Sell the home- I would keep the home vacant and wait until spring season to sell.

I also wonder if some hosts only list during football season and then transition to mid-term rentals (MTRs) the rest of the year.New Tax Changes Coming in January 2025Starting January 2025, Airbnb will automatically collect and remit the 5% tourist tax for Gainesville.

Proper bookkeeping now will save you so many headaches during tax season and as you expand your portfolio.Best of luck as you grow your real estate business!

I am paying a bit over market rent for the high season but I'm fine with this because of the proof of concept of the Airbnbs that are near me in the neighborhood also it is my first Airbnb Arbitrage property beggers can't be choosers haha.

Seasoned investors have a minimum per door and that's around $150/mo now.

Phase #1 - Recovery  - characterized by high vacancy rates and no new construction- rent, during this phase, is flat or declining- owners offer rent concessions to avoid their property occupancy rate from  decliningPhase #2 - Expansions- characterized by declining vacancy and the start of new construction- occupancy improves, concessions are not being offered, and rental rates being to growPhase #3 - Hyper Supply - characterized by new construction and vacancy rates beginning to rise - rental rates begin to grow at a slow rate- rent concession are being offerred due to the new construction in the area [in the hope of retaining current renters]Phase #4 - Recession - characterized by the completion of construction and a decline in occupancy rates - concessions are abundant to avoid high move-out rates Here are some foundational truths about optimizing your investments:#1 sow seeds of success in the down times - "The season of failure is the best time for sowing seeds of success."

This is because I allocated $80k revenue (because not yet stabilized) and subtracted $10k for 2 months in off season to get STR ready (so only $70k revenue the 1st year).

However going into what is normally the slow season, I am concerned about occupancy. 

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