All Forum Posts by: Christina Webber

Thank you everyone for sharing your expertise!!! Sounds like it’s a tough balance to find a location popular enough to help with occupancy but not so popular that you’re a small fish in a big pond. With so many places cracking down on airbnb’s, that’s definitely a concern too. You’ve given me lots to think about! Thanks again :)

Great tips @Michael Baum, thanks! We're definitely dog people, that may be an good way to help us stand out. My background is in healthcare but I actually have enjoyed using my creativity for marketing lately, hopefully that will help too!

Hello! Hubs and I are considering purchasing a vacation home to rent out and use ourselves occasionally. We’d like to stay within New England so that it’s driving distance from us (on the Cape). Can anyone recommend locations that have good potential?

Right now we have our eyes on Campton, NH. Close to skiing and hiking in the White Mountains and not too far from the lakes region. Seems to have good year-round (minus mud season!) appeal. But we’d love to hear other suggestions! Thanks :) 

Thank you so much for the advice Mike!!! That really does seem like the best option if we choose not to sell. Year round rentals that allow pets are tricky to find around here but maybe we’ll luck out!

Hello! My husband and I are looking into a STR investment property in the near future. We planned on selling our home on Cape Cod and using some of the profits to purchase the STR (likely a small cottage closer to the water) plus a new primary residence. We purchased our first home when the housing market tanked 8 years ago so it's appreciated quite a bit. However, I'm wondering if it would make more sense to turn our house into the STR instead of selling. We would have to do a cash-out refi and convert to a conventional loan (so we can use our VA entitlement on our new family home). It has two bathrooms and could potentially sleep quite a few people, whereas a new cottage would be much smaller. It's about 1.5mi from the nearest beach so not ideal but not a bad location either.

I would love any suggestions/advice! My husband has a background in construction/property management but I'm a nurse (SAHM for now) so this is all new to me! Thanks!!!