All Forum Posts by: Ben Hooper

I've been a host for a year now and have really enjoyed it. I've recently bought a property specifically to rent out full time and it got me thinking about how a STR business can expand.

It seems like the main avenues are:

1. work with landlords to rent out properties and simply pay them rent

2. co host and manage other people's listings

3. buy properties and run yourself

each has their pros and cons, though #1 seems the most approachable, though would take a good amount of work to find landlords open to allowing it.

What have been ways that you've scaled your business beyond just 1 property?

there's also avivaiq.com which is free right now :p

Would this seem like a riskier purchase? 

How would you handle this assuming it was built in 2003 and the seller doesnt have solid proof of rents if he's just flipping it.

Thanks for the insight so far!

it looks like the selling price went lower for 4 out of the 5 times it sold, 3 of those being a foreclosure and in 2008/2009.

here's zillow's info: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1065-Ada-Ave-NW...

@Andrew Johnson Thats good advice, i'll have to ask the agent which it is and if they have previous leases

I've made an offer on a duplex built in 2003 in a class C neighborhood, and from then to now, it has been sold 6 times. The numbers look good for this property so i'm confused why it  would be sold so frequently.

What would cause investors to get rid of this property so frequently?