I’ve been discussing with my dad the idea of converting our cabin in Ruidoso, NM, into an Airbnb. It seems like a great opportunity—it’s located in a charming, small community surrounded by the national forest, just m...

After furnishing quite a few properties for short-term rentals, we generally have a pretty good sense of how much to budget for furnishing whenever we’re putting together a budget for new properties. Being able to bud...

Hi All,
Things are moving forward with getting my STR up and running by end of next month. I'm still on the fence about self-managing remotely vs a local PM company. Those of you who self-manage remotely, have you ev...

http://www.realtytrac.com/propertydetails/ca/san-j...1/1br condo in West San Jose. 1/1 Condos in this building has been sold for 415-430k. I think I can sold it for ~430k.There are some confusion for deed. (check atta...

Any ideas finding quality indoor/outdoor furniture for pigeon forge cabin rentals outside of the standard local furniture stores.Any luck with the wayfair/overstocks of the world?Any othe routes that provide quality p...

Hi,I'm in the process of buying a 2nd floor condo in New Jersey. I would like to put in an in-unit compact washer/(ventless) dryer, and I have the hookup in the linen closet already.This complex has laundry in the ba...

Hi! I wanted to get some objective opinions. What do you think? Looking at choosing between 2 units for STR at the beach off 30a in Florida. Both units in the same condominium complex. Unit 1 - $500k. No rental histor...

My wife and I are fully aware that just "renting" vs. buying a second home (and VRBO'ing it when we're not using it) is almost always going to be the better financial decision...however...here we are, about every 3 ye...

Hello-I did some research last year regarding vacation rentals in Hawaii. I was thinking of buying a small 1 bedroom and renting it out daily weekly and monthly through airbnb, homeaway. Does anyone have any knowledge...