I thought we should have a post about changes to Airbnb and Vrbo, or news concerning them, and everyone can keep updating it as changes happen. 

That alone usually triggers additional review.After the deed transfer, underwriters typically ask for:• Recorded quit claim deed• Updated title commitment• Operating agreement (even if the LLC is no longer on title)• Explanation letter for the ownership change• Insurance updated to match vestingSince the property is currently vacant, also expect:• Rent-ready photos or appraisal “as-is” comments• Market rent analysis (or executed lease if one comes in before closing)• Possible reserves requirement until leasedOne thing to double-check: confirm with the lender whether moving out of the LLC affects rate, recourse, or seasoning, so there are no surprises late in underwriting.

I recently went to a local REIA here in SC and Lima One was the guest presenter. Apparently they’ve experienced a lot of growth and tout themselves as the largest volume (or one of the) largest Hard Money lenders in ...

Looks for additional investment for homes in Ghana and Bolivia. I host visitors in guest houses in both countries.

The property on McDonald Ln was acquired with a clear plan for strategic updates and market repositioning.

It passes visually but becomes a safety and insurance issue later.The tough part is that cosmetic updates create confidence.

Its structure supported updates without requiring a full rebuild, and the surrounding market suggested steady demand for improved homes.

We tested Monday and ended up building our ops around ClickUp as the system of record, with our PMS and automations feeding it.How we run STR ops (high level)PMS drives the truth (reservations, changes, cancellations).Automation pushes events into ClickUp so humans work from tasks, not inboxes.For example: Guesty → webhook → database layer → create/update ClickUp tasks for inquiries + reservations, with custom fields like check-in/out, guest, listing, status, conversation links, etcWe also automate “edge-case ops” like pool heat, early check-in, late checkout, pets, extra guests by generating subtasks/checklists off a request.Where Monday tends to feel greatFast to set up boards, very visual.Good for simple pipelines: turns, maintenance queues, onboarding checklists.Dashboards and “who owns what” is easy for teams that hate complexity.The biggest hurdles / limitations people hit with Monday in STR (in my experience)When the PMS needs to be the source of truthSTR is event-driven: reservation updates, cancellations, date changes, channel messages.If Monday is the “truth”, you end up reconciling drift constantly.Automation ceilingMonday automations are solid for basic triggers, but once you want “if X then create Y tasks, keep them in sync, dedupe, move between pipelines, update 15 fields, attach links”, you start wanting a real workflow engine + database.Data model constraintsSTR ops has “objects”: Reservation, Property, Guest, Work Order, Vendor, Owner, Conversation.Monday is board/item-first, so relationships can get awkward at scale unless you build a lot of glue.High-volume operational noiseHundreds of small updates (date changes, guest count changes, messaging, payments, add-ons) can turn boards into a scroll-fest unless you are very strict about what becomes an item vs a log.If someone is committed to Monday, this is the way I would set it upBoards by function, not by property:Reservations pipeline (pre-arrival, in-house, checkout, post-stay)Turns and housekeepingMaintenance and inspectionsOwner requests and approvalsOne unique ID field per reservation and treat it like a primary key.Use an integration layer (Zapier, Make, n8n, custom) so the PMS updates Monday automatically, not manually.Bottom lineMonday is awesome if your ops are mostly human-driven and you want speed + visibility.

Duplex sold in Dover in 2026 for mid $300’s(2) 2 bed/1 bath unit and approx 2500 sqft In need of cosmetic updates and remodeling 175k/unit and approx $130/sqft These numbers show this is quite the deal in the Dover market!  

Check comparable rents for updated units — there may be value-add here.5.