All Forum Posts by: Shannon Strickland

@Mose Gebremeskel

Do you hear the people above you walking around? If so, is it at an annoying level or tolerable?

I just looked on Task Rabbit for my area, and trash removers here charge between $34-$98 per hour. It is worth it to reach out to some in your area—ideally, they have trucks.

The excellent online interior designer charged us $600 for what we needed for our MTR. It was the lowest tier of three. We'll pay more for our upcoming STR.

@Mary Ainsworth

I believe you will not regret choosing to go there, especially for your first time. It took us about a week of very long days to set up our entire 3-bedroom single-family rental. We assembled everything ourselves, which can get tedious, but everything we ordered was from the shopping list created by our online interior designer who charged an affordable fee. Although she specializes in short-term rentals (STR), she did an excellent job for our medium-term rental MTR once she knew our target tenant (see our profile). You can DM me for her website if you're interested.

Having a large rented dumpster for $500 was helpful. If we didn't have at least a small-medium one, a pickup truck or U-Haul for round trips to the nearest dump would have been useful. You can also call the company you will contract with for regular weekly trash removal to see if they offer a service. A junk removal company might charge around $1,000, but you could call companies ahead of time to get quotes. The company we once hired assessed how much garbage we had before quoting us $1,400.

(As an aside, you might want to schedule a real estate photographer for your last day.)

Yeah—gotta consider garbage! For a three-bedroom single-family residence, we filled a 20-yard dumpster with packaging from furniture, decor, and appliances.

@Rebecca E.

After paying Furnished Finder (FF) and publishing your listing, you will receive leads through both mobile and computer apps. Personally, I get leads via the app almost every day—I don't really know how to use Facebook (FB). If you are not receiving leads through the FF app, it's time to troubleshoot the issue.

Best regards,

Shannon

@Stacey T. In preparation for tour requests, our real estate photographer created a walk-through video the same day she took photos and created a floor plan. I explain to the tour requester that I cannot disturb the privacy of current occupants, but I can share the video after the initial tenant screening.

@Allen Duan, I am interested in you sharing more about how you deal with this situation.

We are facing the logistical challenge of furnishing an out-of-state house too. When we furnished our local first house, the items arrived in trickles over a few weeks. How do you handle trickling deliveries out-of-state?

After everything is present, we will travel to the out-of-state house to set everything up with the help of Task Rabbit. Then we will stay a few nights to ensure that everything is just right for the guests.

Shannon

It might be a good idea to analyze the reviews of your exact competitors to understand common themes and demographics.

@James Carlson

Thanks for the update. Does that apply to CO only, or is it nationwide?

@Sherrie Tullsen-Chin

Although I have practiced with many BP calculators, I didn't find them useful for analyzing houses to hack. You can search for a House Hack Calculator and experiment with it until you feel confident. After that, try to practice regularly so that you can easily identify a good deal when you come across one.

Shannon

P.S. My DH is from FM.