Quote from @Mary Pastoral: VRBO's response to me "Definition Offline booking happens during pre-booking communication: after a traveler finds a property listing on Vrbo, you intentionally tell the traveler (or the traveler intentionally asks) to book or pay through you directly instead of using Vrbo to avoid paying Vrbo compensation.

@Aubrey Adams-Thanks for the post / question -I would recommend developing a hypothetical plan  ( purchase price / loan amt needed ) and get pre approved ..this process is free and it will help get you organized and also to educate you  in many ways ..if you never end up buying - no worries and no costs have been wasted 

Best regards,Christos Pre-leasing is pretty much a requirement with student rentals.

Anyone can answer a question but this pre interview interview shows you if they have these qualities with out even having to ask and they are the most important qualities in my opinion a realtor can have.

@Minnina SmithTo buy your first rental property, assess your financial situation, educate yourself on real estate investing, set goals, build a team, analyze deals, get pre-approved for loans, and start property hunting.

However, pricing in Austin is still substantially above pre-pandemic levels.

My mortgage pre-approval is $350k.

If there was a way to go over example forms pre-filled out, it would help a lot.

Automation tools like Hospitable handle pre-check-in instructions, Wi-Fi details, and even friendly post-checkout follow-ups, all while making guests feel like they’re receiving real-time communication.Effortless Five-Star Reviews: Automated review requests can be timed perfectly to boost ratings without the awkward "pretty please" messages.

My long term tenant (a family friend) is moving out and I am concerned how to make sure I pre-screen future tenants effectively without violating any laws. background: this property used to be my primary home and had a very informal agreement with a family friend to rent from me in the mean time.