(What I care about most working with mountain vacation rentals outside of Denver and Colorado Springs.)-- 34%  ... hot tub-- 24% ... washer/dryer-- 20% ... poolIn all but one market type, hot tubs were the best way to boost revenues.

But we will make that up with no state tax and every house has air conditioner/ Forced air :)That VA loan is valuable and sounds as tho it's no longer a dream,,, it's happening.

The x-tenant managed to move again and get a new car just this spring, so no motivation to pay us since it's apparently not crimping their style.

I'm in Spring as well.

We purchased it the same way, with a conventional loan with 20% down, and it is doing well, the calendar is full, and we have an Air BnB superhost who also turns it over for us in between guests, and handles all guest correspondence and concerns, so it is truly passive.

I would focus on established markets that are still showing growth and have more than just one draw.Taking my main market of Tampa Metro as an example - There is more than just beaches, you also have MLB/NHL/NFL + Spring break and MLB Spring training, aquariums, golf, casino, new downtown development, and a lot of business travel.You want to avoid markets with just one draw, as if something happens to that draw, you will be hurting for who knows how long.

Hey Sean,I came across this post today as I am looking to get into the Air BnB/short term rental game.

So I strive towards using Lodgify which is a standalone solution that hosts creating a web front, connectivity PMS Channel manager with seamless integration with air airbnb and booking.com. although the platform is very useful we are now seeking towards expanding to a new platform that can onboard us with more rental platforms، based on my research I found a channel manager by a company called Rategain, unfortunately we cannot integrate it seamlessly so the solution would've been to use automation software (Zapier) that can bridge both platforms.

I have a few clients who've bought vacation rentals in the Denver and Colorado Springs markets who bought in the first month of looking.

Having a list of the problems made by an expert might make it a little bit easier to make the decision do you want to tear it down or do you want to make it a labor of love and restore it like Grandma had it - maybe with an air conditioning system in it and Hardiboard on the outside, and new windows et cetera...