Black Mountain NC STR

[Marcelle Abel]

Hi all! We are onto our second STR (wahoo!) and are interested in the Asheville area. We live on the West Coast but have heard that Asheville is a growing market. Knowing STR regulations are very strict in Asheville, we are looking at Black Mountain. Does anyone have STR experience in this area? Thank you!!

[Jon Martin]

There was a Bigger Pockets Personal Finance episode from about 9-12 months ago where someone had an STR there that did pretty well.

However the general consensus seems to be that mountain/remote properties are tough to rehab and set up remotely because of tight local labor markets, so you may want to choose something closer to a city center if you are not going to be there in person during that process. Just a thought.