usually because I was out of town partying and didn't take the time to hustle to get as*s in the seats. (Notice I didn't say I didn't have enough time. There's no such thing). 

why doesn't this have spell check 

https://www.amazon.com/Zinus-Memory-Foam-Green-Mat...

i have like 10 of these. Everyone loves them. Don't go used it's gross. With these matresses in my cabins I know that 

A: if they complain about the mattress they're just d*cks 

B: if they manage to puke through a matress protector AND a bed bud incasement or pee the bed after cutting holes through my water proof barriers... I'm only out $300 for a king and it only takes me 2 days to get another one. 

why the hell doesn't this have spell check 

Awesome. Another "which is better vrbo or airbnb" post. Although this one was cleveraly disguised at first. 

Vacation rentals have been around since beaches existed. There will always be a way to find guests.  If your house is cool enough, people will come. And they'll come back. And they'll tell their friends. 

My cabins will exist and be booked solid long after airbnb, vrbo, twitter, facebook, and myself are dead and gone. 

Don't buy something in a big city and expect it to last forever. Make sure you can put a lease on it and still make money if push comes to shove and it probably will. 

If you're not managing you're not making money. 

Buy a cabin on a lake. An actual Vacation house. Not a hotel alternative that they're just going to shove 15 people into to save money and party. 

Cable TV is an absolute must in my market. Get the big package. $150 with internet for around 200 channels plus Netflix. Extra $5 per night no big deal. They want bigger TVs and more channels than they have in their own home. Measure the wall and buy the biggest TV that will fit and get the most channels. It does annoy me when I get any kind of message about the TV. I’m personally not a TV person we don’t have cable in our own home but it’s in our VRs. My take on it is.... go outside and look at the mountain you can watch TV when you get home. Unfortunately people are brainwashed. If they send me more than one message about the TV I’ll reply with a link to one of our favorite hikes. You want them OUT of your house. The ones that drive 8 hours to sit on a couch just like they would at home are the worst. The ones that hike and fish all day are the best.

Nathan G. I agree. I was quite surprised when I saw this headline. Especially from one of my neighbors.

Nathan G. I like to net 1% with a 15% down payment mortgage. Pretty easy to do. Self managing these things is not for everyone. I enjoy it. Give me a call happy to run you through my entire system.

@Kevin Allen You need to talk you @averycarl she’s the queen of the mountain and can teach you everything in one phone call. But if you’re not willing to manage it yourself you won’t make any money. Local PMs charge 40%. Managing is easy Avery can teach you. You can manage it from Aruba if you have a cell phone. I have bought 5 from her and I often gross 3%, so I married her. 

Search for her name and send her a message or PM me. 

Tony SanFilippo Tony PM me I’ll send you my number and answer all of those questions in depth. It’s too much to type on this 3” screen lol

@Michael Ryion is our neighbor.  We actually passed on one of the properties he currently owns and was kind enough to share his gross earnings with the world. Hello Michael! We’re ready for another winter on that nasty road lol