William Pratt
Vacation Rentals vs. Normal Rentals
Picture this: instead of making $1000 per month on a rental, you can make $1000 per week.Sound too good to be true? Well that’s how I picture vacation rentals! With the right location and marketing, the way I see it, ...
Jim Workman
Vacation Rentals expenses
I am investigating a vacation rental in Orlando. Does anyone have a recently built vacation home in a resort community? I would really appreciate getting ACTUAL expenses for 2013.
Jim Workman
Julie Clark
Number of tenants vs. Square footage
Hello,I am looking to determine thoughts, knowledge, etc. on how much space is reasonable to the number of tenants occupying a rental property. Firstly if someone is aware of a law specific to Georgia about this topic...
Shaun Fogleman
Remotely Managing STR
About to close on my first STR in the Knoxville, TN area...what software(s) could we utilize to best manage it remotely? Is it worth the hassle of even trying to manage remotely and just hire out the management side o...
Slavik Lund
Example lease FROM ALASKA
Hello,
This is to reply to a previous post as well as information for others. This is the lease that I am going to use when the previous lease expires. It has been revised by my attorney. All comments, concerns, o...
Lynzie Mackey
Creative home maintenance automation
Anyone found a way to automate their maintenance for STR's yet? I have 3 STR's and am wanting to scale my business this year with one or two more properties, but am looking for ways to automate the thing I dislike th...
Justin Garofano
Security Deposit for Midterm Rentals, Yes or No? If so how much and how to?
I have started my first Medium-Term rental in Massachusetts and am trying to figure out how to handle a security deposit. First of all, should I charge a security deposit? And if so, how much should I charge if the mo...
Pablo Flores
How to increase direct bookings through marketing emails
Hey all, Is there some service that will automatically send marketing emails to previous guests? Im looking for ways to increase direct bookings through our website. We're nearing close to 3000 nights booked for th...
Curtis Linville
Visitor over too much? How to proceed?
We are in MO.TLDR: At what point does someone become a tenant? Staying 10 days in a month or must they be consecutive? Does coming over for a little while and then going back home count as one of the days or do they h...
Theresa Holl
Top mistakes - a list for new hosts
Since people ask about this all the time, I thought I'd post my version and would love to hear feedback from new and established hosts.1. Underestimating the Importance of AI and Automation
Automation technology is a...