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Biggest mistake you made when buying STR / vacation home?

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I’m considering buying a second home which I’d rent out in Airbnb/VRBO for part of the year.

What are the biggest mistakes you made when buying a vacation rental? What do you know now that you knew then?

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Not doing it sooner!

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