Marketing & Bookings: Besides Airbnb and Vrbo, what strategies help drive direct bookings?

JobsOhio projects that, indirectly, approximately 4,500 additional jobs will be created by 2035, further amplifying this effect.Implications for Real Estate DemandThe substantial increase in the workforce will drive demand for both rental and owner-occupied housing.

However, this has back-fired because it takes time to drive out to the home only to get a firm "NO" to your request.   

When we looked at purchasing a fulling running B&B it was more like 30% with a bunch of criteria we had to meet.Check out this link - https://www.sba.gov/funding-pr...The 504 is for large investments that drive job creation.

It takes getting off the road everyone else is driving (the MLS) and putting some work into it.

I would focus my attentions here and try to stay local (within a 4 hour drive) as the POH rentals require more engagement.Financing is a tough deal... but sometimes you can find those Mom and Pop operations with quite a few POH rentals that will work with seller financing on a reasonable interest rate with a balloon within 5-7 years. 

Hey Matt, its awesome that you have this drive and ambition.

In terms of the areas, you will be best served driving it.

Financial freedom isn't simply about replacing your current income, because inflation continuously drives up prices, making a fixed income insufficient to maintain your standard of living.

The economic investment being made there with Semiconductor chip factories was one of the driving decisions of my investment purchase.