1st, good tenant, didn't want to ditch but only option for me was either evict (at Christmas) or figure out temporary lodging.

Carol i am a painting major.

I had 1 realtor show up that I was not aware of her coming and politely asked her to reschedule with the company (we was leaving for a Christmas gathering).

There is a Christmas party for members and a guest with half price tickets, the other half paid by the REIA. 

Otherwise just Thanksgiving and Christmas/New Year.You should be able to adjust the nightly rates for the off season.

We have one of the longest seasons in America because Christmas adds 60 nights of almost peak rates.If you're interested in hearing my story or seeing my data, please feel free to reach out to me.

Orlando distinguishes itself with Halloween Horror Nights, making October comparatively better for the area.November - A transitional month between low and high season, November sees an uptick in occupancy and ANR, particularly around Thanksgiving week.December - Ending the year on a high note, December is unique with a slow start followed by the highest nightly rates after the 21st, as people save money for Christmas and New Year travels.Our pricing and advertising strategies are shaped by these learned seasonality trends, proving successful.

I just took my grandkids to Disneyland in La for Christmas and you talk about expensive holy cow.

In January my wife and I purchased 130 acres of land, for 480,000$. we are going to sell two 10 acre building lots,  probably for somewhere between 100-150,000 each. we will keep the other 110 acres.  2 acres we will subdivide out for ourselves to build a house on,  and the rest will be rolled into a Christmas tree business. on the acreage that we sell,  will we be hit with capital gains since we're still going to be approximately 200,000 in the negative? 

Took time over Christmas to dive into all aspects of the website and found the "live in then rent" model discussed and thought I could do it.