Tammi Sims
Vacation Rental Owner in Seattle, SF and New Zealand
Hello All,I purchased my first home at the age of 23 (after selling my Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme to fund the down payment) and have been buying and selling real estate on a small scale ever since. I love creating "ne...
Neil Polehn
Rules of Thumb for a Bidding War?
Hello All,I found a SFH that fits the formula I have for buying property and the asking price is good. Unfortunately since it's in a hot market, there are already multiple offers. I dont want to dramatically over pay...
Stephen Girard
STR start up considerations
Hello BP friends, I found a deal that would be great for short term rentals, this would be my first time analyzing the deal and I do not want to over think it as well as leave anything out. I have checked the air dna ...
Lauren Heinen
Number Crunching/Underwriting with Cleaning Fees
Hi! We have moved our market to New Mexico mountain ranges for STR purchasing. These houses are a lot cheaper, and therefore bring in less income. I am looking at some seller financed deals at <5% interest rate, bu...
Dan C.
Cleaning Fee for Slow Season and Short Stays
I have a great housekeeper that consistently gets mentioned in reviews for cleanliness and has a backup team in place. Only problem is she charges more than others are charging for their cleaning fees.I've shopped oth...
Jen Faulkner
Door Locks with no monthly fee?
Is there a digital door lock whose code you can change remotely, without a monthly fee? Our two STR's came with locks that require an extra monthly fee if we want to change them remotely. I'd like to find something ...
Liz Zack
What tech do you use to manage your STRs?
Hi all, I'm writing a story for Bigger Pockets on STR investors' tech stack -- and I'd love to hear about the apps and programs you use to manage your ST rentals! (booking, pricing, scheduling maintenance, data, secur...
Jordan Lowe
STR in the Gulf. advice needed.
Hey I'm looking for someone with short term rental experience in the Gulf. Mainly in the Panhandle area of Florida and the Gulf Shores area of Alabama. I've done some research and there is still some ambiguity. Wonder...
John Underwood
Homeaway Premier Partner Checklist causing to dump Airbnb?
Homeaway has published their Premier Partner Checklist and it is interesting.I personally don't get much business from Airbnb but I have kept my Airbnb listing active because I pickup a few rentals per year there.It a...
Michael Baum
VRBO's new dynamic pricing tool - Free.
Hey everyone, I see that VRBO has a new dynamic pricing tool that is free. I first dismissed it as a way to race to the bottom so that they can keep making cashola off us like AirBNB's does.
However, @John Underwood...