@Dennis GallagherIt's my understanding that the "Income-Expense Ratio" primarily use operating expenses as the expense variable, which includes costs like utilities, property taxes, insurance, maintenance, repairs, property management fees, and trash removal, all of which are considered when calculating a property's operating expense ratio (OER).You calculate OER by dividing the total operating expenses by the gross operating income of a property.

@EJ Concepcion to my understanding you should start getting monthly returns and opt to reinvest it.

But the struggle is real right now…  Yes, understandable. 

I under stand buying fixers and forcing equity..

I would not put Luxe in any STR, even a higher end one as I feel the standard is comfortable and nice. 

As I understand it, this is primarily found with MF.

They're a bit broad, but a good place to start on understanding the market: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1055135-under...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/276800-kansas... 

However, if you’re requesting in-depth consultations like landscaping costs or detailed property assessments, it’s fair to offer compensation for their time.My advice: Start by finding an agent who understands STR investments in Joshua Tree.

We have done this for over a year now and this strategy has gone really well.We are very experienced in the STR space and understand that getting bookings is multi-faceted (ie. listing photos, reviews, amenities, PRICING, description, seasonality, etc).

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