All Forum Posts by: Shandi Keller

Thanks for the advice! @Bill S.

Thanks @Russell Brazil, I just sent Colin a message!

Any investor friendly agents in Colorado Springs area?

I can't figure out this @ thing to tag people

@Shannon Vincent. I have shifted gears to wholesaling right now. I just moved to Colorado Springs so VRBO may be an exit strategy for me when I pick some place to settle down. However, they are very lucrative if you buy in the right place. I actually spoke with a woman today who has several homes on homeaway, she is making 2000/week on a downtown Colorado Springs home and she has about 5 of them. The one thing that concerns me is that the hotels are getting cranky and demanding vacation rental owners pay extra resort/hotel fees. Cities like Austin are cracking down on vacation rentals. They are creating restrictions like a minimum of 6 month rental and if you own one, you have to live close by. I rented from a woman in Austin that even asked the city if there was a special tax on her vacation rental and they told her no. Well, about a year later, they called her and told her she owed something like 12,000 in back taxes from her vacation rental that she ended up having to pay. My advice from someone who travels for a living and rents vrbos is to find a great location, and check and double check city and HOA regulations pertaining to vacation rentals. Hope this helps some.

Shaun Moore..did you ever start a real estate group?

Thanks John and Keith, I'm definitely not against staying local and if I end up in those markets, you will be hearing from me! Thanks!

Thanks for the welcome everyone! Still trying to figure this website out, but looking forward to communicating with everyone and sharing knowledge!

Anyone involved in VRBOs? I'm thinking of investing in several properties to rent out as vacation rentals. I love to travel and would like to just live in the ones that are vacant. Obviously location is key but just trying to get any advice or tips. Thanks!

Hi! My name is Shandi and I have been wanting to get into real estate investing for some time now. I was military for 10+ years and I'm finally ready to get started.  I  currently travel a lot with my job every 4 to 6 months so I'm trying to learn as much as I can before I settle down. I have some cash to utilize for deals, but would really like to focus on creative financing.  I'm really interested in investing in apartment buildings and ultimately other commercial real estate deals, but also need to learn to wholesale and flip to raise money for the bigger properties. I think I will end up either near Seattle  or in Montana, where the rest of my family lives, so those are the places I'm interested in investing in first.