These were done by an offshore designer using Sketchup Professional. 

Hey, I’m Liz from NZ also, reach out, same as you started looking offshore as you just can’t get the returns in NZ to make the investments work.

I work offshore on an oil rig and work 3 week rotational work which means I am on the rig for 3 weeks and then off the rig for three weeks.

Left my full-time job working as a Subsea Engineer Offshore for numerous reasons.

Running a successful STR comes down to 3 Ps: pics, people & pricing.1) Decorate your house nicely & pay a professional photographer to take some amazing pics2) Hire amazing people - cleaners, handyman, recruit some neighbors to help fill in the gaps, & self-manage or hire an offshore VA to manage the property if you'd rather make yourself rich instead of making a local property manager rich (more on that here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/... )3) Price fiercely to maximize profits not occupancy (they're not the same thing).

My husband was offshore making ton off money and he got laid off right after Covid hit.

and refunds to guests2) Hire amazing people - cleaners, handyman, recruit some neighbors to help fill in the gaps, & self-manage or hire an offshore VA to manage the property if you'd rather make yourself rich instead of making a local property manager rich (more on that here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/... )And make sure that your cleaners and handyman are not only doing a top-notch job of keeping the house in pristine condition, but they are also reporting to you (or to your PM or to your offshore asst) every little thing that needs to be upgraded or replaced so that you can stay on top of it and take care of things before you hear it from your guests in the form of guest complaints and bad reviews.

We have a mirror tax code that follows the IRS; however, we have the ability to offer "offshore" type tax incentives given that the tax revenue stays in territory and is not shipped to Uncle Sam in the states. 

#7 not an issue if you use offshore VAs for PM as I do at $4/hr.

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