All Forum Posts by: Justin Parham

So just an FYI regarding bacteria and viruses on bedding, most don't survive much longer than an hour.

There is a lot of controversy on what bacteria and virus lives on fabrics and for how long. Flu viruses live about 2-4 hours before breaking down on fabric. Bacteria is even quicker for the most part.

SARS and MERS are in the 4 hour range on average.

There is sooooo much that goes into this. I would guess that for the most part, bedrooms aren't completely dark with no windows. That would be against code of course. In that kind of environment, viruses and bacteria would live longer.

For example in our lake house, each bedroom is pretty awash in light from windows. Plenty of UV getting in. No way a virus or bacteria would live long with sunlight on the bedspread.

Now, hard surfaces are a different story. Each virus and bacteria will live quite a bit longer on hard surfaces vs cloth.

We still wipe down each doorknob and cabinet handle in addition to all the hard surfaces used often. Like the dining room table, kitchen counters, living room tables etc. If people put their hands on them, they get wiped down.

The bottom line is both viruses and bacteria are quite fragile outside the body and they don't live long.

One of my personal pet peeves was the "info" released early during the COVID-19 outbreak. It said that SARS-CoV2 could exist on hard surfaces for up to 10 days. It was a ridiculous amount of time and really had no basis in factual studies.

What was really going on was could the virus be sensed on a hard surface. The equipment used is EXTREMELY sensitive. It can sense a tiny strand of virus and it will test positive even though it is long dead and broken up.

The data was changed later (over a year) but still, I thought it was simply to scare the public.

If you're providing an "up-scale" environment and hope to attract more guests of this calibre (I do; they don't quibble about higher nightly rates and rarely cause problems) then I recommend white duvet covers and wash them after each guest.  

 Welcome to BP! I own and manage several STRs here in Atlanta as well would love to connect!

Welcome to BP Justin!

Looks like you are no stranger when it comes to investing. Would love to connect and hear more about your background. 

The hardest part is getting set up in QB. I had an Accountant who specialized in real estate and was a real estate investor himself. If you do turn it over make sure you do this. It's like you wouldn't go to a foot doctor for a heart problem, no offense to foot doctors. After a while I decided to take it on myself and but needed training and there was a local QB trainer. I'm sure there are in San Jose as well. When I run into a problem or don't have time I outsource on Upwork.  

The hardest part is getting set up in QB. I had an Accountant who specialized in real estate and was a real estate investor himself. If you do turn it over make sure you do this. It's like you wouldn't go to a foot doctor for a heart problem, no offense to foot doctors. After a while I decided to take it on myself and but needed training and there was a local QB trainer. I'm sure there are in San Jose as well. When I run into a problem or don't have time I outsource on Upwork.