All Forum Posts by: Chris Baber

I've got one house listed with Airbnb, which I manage myself.  I'm trying to finish a second, and am seeing that I might not want to take the time to keep adding units to manage myself.

In my search I ran across vacasa as a full service management company, which "guarantees" I'll make as much with them as I do managing myself.  Sounds great.  Too good to be true actually.

I'm just wondering if anyone has used them and has any feedback on their experience.

In case you've never lived in a house your remodeling, just be aware, it's not awesome.  Your significant other is very likely to remind you of this on an increasingly frequent basis.  Mine was reminding me at least weekly after 6 months.

It's a good way to save some money, but it's also a way to really extend your 'start date' of getting rent, which might actually cost you in the long run.  i.e. you might save 50k by doing it yourself, but it might cost you 2500 or 4500/month in lost Short Term Rents, so you'll 'lose' a lot by not finishing fast.

Just some things to think about.