Hey BP community 👋I’m based in Chattanooga, TN, and I’m looking to connect with investors focused on Short-Term Rentals (STRs) and event venues—especially those seeking unique or underutilized properties with upside potential.Over the past few months, I’ve come across several off-market deals in and around Chattanooga that I passed on at the time, but I’m realizing they could be perfect fits for STR or event-focused investors.

The combination of rural, unique, and tiny (sub 400sqft) is going to make this hard to finance.

SupplyLas Vegas is unique because it is a tiny island of privately owned land in an ocean of federal land.

But the only way I see people really doing well with STRs today is with something unique in design.

@Jay Hinrichs, with hope to close Q1 2026, what factors play into your willingness (or not) for any type of price drop to get a deal done in desired timeframe? 

Quote from @Collin Hays: Assuming that your property has its own website whereby guests can rent directly...Name your cabin, and name it something unique and unusual.

Needs to be unique, designed well, photographed well, etc. etc.The STR market here in Colorado is saturated, but I still have clients in the last year buying at elevated prices, at elevated interest rates, that are killing it because they follow the playbook for Airbnb success in 2025.But if you're trying to start a run-of-the-mill short-term rental at this moment in the STR lifecycle, just plan to make marginal cash flow at best.

The lender should be able to give you more guidance when they have the complete picture of everything you are trying to do.From a tax perspective, house hacking a multi-family has some unique implications: the portion you live in isn’t deductible, but the rental unit’s expenses mortgage interest, property taxes, insurance, and even a portion of renovation costs, can often be deducted or depreciated.

I have a unique situation that I have created and open to anyone with legal insight on how to best proceed further. 

Philly also has some unique title and transfer tax quirks, so make sure you’re working with an attorney or title company familiar with creative financing.