They last longer and can be had for penny's on the dollar.New linens, mattresses etc.

100% we go all in with our houses- we have 2 beachhouses in ocean lakes just outside sufside south carolina by myrtle beach.stunning colors, high end furniture, the best linen packages, we are now adding 100% artifical grass at the entire lots(smaller lots) to both of our properties just to make them pop vs the other homes around us and eliminate maintenance.its all about the experience, just as if a guest finds a dirty pillow case, they start picking apart your unit top to bottom. goes the same with the quality of the house- higher quality and level of service = higher reviews and higher revenue.we stay in ours a lot and between the two 4 bed, 4 bath we book around 160k per year gross.One thing i would propose as the weekend group statement and upscaling are two different issues.

On the flip-side, what was the most clever solution you came up with?

Your job as investor is to do very clever due diligence.

There is a ton of info from furniture to linens, locations to cleaning books.

People need places to put their stuff so unless you are installing medicine cabinets, shelving and linen closets a pedestal sink is a drawback.

Consider all the expenses: taxes (including state lodging and sales tax), insurance, marketing, cost to furnish, city registration, consumables (coffee, TP, replacement linens or furniture, etc), utilities (including TV, internet), landscaping, and even your personal time (answering questions, maintenance calls, bookings, etc.)

In response, the Board devised what they believed to be a clever solution.The Board's plan entailed incorporating these assessment amounts into the sale price when a property changed hands.

Selling to your own LLC sounds clever as well, hadn't thought of that.

If you are really clever, you could do it with nothing down.