., CBRE, Colliers).)Affordability: Ensure household income has grown at least 1% YoY for the past 20 years.

Rather than second-guessing "what is the new hot STR market" as I see many do - I may be biased - I believe it makes more sense to invest the time in figuring out how to succeed in a year-round market which is proven to attract tourists year after year.

We are 6 mos out from an election, housing is a "hot button" issue and we printed $5 Trillion dollars ..... 

We also got a small place in-case we didn't successfully rent it, we could cover the costs. 565 sq ft and no hot tub so we counted on weekend rentals.

Here are the important factors to consider for a house hacker of a 2-4 unit property when using the program:NACA’s eligibility requirements consist of the following:No member of the household can have an ownership interest in any other property at the time of closing,Occupy the home over the life of the NACA mortgageParticipate in five actions and activities a year and at least one prior to NACA Qualification and one prior to closing in achieving NACA’s overall mission of economic justice; andBe willing to abide by NACA’s terms of membership, participation, and eligibility.Occupancy requirement:At the time of closing, the house purchased with the NACA mortgage must be the Member’s only home.

Crazy how hot the market was then, and still is today.

I use a maintenance service for the hot tub and while that cost is a factor in pricing, we don't submit that as an extra charge to the OTA platform although it's a service).

Years ago we had some non heat resistant quartz and when people put hot pans on it, it left rings.3 - Hotel Linens - Plenty of providers out there for this. 

Since we didn’t have a pool and are not walking distance to the Broadwalk, we focused on interior design and that has helped, but we consistently lose out to Airbnbs with a pool, so we are working on maybe getting an above-ground pool and/or hot tub.

The basement also houses all of the mechanicals usually, so you would be sleeping with the furnace and hot water heater.