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JD Martin Experiences "upscaling" your STR for higher rates versus competing on price
16 August 2023 | 18 replies

Good afternoon all my fellow STR'ers!I have a home in Florida that I STR in Four Corners, FL when I'm not there. It is a good sized home (3000 sf) in a great location on a lake. I've done reasonably well renting it ou...

Jennifer M. Anyone use Evolve Vacation Management Co.?
23 April 2024 | 31 replies

We have a farm in the NC mountains with 4 vacation rental cabins. Our local rental management company take 25% and we pay for all listings on VRBO/Homeaway/TripAdvisor/Flipkey, photos, videos, etc. They only take 10% ...

Alex K. Does anyone use a management company to run their STR?
25 August 2022 | 31 replies

The area's I am interested in aren't anywhere near me - so just wondering if it's feasible and if anyone has experience outsourcing the management of a STR? Pro's, Cons, Thoughts?

David Lowe Vacation Rental Advice
12 July 2019 | 22 replies

I have owned student rentals, game-day rentals, condos and single family houses, but have never looked at vacation rentals.  I am in Charleston, SC and it seems like a good area for vacation rentals.  Does anyone have...

Jordan Williamson New tenant wants to move in her Fiance with eviction history
2 February 2016 | 57 replies

What do I do? I have a new tenant that presented herself as "just getting out of a serious relationship", single mom. The day after she signed the lease a guy started showing up pretty consistently. Now only two weeks...

Melissa Wedell AirBnB Taxes - Do you take those out?
23 March 2019 | 14 replies

Hello!  We are looking to start AirBnb'ing a property and wanted to know about taxes.  I assume all income made off the property is taxable income so what's the best strategy here?  I was looking to take out 20% of in...

Michael Greenberg Is anyone using an automated communication tool?
30 July 2017 | 11 replies

As I continue to grow I am starting to feel some growing pains, or I guess it's more just "a pain I don't want to deal with as much anymore".  I send the following messages:  Booking confirmation and request for email...

Edgar Perez house hack- Short Term Rental - Rent by the Room
26 January 2022 | 12 replies

Hello BP,
I read through Avery Carl's book and I've looked for other resources but many of them are more focused on general STR or vacation rentals; are there resources available for STRs specifically focused on rent...

Danilo Ojeda Good property managers in Minnesota
3 May 2020 | 8 replies

At the end of 2019 I went with a property manager to find tenants for a townhouse. The agreement we did was for 2 years with paying 1 month and a half. I didn't do the month to month management, because it was going t...

Maxwell Banton Urgent Help Needed: Turning Around a Struggling Disney Area Investment Property
2 February 2024 | 6 replies

Hello everyone, I'm in need of some guidance. I bought a 5-bedroom, 3-bathroom property in Orlando near Disney World for short-term rentals. It's been a year, and contrary to my initial profit projections, I've been c...