.- 22% faced rental insurance hikes of 11% or more, and 50% saw property tax increases of over 6%.- Conventional loans remain the top financing option (44%).Give it a full read on our BiggerPockets Blog

This job will entail screening tenants, leasing properties and handyman work.

Anyone has any more recent information? 

This got me thinking there are probably other items we need to upgrade in a mountain STR.So here's my question for those with experience in the area: What other items or upgrades do I need in a mountain home STR that are not obvious to a newbie/city dweller?

So we are not in agreement.I sent this to my tax accountant https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/passiveincome.asp.She sent the IRS link to me https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p925.pdfI wonder how your tax accountant treat your private lending interest?

how sustainable is this model?

Looks like I have some more research to do here.

Our slow season is months with some of the best weather IMO and people come here to escape bad weather further North.

Hey BP World - I wanted to know if anyone has had any luck with structuring a novation deal in South Carolina.

So I think you should try and sell it the way it is.I will say after much study and chatting with a dozen lender, no one will lend more than comps show on a working STR vs a standard home.So list the house as a house and then work out a deal on the furnishings etc.