Mark Bosworth
Web Enabled Thermostats
I'm seeing high electric bills in our STR properties and was wondering if anyone had tried using a web thermostat to reduce power usage when the unit was vacant. The idea would be to turn the AC up (higher temps) whe...
Diana Mulvihill
Nest, Locking high + low temperature
Hi All ~ Me again, you have all been such a great resource (thank you!) that I think likely you can outdo Google customer service, haha. I have heard people on these forums talk about using the Nest thermostat to set ...
Ryan Schwartz
Fixing FICO Score advice
Hi All,So I've always had a pretty solid credit score and thus never had to develop a skill set to improve my fico score other than paying things off and making regular payments. My wife, however, is a different stor...
Timothy Church
Why are we so focused on occupancy??
In working with investors in a tourism-based market, vacation rentals are a constant discussion. Not only because other people are interested but because I am shifting my personal portfolio to focusing on them as wel...
George Smith
Reconciling Quickbooks Balance
Good afternoon,Ive got a quick questions regarding reconciling on quickbooks. I just signed up for QB and all of the info has been imported and categorized for 2018.When I go to reconcile, It lists a starting balance ...
Evan O'Brien
Calcualating Rental Income from STR’s
When you’re calculating the potential rental income for a STR property is there a specific approach to take? Recently I’ve tried estimating daily rates to charge for STR’s using the enemy method (estimating the daily ...
Kevin Boyd
Thermostat Control to cut down electric bill.
My electric bill during the summers is around $1600/month. It’s already been over $1k/month for the past few months. I’m sure my guests run the AC 24/7. When the doors and windows are open, when they’re gone for the d...
Account Closed
GRRRRRRRRRR!
I had Signal Door Company come out to install my brand new $974.31 door on Sept 18. Since then it's been opened THREE times and closed TWO. I had to remove it from the motor just now to get it closed. There is NO way ...
Catherine Underwood
How to predicate the income of short stay rentals?
I am interested in investing in Short Stay Rentals (e.g. Air BNB). What’s the best way of calculating the income one can expect to get from such rentals.Steps I have tried1. Looking at property listings on AirBNB As I...
James Trautz
Getting Started
Hello all!My wife Cindy and I are just getting started. Like many when they get started, we have no money and more information than we can process. We've opened up our LLC, started putting our power team together and ...