All Forum Posts by: Josh Ball

Congratulations on jumping into the STR market.

I recently purchased a property that was being used as a STR without issue. The seller had a good rental history strictly on VRBO & decided to move onto other things. We arranged closing during a slower period of time & had him leave everything (furniture, inventory, guides, etc.) literally bought it & could start taking booking the same day. We didn't because we needed to provide POS in order to obtain our STR permit being that previous owner had a permit on the property already. Something to look into in your case.

I would recommend having the seller send message to all people already booked with your new listing & have him contact AirBNB or VRBO to cancel those reservations due to a sale.

 Awesome. Thanks for the information & suggestions Garrett.

Yes & be sure they know it is for rental reasons. Always keep record of where you told your insurance company that the property was being used for STR. Should anything happen down the road, you don't want them telling you that normal homeowners insurance doesn't cover STR.

 Very cool Garrett. The mirror house is very interesting. Something that would be a cool experience. Did you build that or purchased from somewhere?

Don't have any land specifically, although we've got a small town about 40 minutes north of Baton Rouge we've been investing in lately that seems to have some demand. Ideally would be purchasing some land out there & using our building background to do something unique. 

 I have not. I've seen it briefly here & there but never done any research besides picture scrolling.

How do you find it?

767 is a lot of land. How many glamping spots are you expecting on this?

 Yes, this is my concern. Being a remote location might already limit client base. Having a unique property may limit it even further. 

 Awesome. Thanks for the insight. I hope bookings continue well for you

 Are they located in a touristy area or near attractions? How are guests responding to the multiple units on a single lot or is it a larger piece of land?

I am looking for some feedback from others on their success/feedback on unique STR properties. I currently operate a few STRs so have a good understanding of that aspect although they're all located in touristy locations. I am looking to expand my rentals & looking at the idea of doing something unique in a more remote location.

What have you found with Tiny Homes, Tree House, Secluded Cabins, etc.? Has it been tough to make it work? Would you do it again? Do people really travel to these types of secluded locations for "weekend getaways"?

Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Prepare the listing on your end for when the evolve finishes. You do not need to "publish" until Evolve is completely done but can have everything ready to go. As for management, I'm not sure you'd need a platform to manage a single property. We self manage a few properties without using an outside software. Airbnb & VRBO can be synced through the calendar to make it easy & avoid double bookings. Good luck.