All Forum Posts by: Kimberly Rackley

Ahhh!! There are no reviews available with this management company. 🙄

Hopefully I can identify when I get in tomorrow. 

@Nancy Bachety - Thank you so much! I didn’t think to check the negative review comments! 

We are so excited about it!! It is only one bedroom but 1900 sq ft - so the sleeps ten is fairly accurate! 

We had to purchase sight unseen - and we see it for the first time inside tomorrow. So excited! 

We close on 12/15 - and that 80/20 split is golden for the next 4-6 weeks while we get things nailed down. 

Here’s the current rental listing - it’s nice - but yes - it’s currently managed by a 40/60 company and we will be out 30 days post close.

We had the option of keeping the bookings that are currently set. So we did. (We also talked the management company into a 20/80 split while we’re still with them, because they have said our cabin is an “easy rental”.) 

We did let them know up front that we most likely will not be continuing with them. (Venture is the management company.) 

We have hired a different cleaning company (mountaineer) - because the current setup was lacking in excellence. 

We will be taking on some minor termite damage repairs on the deck and some water damage in the crawl space. 

here’s a few photos of the current setup at its current rental listing.

So we are closing on a Sevierville, TN cabin property next week and it is totally turnkey. With several bookings to the point that we won't be able to get inside until end of January. However, we need to have our Airbnb listing up before that. We have photos from the current owner to help us get our listing up and running. 

We want to convert it from a bit of an older traditional rental to an upscale luxury lodge feel, however. Should we do those renovations and take photos before listing in on Airbnb, or just establish our new brand in time after we get inside? 

So we are closing on a Sevierville, TN cabin property next week and it is totally turnkey. With several bookings to the point that we won't be able to get inside until end of January. However, we need to have our Airbnb listing up before that. We have photos from the current owner to help us get our listing up and running. 

We want to convert it from a bit of an older traditional rental to an upscale luxury lodge feel, however. Should we do those renovations and take photos before listing in on Airbnb, or just establish our new brand in time after we get inside?