What was your experience like—any challenges, advice, or things I should watch out for?

Challenges?

I can certainly handle the bookings and standard service things, but the challenge right now is finding a cleaner who isn’t so expensive. 

Hey @Monish Anand - Long distance real estate investing can for sure be challenging, but also forces you to dial in your systems or fail!

Given current market conditions for sale and improving demographics, syndicator is planning on holding longer than anticipated.  

Learning the intricacies of Airbnb’s algorithms will be my next challenge, but I’m up for it!

Time saving in property acquisition, building improvements, purchasing living units, etc.3.

Quote from @Scott Tennell: What creative financing strategies have you found to be the most effective in today's real estate market, especially in terms of working with sellers or investors in challenging conditions?

We do some cosmetic improvements to bring homes to our standard, typically carpet and paint, upgrade lighting etc.

Are there certain things that you may be able to improve quickly and cheaply to assuage fears of some buyers?