STR features and their effects of bookings.

[Aaron Washington]

My wife and I are new to the STR world. We are currently looking for a vacation home that will double as our first STR in the Orlando/Davenport area. While running some of our options thru Awning.com, we noticed that having a hot tub in some areas changes the revenue dramatically (+/- 20k+), while in another area only a few miles away a hot tub has little to no effect on the potential earnings.

Can anyone help us understand why this might be? My wife and I would like a hot tube. If it truly means a reduction of 20k+ we can however live without it.

While on this topic, are there other features, we may not have thought of other than pool and hot tub, that have a dramatic effect on a properties earning potential?

Thanks in advance,

Aaron