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Jeffrey Allen
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Southern, IN
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Construction design for a Short Term Lakehouse rental

Jeffrey Allen
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Southern, IN
Posted

So ... if I'm building a lakehouse with an eye toward using it as a short-term rental, what features should be different than a typical SFR?

I'm thinking:

1.  Invest less space in closets, particularly coat closets and the like.

2.  More emphasis on window alignment with views over the lake.

3.  Open kitchen, larger common areas, larger deck.

4.  Smaller investment in bedroom size.

5. Full bathrooms where a SFR might get away with a 1/2.

I'm sure this about 25% of what I need to be thinking about.  Any other thoughts?  I'll hang up and listen.

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