Rebecca Baggett
Building an ADU... Steps to securing a permit?
We are adding an ADU to our property as a potential Airbnb project. We checked zoning and it is good to go. We now need to start the permit process with the city but are unclear who to talk to and what to ask. Does an...
Kevin Paynter
STR of Primary Residence: Tips/Tricks?
Hello all,Diving into the world of REI and have thought about STR our primary residence. We are in a 2bd/1.5ba, and primarily use the smaller of the two bedrooms as an office. For those of you who currently STR a room...
Bruce Woodruff
Unusual reasons for guests renting?
I just got a booking from a nice lady for next month. This was a new one for me.....she is in town to do a 91k trail run. Yes you heard that right.....91k. (I looked it up and that's 56 miles)...and not on the street,...
Akash Dedhia
College towns viability for STR's
Hi Everyone,I wanted the consensus of this forum on viability of college towns for STR's and how accurate is the data provided by Rabbu.com?
Jim Sestito
Airbnb and No Power!
Hey Guys,Have a sticky one here: latest storm in the north east (Massachusetts) has left an Airbnb property without power. It's 11 am est - still blackout - house is down to 53* F ... Tenant arriving at 6 pm.... No...
Young Yoo
Short term rental regulations in Door County
Hi everyone,
I currently live in the Chicago area and am actively searching for short-term rental properties in Door County. After reviewing the city ordinances, I have a couple of questions about STR regulations. ...
Henley H.
Short Term Rental Cleaning
After offering long term rentals for years, we recently dipped our toe in the short term rental waters. We have done all the cleaning ourselves when preparing and turning over the home and take care to do as good a j...
Ben Freed
Building new for STR: Unique property strategy help
Hi. I have a company that builds unique European-style cabins. We are thinking about building a property for an STR in the Catskills, NY region on a quiet secluded 7 Acre plot, but have been wavering between 3 types o...
Mark Proctor
Should I include a gym membership with my Airbnb?
I have a small Airbnb in a college town that is also close to several hospitals. Our guests are mostly visiting because of those two things, and generally for 1 to 3 nights, but we do get the occasional longer stay. ...
Stephen Brieloff
Cleaner for One-Bedroom Airbnb
My wife and I Airbnb our guest bedroom in Chicago and have been doing so for about a year and a half (it has been great - we love it). We travel quite a bit and are continue to have guests stay with us while we're gon...