All Forum Posts by: Maria Vogel

 I have two. As other people mentioned, you have to make sure it will be approved. In Columbia Falls and Kalispell you have to allow the neighbors opportunity to argue against you using it as an airbnb. 

Be aware most of your bookings will be in the winter only. You will not be booked up in the winter for the most part. The shoulder seasons (between when the ski mountain closes and summer starts and after summer ends and before skiing starts) will mostly likely be vacant unless you want to rent to longer term renters. I've found longer term renters can really do a number on your furnishings and cleaning can be extensive when they leave. Other than that, it's a great business in the summer. If you're near the ski resort it may rent during ski season (end of Dec-March). 

 During the pandemic, all of my bookings cancelled but then they rebooked. I had a better year in 2020 than any other year. They were booked solid all winter and normally its empty in the winter. People wanted to get out of the city from the pandemic and rent an airbnb for a few weeks. 

Where are we meeting tonight? 

@Austin Elm thank you!! I’ll definitely try to make it! It should work great!

@Justin Holley

@Austin Elm thanks so much for checking! I work that weekend until 11pm. I’m free any day except wed evenings and every other weekend I work in the evenings. Fridays work great for me! Will be out of town Nov 8-13th. Looking forward to meeting more people!

Shoot! I’ll just be flying in from DC on the midnight flight. Are you doing more meetups? 

Hi Austin, 

Did anything come of this meetup? I'm looking for a meetup in the Flathead! 

Hello @Andrew R Zimmerman I'd love to meet up! I'm in Whitefish and I just purchased two homes in Columbia Falls and sold one in Kalispell. Have one more in Kalispell. Definitely looking for a group here for Real estate investors! Send me a message and let's get a group together! 

Hello Brendon, All of the Flathead county is really hopping for SFH. Whitefish is priced high. C. Falls is a great place to invest. Kalispell is great. Some of the outer towns aren't going to be as great unless they are near Flathead Lake.