Hans C Hormann
How to price out a Lodge for purchase?
Hello All,My wife and I are try to decipher if a property could be a gold mine. There has been a lodge / small hotel that has 10 rooms for sale for about 2 years for a ridiculous price. Now the owner has dropped it c...
Ken Latchers
Its that Taxing time of year.
As its that time of year (in the USA at least), i found this (among many) good summary about when you have to pay self employment tax or not. Generally if you average 7 or fewer nights or 8-30 nights and provide "subs...
Karen Thomson
Searching for tips on choosing best rental management company
We are purchasing a SFH in a NEW resort in the Orlando Disney area. We are looking for a rental management company as we live in NJ and would find it hard to manage ourselves. One company we spoke too seems to special...
Scott Berman
Airbnb cleaning service in Washington, DC
We have a two unit rowhouse on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. We've been doing quite well Airbnb-ing our lower unit, but we're soon moving overseas and are considering keeping it a short-term rental. Does anyone have...
Lallu Tappu
Looking to build a team of STR in lake texoma area
Curious to see if anyone here has had any success with STRs in the Lake Texoma area. What are the seasons like. What kind of properties make for popular rentals. How big/small to keep them for optimal appeal and what ...
Rebecca Cramer
Luxury Bath INSERTS...Are they a Scam?!! Anyone done them?? HELP!
Hi! We have three short term rentals and right now want to upgrade 6, count them....SIX full bathrooms! Right now they either have tile that easily gets moldy or outdated inserts from the 90's. I LOVE the inserts at t...
Alexander Rey
Fire Regulations or city codes
Good evening, I would like to know if anyone here has experience buying a home with fire damage? What are the steps to follow and if there are any city codes or regulations? The house is mostly cosmetic just smoke dam...
Aaron Barber
Who do you use for PM of a short term rental?
Looking at possibly buying a STR. Who do you use for PM of a short term rental? Is it just a regular property manager? I dont want to manage it myself, seems like a crazy hassle. But also would like to know how much m...
George P.
Cat urine smell on carpet.
Has anyone had success getting cat pee smell out of carpet? It only smells in a small area of the living room. I tried shampooing and it still smells. I'd replace an area of padding and clean more but I'm not sure if ...
Account Closed
asbestos & smoking tenants
Did my post title intrigue your interest?
I just looked at an apartment that I’d like to make an offer on, but my one concern is that one of the tenants is a smoker. And I don’t know if anyone deals with that or not ...