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All Forum Posts by: Anand S.

Anand S. has started 33 posts and replied 329 times.

I have properties in the Fort Lauderdale area, all close to $3MM. Reach out privately if you have any questions. Honestly your price range would not give you luxury in a prime location. 

Post: STR use garage for recreation and no cars ?

Anand S.Posted
  • Plantation, FL
  • Posts 329
  • Votes 119

I would never convert a garage to a game room. I'd hate for them to keep the garage door open while they're hanging out playing pool, drinking etc. while the whole residential neighborhood watches them. 

Post: Scaling Short term rental business?!

Anand S.Posted
  • Plantation, FL
  • Posts 329
  • Votes 119
Originally posted by @David Bergmann:

We have 50+ under management (mix of owned, managed & leased) - my answers are below:

-what does your team look like?  Myself, Housekeeping manager (1), Maintenance specialist (1), Virtual Assistants (2), 1099s for cleaning, inventory, laundry jobs

-how often do you do a “market survey” to check other properties? Every time we are looking at acquiring a new property in a specific area, we re-review the market.

-how close do you try to keep your airbnbs to each other? (In a large MSA) Ours are primarily within an hours drive of our office

- How many years do you budget to keep the furniture for?  I usually budget conservatively for a 3 year replacement.

-what KPIs are you tracking? Occupancy, Revenue per available night, revenue per booked night, total revenue, % from each booking channel, profit/loss

-what systems and subscriptions do you use?  Tech stack cost about $50 per month per unit, Hostaway (PMS), PriceLabs (Pricing), Breezeway (Task Mgmt), Ruebarue (guidebooks), Grasshopper (virtual phone lines), Slack (team comms), Google Drive/Business (team folders), Quickbooks Online, Gusto (payroll)

-if you pay a 3rd party company, how much?  We pay 1099's to clean units.  Also pay 1099 for laundering services ($1 / lb).

Good stuff 

I own my properties. I track similar KPI's. I do market scans roughly every month.

Post: US to Open Travel to International Travelers

Anand S.Posted
  • Plantation, FL
  • Posts 329
  • Votes 119

This should help demand just in time for season:

https://www.axios.com/fully-va... 

Post: Short Term Rental Partners - North Florida

Anand S.Posted
  • Plantation, FL
  • Posts 329
  • Votes 119

What do you offer in return for the partnering you are looking for?

Post: Who else is seeing Bookings/Inquiries dry up

Anand S.Posted
  • Plantation, FL
  • Posts 329
  • Votes 119
Originally posted by @Andy Whitcomb:

We’re booked solid. Any cancellations we get are filled up same day. It must be something specific to the market you’re in, as I’m way up in Washington state.

 Must be. We are known to slow down due to back-to-school and hurricanes, then you have Covid which is a big concern. 

Post: Who else is seeing Bookings/Inquiries dry up

Anand S.Posted
  • Plantation, FL
  • Posts 329
  • Votes 119

At least the spike is coinciding with the natural off-season. I'm taking the downtime time to do renovations/improvements. 

I expect travel to resume with a vengeance, much like it did earlier this year. No one likes to be cooped up. 

Post: Who else is seeing Bookings/Inquiries dry up

Anand S.Posted
  • Plantation, FL
  • Posts 329
  • Votes 119

AirBnB mentioned on their earnings call that they expect to see a drop in Q3 revenue due to the Delta variant. Here in FL I'm hearing crickets compared to the previous months. Who else is seeing this? What are your action plans?

I'm sure the usual Smokies destinations will benefit as the vacationers "run to the hills". 

Post: Pitching Rental Arbitrage

Anand S.Posted
  • Plantation, FL
  • Posts 329
  • Votes 119

Is this a joke?

Post: Airbnb Cobra Kai Mansion?!

Anand S.Posted
  • Plantation, FL
  • Posts 329
  • Votes 119

Are you trying to sell the home or STR it?

Those numbers seem way low for a home of that stature. Maybe the location is not desirable but you put a home like that near a destination hotspot and you would be looking at much higher revenue.