New Hampshire Room Tax

[Courtney Kelly]

Exploring the possibility of purchasing an investment property or second home in the Lincoln/Woodstock New Hampshire area. It seems that owners of many other similar properties in that area are renting for 185 days or more to avoid the 9% room tax. Curious if anyone has experience in this area. I know some towns have regulations as far as only being able to short term rent a unit for 10-15 times per year. Is it more lucrative to rent for 185 days or more? It seems you could just build the tax into the rate for a STR. Ideally we would purchase a property we could also use but this would limit us if it made most sense to rent for a full winter rental. Also curious if anyone has experience in renting a unit in the summer for 185 days, then STR in the winter? I imagine you just pay tax on the short term rentals. Appreciate any input! Thank you.