All Forum Posts by: Yu Liu

Hey Dean, I have a couple contacts that might be good, message me if you want their contact information. A well known one that I've heard of is rent with integrity

@Tim Hall would love to be added to that group too, sent you my email through messages

@Andrea Townsley how has your real estate agent journey been? I was thinking about getting mine as well and wanted to hear your experience

@Louis Zameryka congrats on your success! Would love to pick your brain about it further if you have the time. 

Hey @Hieu Nguyen and @Cole Britting,

Checking in to see if either of you have bought anything in the Tampa/west FL beach areas for STRs or if you learned any new knowledge

Best thing you can do is network and educate yourself as much as possible. Books, YT, podcasts, talk to investors, meet up with them and just absorb as much as you can. 

Depending on your goals, I recommend shadowing or providing value to someone that is doing something you want to do. Trying to learn how to fix a house, work under a handyman/contractor on the weekends for minimum wage or free even for a couple times and build that skill. Be an assistant to a flipper and learn the ins and outs of it etc

You can also just throw yourself in and start learning by doing. Hope that helps. 

@Griffin Brenseke would love to touch base with you in regards to airbnb in Tampa. I also have friends in st Pete, maybe they would be willing to help out if it's something small. 

In general, the easiest way is to find a handyman, property manager or someone local that you have a connection to.

Another route would be to use apps like task rabbit, thumbtack, etc.

Agreed with @Will McClure. First thing is to verify regulations, if that checks out and you apply for the permit or business license (assuming they have a system for that), you can just go ahead and start to setup your airbnb profile and list your home. 

I do advise calling your insurance and seeing if they have an add-on or separate policy for less than 7 day stays as many do not. You can use proper insurance, they insure STR.

@Louis Zameryka Hey just checking in to see how you were doing in vista kay?

@Ashley Byington there are none in Margaritaville but some communities are 55+ and older. The faqs are also online: https://margaritavillevillasor...

@Nancy Bender thanks for posting this, was wondering more about that community and this thread helped clarify some things. Good luck in April, it's quickly approaching and would love to hear how you do! Excited for you!