AL Blanchard
Furnished or Unfurnished rental??
About to close on our first deal. It's a 2 bedroom 2 bath 895 sq ft condo. We want to maximize occupancy. If we furnish the condo it would give us the option to Airbnb it between leases. What are cons to leasing a fur...
Marshall Swatt
Sourcing quality Furniture or Lighting Fixtures
We've been primarily using Google to search for furniture and lighting fixtures to buy, and struggling to find pieces that we like. I often see items on Instagram and Pinterest that I can't locate online, so perhaps I...
Andrew Tucker
Large STR furniture items
I am looking to furnish a lakeside STR in northern Michigan and was curious if anyone has recommendations on pull out sleeper sofas or any other sit/sleep options. I’m curious about pros and cons of different upholste...
Kristin Silveira
Furnishing a S/M Term Rental- affordably!
Just finished listing to episode 45 about MTR and discussion about furnishing furnishing a rental. We buy all used furniture through craigslist, Facebook marketplace, and antique stores. We found it to be much better ...
Jared Hebb
Purchasing furniture at a discount
Hey BiggerPockets community! My wife and I are looking at creative ways of furnishing a home with new furniture. We thought about reaching out directly to furniture suppliers thinking that we could purchase stuff at...
Account Closed
"How To Decrease Up Front Costs In Your Airbnb Business"
After posting about Airbnb arbitrage for a bit I've noticed the same objections again and again about start up costs. In this post I'll explain some of the was one can decrease the start up costs associated with an Ai...
Donald Miller
AirBnb in Cleveland OH
Hi Everyone,Trying to gauge the demand for short term rentals in Cleveland OH. I would need to gross $1200 per month on a 2 bedroom condo in Detroit Shoreway to break even ( due to the high taxes in Cleveland and $15...
Curtis H.
I have 3 days to Furnish a STR. What would you do?
Hey all, So I am closing on a home today in Atlanta that I plan to stay in for a few weeks out of the year on and off, and rent it out to business travelers via short term leases, Airbnb, etc when I'm home in CA. Next...
Joe Stout
Furnishing Your Long Distance Short Term Rental!
Hey guys,Struggling with planning the furnishing of my STR. How do you all deal with ordering things for your STR and getting them set up in the correct way? I have boots on the ground as in my agent out there. But I ...
Thu Pham
Purchasing an existing Airbnb with future bookings
Hi all! I am going into escrow for my first STR purchase (yay!) that is an existing Airbnb with future bookings into the year already. Ideally, I would prefer to capture their existing bookings after closing, by direc...