I still self-manage, by the way, but I have 4 properties now, and even though I now live very close to all 4, I still consider that I manage remotely, since I rarely visit my properties.  

Airbnb & VRBO require a valid Boston registration number in order to list your Boston property on either of their platforms.Airbnb has a pretty easy to read help page for Boston hosts.

Start a Google page for reviews, and work on building that as much as you can.

As others have said, better photos are always worth the investment and definitely a lower cost than major rennovations.Another thing that I noticed was that your reviews are low - if you can get those up you can be listed as a "guest favorite" on airbnb and that helps you get to the first page when people search for matching criteria, rather than being buried 5+ pages in.

Keith has taking time to review my page to offer up tips and advice without me even asking.

I’m aware California is not the best market, with the restrictions and potential new tax coming up, etc, but we have personal reasons to invest there.With that said, we visited a lot of houses in the San Diego area and saw 2 that seem like a potential fit for us: one is a smaller 3 bedroom but a mile from the beach and the other is a 15-17min drive to the beach, but bigger with 4 bedroom and a little cheaper, which would allow us some cushion to invest on a hot tub or potential pool.

Hello Lindsey and Angela,My wife and I visited Aruba last year and we love it.

Be more discreet and search the web first.The goal is to help you get better answers and less pitches.

However, my mother is asking me to visit her to help with some matters, and I'm struggling to balance both responsibilities.My property needs some work to be rental-ready, and I want to make sure it's done properly to attract good tenants and maximize rental income.

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