I will say this, may a giant sized meteorite land on this jerks head!

I am grateful for the opportunity to tap into their giant customer base.

Booking.com is also especially popular to European travelers so depending on how heavy that is in your market or how hotel like your property is that is also a great channel to have. 

Hey @Daniel Rongo, im a fellow European, currently living and investing in Las Vegas, two of my rentals are short term (airbnb and insurance replacement housing) but they are SFH, not Condo's - if you can get one in the right area for the right price where you can legally run a STR it can be a great asset, but you as it has been said before, be mindful of hoa regulations, current legalisation changes (henderson is voting on new str regulation next tuesday that hopefully effect the current vegas regulations once in place) and definitely know the areas, as theres definitely places that airbnb guests and most regular tenants wont like to stay in.

.- it's deductible on your taxes, provided you itemize (which every real estate investor should)- you're borrowing in today's dollars, but paying in future dollars; inflation over time for the USD tends to hover around 2% per year (Fed's goal, although at the moment it's slightly less), and mortgages right now are well below 4%, thus really meaning that you end up with only a <2% cost year on year, all else being equal- the cash you haven't spent on your property can go to other places, such as more real estate, the stock market (historical long-term yields of 7.5%), or giant billboards with you making a silly face on them (yield: priceless) All that being said, make sure you have a bit of a buffer and a few exit strategies.

There accountability system was totally lacking and, they did most everything via "talkie-talk" on the phone for literally everything, which is just a giant time-suck.

As commercial lending continues to wave the white flag, the DSCR loan has become the new darling of lending for real estate investors.As an investor who was able to maintain a portfolio through the Great Recession of 2006-2008, I can tell you with experience that the adjustable-rate mortgage was a giant contributor to the issues that followed.

The majority of Europeans and South Americans come in the summer so the summer isn't actually part of the low season.

Try an independent agent not one of the giants.

When you see it from outside, now there is a massive stain in the vinyl siding that comes from the second floor, and it smells terrible like pee.In the second floor there is a tenant that I inherited and has a giant dog.