Hi does anyone have experience with providing direct STR stays (so not through Airbnb or VRBO) and charging, collecting, and remitting the local Chicago hotel tax?

From updated tenant rights laws to shifting zoning regulations, staying compliant can feel like a moving target.

Someone from Stay Hikaru reached out to us inquiring about our Tampa property. 

It isn't a big job but I don't want things to go south so I stay in it.Of course I practically live on this forum so I pass along any pertinent info I find as well as answer questions.

I am looking to purchase an extended stay hotel.

It is in an enclosed gate area that can only be opened from inside the fence so I'm leaning away from using it as storage space while I have other guests staying there.

This company is a complete real estate and investment ponzi scheme.  Run by Dutch Mendenhall and Amy Vaughn, they solicit hard money loans (which they do not pay back) and joint venture real estate deals which they al...

I know he's recently shifted more towards spirituality, marriage & family content and it just seems he's gravitated away from the hard work of actually buying and selling real estate, which is why (IMO) most of us are here.

Also, Rod's mentorship has a spiritual side. 

Many people opted to stay in their current homes rather than take on new leases, contributing to longer vacancies for available properties.3.