I currently have a 2/2 house located in Camp Tayler suburb of Louisville, KY.

Then, in 2016, VRBO started their extended family focused advertising and, all of a sudden, overnight, all my inquiries and bookings ended.

For ranch owners: Would you consider opening your property for recreational activities such as hunting, camping, or private events like weddings to get your ranch monetized?

You have to put all this cash out and then wait to fill the spaces they don't fill over night and so you severely negative cash flow for the lease up which can take years depending on the amount of spaces..

Have seen the full spectrum of good to bad and what can turn into a total Sh*t show practically overnight.

I'm in this camp.

After hearing from our tenant again overnight last night, we will need to address this again with the downstairs tenant.

Again, I am new to real-estate, so I am understanding that the passive income from investment properties starts off as somewhat minimal and is not going to make me rich overnight.

With ever changing legislation around STRs and events like COVID where hosts lost thousands of dollars in reservations overnight, I want my properties to cash flow or at least break even as a LTR.However, if you want a place in Alaska to visit a couple times a year and don't care about the revenue as much as having the flexibility to visit and already have a place, STR can be a huge win.TLDR - Skeptical of Airdna predicted revenue.

Bigger pockets has its own “boot camps” and investing specific guides to suit your situation best.