VRBO is no longer an innovator and looks to copy Air BnB. 

These folks took out a loan of $171,000 in Nov. 2016 and aren't making payments.

I have a different rental with bathrooms on all bedroom levels and I get much more per bedroom in rent for it.These bathrooms where put in when indoor plumbing was considered a technological innovation, so they might have under estimated how often and how long people spend in them.

It's booked about 50% in Nov. and 20% in Dec.I did a spreadsheet analysis of Airbnb vs. rental....with gross revenue and expenses.

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My first real estate purchase was in Jun-16 and my second was in Nov-18 with an out-of-state duplex in Columbus, OH.

They are also finally building out a direct booking website which should be available in Nov 1.

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