With all the money they had made from the show they bought a few city blocks in the heart of the neglected downtown of Waco, applied their renovation magic to it, and quickly built a beautiful Magnolia campus in the heart of the city.

just send a payment request and block the days or even better get them to pay via zelle and block the days.

It is not uncommon to have to park blocks away from your residence.  

I’ve noticed that my confidence grows with every conversation I have with experienced real estate investors, and even more so each time I take a concrete step forward.I'm a strong advocate for personal growth and development, and it's great to see that you also view it as essential to success in investing.

Especially since later you're going to have the rooms full of furniture, and have to block off time with no bookings.I bought my STR with carpet in the 4 bedrooms and didn't have the budget then to replace them with hard flooring.

For instance, you can't block off May through December on your calendar - it will stay open and show as available to guests, and you'll need to explain in your description that you won't be renting it then.  

I own a similarly sized 4-plex on the same street two blocks away whose appraisal dropped from 1.674M to 1.434M (14.3%) for 2025. 

I like to say it goes block by block.

If you want to optimize you could identify the busy season and make that STR friendly and then the rest of the year block it for longer stays.

Even though I don't have long hour blocks in my day where I can dedicate to REI education or execution, these little efforts each day have taken me further than I was just a few months ago and will continue to take me much farther in my REI journey.