Green Bay, Wisconsin Air BnB

[Matt Cox]

Hi Everyone,

I'm an investor out of Portland, OR that owns a handful of properties locally as well as in the midwest. I am a MASSIVE Packers fan and made my first trip to Green Bay for a game back in December. Needless to say, it is extremely expensive to get a place to stay on weekends during the football season. It is definitely a goal of mine to own a property in Green Bay that I can use to stay at when I attend games and then Air BnB out and make some money when I'm not using it. Anyone on here own an Air BnB in Green Bay and have experience renting it out to Packer fans? I'd love to pick your brain to understand exactly what comes with owning property in Green Bay. Thanks!

[Steve Dye]

Hi @Matt Cox! 

We are a couple hours west in Eau Claire WI and have a lake home Airbnb - in town, not a vacation area.  Since May we have had very steady demand.  To @Corina Eufinger 's point I wouldn't be excited about having Detroit fans come visit :) and parties in general can be dicey - though we are overly strict up front to discourage those folks from renting in the first place.  Though if you just come to all the games  that will be a moot point. :)

Our model is that people like to share space - a four+ bedroom house is much preferable to two to four hotel rooms.  As people travel like this more the demand will continue to expand for that product.  We have lots of first time users still - probably in the 70% range.

Wisconsin is decent from a legal standpoint (though going down hill a little with Evers) I would guess Green Bay might be a little different because of the Packers games but a quick call to the county health department and city zoning would answer that.  Also there is an Airbnb facebook group that is pretty knowledgeable.  Plus home prices aren't crazy.  

Good luck!